Bio

Dr. Eva Martich, expert in health and gender policies and university professor
I hold a Ph.D. in Social Policy with over 15 years of experience in policy analysis, evaluation, and advice focusing on social, health, and gender policy in Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, and African Portuguese Speaking Countries (PALOP).
I was born in Argentina, lived 8 years in Brazil and I have been living in Spain since 2016.
My work has advanced equitable access to medicines, strengthened sexual and reproductive health services, and reinforced health systems across Latin America and the Caribbean. Fluent in Spanish, English, and Portuguese, I collaborate effectively across multicultural and institutional settings.
I have conducted comparative policy analyses on adolescent pregnancy prevention, developed best practices for contraceptive access, and evaluated initiatives addressing gender-based violence, sexual harassment in public transport, and harmful practices such as child marriage—using mixed-methods approaches and stakeholder engagement.
I have managed multi-country projects focused on equitable access to health services and medicines, supported investment case design for family planning and maternal health, and advised governments and private sector actors on regulatory alignment and policy development.
Since 2020, I also have been teaching undergraduate and master’s-level courses in Political Science, International Relations, and Methodology at UC3M and UCJC in Spain.
Committed to advancing inclusion, social impact, and sustainable development, I bring expertise across the full policy cycle—from analysis and design to implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
I hold a Ph.D. in Social Policy with over 12 years of experience in policy analysis, evaluation, and advice focusing on social, health, and gender policy in Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, and African Portuguese Speaking Countries (PALOP).
I research and write about: Health Policies, Sexual and Reproductive Health. Adolescent´s pregnancy. Child marriage and Gender Based Violence.
I was born in Argentina, I lived 8 years in Brazil and I have been living in Spain for the last 6 years.
In the last 12 years, I have worked as consultant-researcher for: Governments (Health Ministries), International Organizations, NGOs, private organizations and academic institutions in:
-Policy analysis and evaluation.
-Elaboration of recommendations for advocacy and design of evidence-based strategies
-Qualitative research (Desk review. Participatory methodologies- interviews and Focus groups- Ex post -evaluations. Experts groups, Delphy) Survey design.
-Programme management experience (project design, proposal development, monitoring and coordination.
Currently I am Adjunct Professor at the Social Science Department of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and consultant for different organizations in Spain and in Latin America and the Caribbean.
My thematic expertise:

Systems and health
policies (access)

Sexual and Reproductive Health
(contraceptives, adolescent’s
pregnancy, abortion)

Gender Based Violence and Child marriage
As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, in recent years I have been analyzing the possible impacts of the health crisis on teenage pregnancy rates, child marriage and gender-based violence in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as in Spain.
Education
● PhD in Social Policy Universidade Federal Fluminense (Brazil), with visiting stay at Universidad de Salamanca, Social Science Programme. Spain.
● Master in Public Health. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública. ENSP-FIOCRUZ, RJ Brazil.
● Postgraduate Degree in Public Policies. IUPERJ. RJ, Brazil.
● B.A in Political Science. UCA, Argentina.
● I am fluent in Spanish (native), English (C1) and Portuguese (C2).
