Dr. Ndola Prata, MD MSc
Professor in Residence, Maternal Child and Adolescent Health
Fred H. Bixby Endowed Chair in Population and Family Planning
Director, Bixby Center for Population, Health and Sustainability
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
Co-Director, University of California, Global Health Institute (UCGHI)
Ndola Prata is a public health physician and medical demographer from Angola. Her current research is based in sub-Saharan Africa, she is especially interested in reproductive and maternal health, gender, women’s health and empowerment and adolescent voice and agency. Her research focuses on the design, implementation, and evaluation of interventions that maximize distribution and financing mechanisms to increase access and utilization of sexual and reproductive health services, particularly for the underserved populations. Her projects investigate strategies for harnessing existing resources, including human capacity and health care infrastructure while also gathering evidence for setting priorities on national health agendas. Dr. Prata teaches courses and has published on topics related to family planning, financing and ability to pay for reproductive health programs, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, priorities for maternal health, the use of misoprostol in obstetrics, and women’s empowerment, fertility and family planning. She is currently the gender lead for the One Health Next Generation project.