We help you improve population health, by transforming data and real-world needs into evidence-based actionable interventions.

A lot of health research and intervention projects fail for lacking appropriate data collection and analysis, structure, or impact assessments.

Beyond Data helps you prevent that.

We offer you in-depth support in creating high quality public health initiatives, designed in line with the best available evidence and implemented for tangible results.

You are supported by a full team of Public Health Medical Doctors. 

Group of people in colorful atheleisure clothes, running towards something. The image is glitching in some places, like it's expanding and breaking up.

Our services

You can rely on our skills and expertise from beginning to end. 
Or we can lend a hand in any of the following stages of your project. 

You choose how we’ll be of better service.

Scattered graphic symbols, over a bright orange background

Research, evaluation and assessment

  • Inform decision making with health impact assessment, from screening to evaluation.

  • Employ cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analysis in evaluations of health interventions.

  • Design and develop epidemiological studies in a broad range of thematics or provide support to a ongoing study.

  • Make sense and evidence out of real world data.

  • Design and conduct quantitative and/or qualitative studies to answer your health research questions.

  • Synthesize evidence in a practical and scientific manner, as well as easy to interpret, on a given topic.

  • Analyze a health technology from the point of view of effectiveness, cost impact, but also organizational, social and ethical issues for the health system.

  • Give an impact value to your work, either academically or as NGO.

  • Helping you through the data governance process or giving you data ready to be analysed.

The same kind of graphic symbols from the previous image are now grouped in more organized and visually appealing clusters.

Strategy and prioritization

  • Translate information and assessments into strategic health choices for clear collaborative action.

  • Clarify how to achieve strategic health goals, by defining a comprehensive framework for action for all stakeholders.

  • An assessment of your organization's ability to respond to public health emergencies, including a plan for resources priorization.

  • Outbreak control methodology applied to your health/ epidemiological problem.

  • Preparing for all types of public health emergencies. We develop contingency plans tailored to your organization's needs.

The clusters of organized symbols from the previous image have been combined to form a complex and intricate pattern.

Projects and implementation

  • Design projects to empower and activate real people and community actors to improve specific health goals and needs.

  • Design coordinated interventions to target a specific health concern within an organization (mental health, exercise, ...)

The team

We are public health medical doctors, with experience and expertise in specific domains:

⦿ Public Health and Epidemiology
⦿ Health Planning and Strategy
⦿ Health Economics
⦿ Data analysis and management 
⦿ Quantitative and qualitative research
⦿ Priority setting and engagement techniques

The team is in a city garden, with people, trees and other landscaping features in the background. The team sits on a garden bench: Diogo is on the far left, seating on the back of the bench. João is seating on the bench, in the middle. Joana is on t

  • Public Health Medical Doctor

    Co-founder of nobox, a company specialized in training happier healthcare teams, for more efficient and humane care

    Strategist and Abu Dhabi Lab Manager (2021)

    Management in healthcare Postgraduate Program (Católica Porto Business School)

    Coordinator of Multiple Training and Consulting Programs for Healthcare Teams and Organizations

    Design, coordination and implementation of several collaborative projects to improve health (Internal Clinical Audit Program for a Hospital + Support Program for Primary Care Units to create community intervention projects + evaluation tool to assess the quality of migrants’ welcome and integration (High Commission for Migration)

    Participation and coordination of the COVID Outbreak Response at the local level, supporting collaborative work with healthcare and societal entities

  • Public Health Medical Doctor at the Northern Regional Health Administration (Portugal)

    Master in Public Health (NOVA University of Lisbon)

    PhD on Health Services Research (University of Porto)

    President of the EUPHA Public Health Economics section
    Researcher at CINTESIS and RISE

    Previous working/training institutions - European Commission + European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies + Portuguese HTA Department + Portuguese Directorate-General of Health

    Involved and coordinating international projects (Horizon Europe, COST Action, Interreg Sudoe)

    Over 80 published research papers

    Panel / external reviewer of research grants

  • Public Health Medical Doctor at the Northern Regional Health Administration (Portugal)

    Master in Public Health and Development (IHMT-NOVA University of Lisbon)

    Postgraduate in Health Services Management and Administration (Porto Business School - University of Porto)

    Experience in development and implementation of international projects in low-income countries

    Involved in preparedness and response to public health emergencies at regional level

    Coordination of health promotion project with municipalities

We’re here to improve population health. How can we help you do that?