Edgardo Abalos

Edgardo is an obstetrician and works as an independent researcher in perinatology. He carries out his clinical practice as Head of the Obstetrics Department at Maternidad Martin, dependent on the Secretary of Public Health of the Municipality of Rosario. His main interests include the dissemination of the principles of evidence-based medicine and evidence-informed health policies, and the conduct of epidemiological and clinical studies related to the burden of disease and clinical and health policy interventions aimed at reducing the main causes of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality, particularly in regions with limited resources. He is the co-coordinator of the Observatory of Sexual and Reproductive Health of Argentina. He has experience in collaboration with health authorities in implementation research integrated into existing policies.