Lucía is a lawyer specialising in patients’ rights and has lived with type 1 diabetes for over 33 years. She brings together legal expertise and lived experience to support more equitable, people-centred health systems, and is the co-founder of Voices in Action: PWD in Global Health. She works across EU-funded projects on health technology assessment, medical device feasibility and innovative health financing, and serves as a Commissioner on The Lancet Commission on People-Centred Care for Universal Health Coverage. Lucía also acts as Lived Experience Lead for PSAD and as a global adviser to OVOV, in collaboration with the NCD Alliance, advocating for the integration of psychosocial care and meaningful lived-experience engagement across global health initiatives.