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Katherine Eddy

International Health Project Officer

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katherine.eddy@burnet.edu.au
Katherine Eddy

Background

Katherine commenced as a research project officer in maternal and child health at Burnet Institute while completing a Masters of Public Health at the University of Melbourne. Her areas of specialisation include health economics and economic evaluation, qualitative evidence synthesis, and gender and maternal health.

Prior to her career shift to public health, Katherine worked in economic regulation and competition policy as an assistant director at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), conducting economic and data analysis and providing policy advice on competition matters for the benefit of Australian consumers.

Qualifications

  • 2020: Masters of Public Health, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • 2009: Bachelor of Commerce (economics) and Bachelor of Arts (history), Monash University, Australia

Positions

  • 2020: International Health Project Officer, Global Women’s and Newborns Health, Burnet Institute

Burnet publications

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06 Jun 2025

Cost‐effectiveness of interventions for screening and management of sickle cell disease during pregnancy: A systematic review

Joshua F. Ginnane, Jenny Jung, Samia Aziz, Maureen Makama, Nick Scott, Katherine E. Eddy, Joshua P. Vogel, Jenny Jung, Samia Aziz, Maureen Makama

06 Jun 2025

Cost‐effectiveness of interventions for screening and management of sickle cell disease during pregnancy: A systematic review

Joshua F. Ginnane, Jenny Jung, Samia Aziz, Maureen Makama, Nick Scott, Katherine E. Eddy, Joshua P. Vogel, Jenny Jung, Samia Aziz, Maureen Makama

24 Apr 2025

The cost-effectiveness of interventions used for the screening, diagnosis and management of anaemia in pregnancy: A systematic review

PLOS Global Public Health

Joshua F. Ginnane, Connor Allen, Katherine E. Eddy, Sarah Cheang, Renae Nguyen, Nick Scott, Joshua P. Vogel, Annie R.A. McDougall, Connor Allen, Katherine E. Eddy

Current projects

Global collaboration to prevent pre-eclampsia with aspirin

Global collaboration to prevent pre-eclampsia with aspirin

PEARLS is the world’s largest study on aspirin use to prevent pre-eclampsia.

Living guidelines in maternal and perinatal health

Living guidelines in maternal and perinatal health

We're supporting the World Health Organization's portfolio of more than 400 recommendations related to the care of pregnant, childbearing and postpartum women and newborns globally.

Past projects

WHO recommendations on antenatal corticosteroids and tocolytics

WHO recommendations on antenatal corticosteroids and tocolytics

We supported updates to the World Health Organization’s recommendations on the use of certain medications to improve preterm birth outcomes.

Implementing the WHO Labour Care Guide to reduce the use of Caesarean section in four hospitals in India

Implementing the WHO Labour Care Guide to reduce the use of Caesarean section in four hospitals in India

We're helping implement the World Health Organization's (WHO) Labour Care Guide into four hospitals in India.

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