Verónica Osorio Calderón |

Verónica Osorio Calderón

Verónica Osorio Calderón is a Bolivian economist with over a decade of expertise in health systems research and knowledge mobilization. Currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the EPPI Centre, University College London, her research focuses on the institutionalization of evidence-informed policymaking in Latin America and the Caribbean. Verónica's career has been dedicated to advising on the development, implementation, and evaluation of health policies and programs across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa, leveraging evidence to shape effective solutions for international organizations and the Bolivian government, among others. She is member of the Evidence Hub of Latin America and the Caribbean, co-founder of Bloomsbury Policy Group, and co-chair of Translating Evidence into Action (E2A) Thematic Working Group at Health System Global. She is an Emerging Voice for Global Health in 2018 and a Chevening Alumna 2016.

Reflections from Prague: Key takeaways from the Global Evidence Summit 2024 and the road ahead

Just a few weeks ago, from the 10th to 13th September, around 1800 people gathered in Prague for the Global Evidence Summit (GES). Although it may feel as a distant memory, the energy and the conversation from the event continue to resonate. This year’s theme for the GES, ‘Using Evidence. Improving Lives’, captured a vision that connects ...

Defining knowledge translation in Latin America and the Caribbean

During the past decade, research about knowledge translation (KT) for evidence-informed policies (EIP) has increased significantly. KT, defined as “a dynamic and iterative process that includes the synthesis, dissemination, exchange and ethically sound application of knowledge in the process of decision-making”, is seen as the most efficien...

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The right to health and safe abortion in Latin America: still a long way to go

In Latin America, an estimated 6.5 million abortions occurred every year between 2010 and 2014, with 95% of them performed clandestinely in unsafe and unsanitary conditions, representing 10% of maternal mortality in the region. As of today, only four countries in Latin America allow assisted abortion in all circumstances; in six countries it is ...