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Fernando Gonzales is the in-country advisor for Bolivia for the Population Council's Frontiers in Reproductive Health Program. He coordinates and provides technical assistance on operations research in reproductive health issues, with an emphasis on family planning. His research interests include: quality and cost of reproductive health services, unmet needs for contraception and reproductive health care, gender inequities, and male involvement in couples' decision-making. Prior to joining the Council, Gonzales worked for Save the Children as a health and nutritional advisor on child survival and for reproductive health projects in Bolivia developing, implementing, and evaluating programs. Gonzalez has published many articles and given presentations at conferences and workshops in Bolivia and other countries. He has an M.D. in pediatrics.
A partial list of publications includes:
Gonzales, Fernando and PROCOSI. 2002. Operations Research, PROCOSI's Sexual and Reproductive Health Program. PROCOSI: La Paz, Bolivia.
Gonzales, Fernando and Kirk Dearden. 1999. "Do multi-sectoral development programmes affect health? A Bolivian case study." Health Policy and Planning; 14(4): 400-408.
Gonzales, Fernando and the Mother Care Project. 1993. "Traditional maternity: Women's knowledge, attitudes and practices towards their reproductive health." USAID-UNICEF: La Paz, Bolivia.
A partial list of presentations includes:
Gonzales, Fernando. "Maternal Health in Bolivia" presented at the Regional Reproductive Health Meeting. Population Council, M�xico, April 2003.
Gonzales, Fernando. "Operations Research Results" presented to the PROCOSI's Technical Committee, Bolivia, November 2002. | 