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Background

Alexandra Head leads Burnet’s implementation of CUTTS HepC: Catalysing uptake of under-utilised tools & treatment simplification for HepC in Georgia, Armenia, and Tanzania. She oversees project management, research coordination, and stakeholder engagement by:

  • monitoring timelines, budgets, and deliverables
  • managing ethics and governance processes across multiple countries
  • coordinating data management and cross-consortium data pooling.

Alexandra supports in-country teams and maintains strong partnerships with research institutes, industry partners, NGOs and community representatives to ensure projects are community-informed and contextually relevant.

Alexandra also works as part of the Global Adolescent Health working group. She has extensive experience delivering research and programs on menstrual health across Australia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Pacific. Her work involves providing training and technical support to the Adolescent Menstrual Experiences and Health Cohort (AMEHC) study, a longitudinal cohort study on menstrual practices in Bangladesh. She is also leading a portfolio of work on menstrual products in Australia, including reusable products and the provision of free products.

Key achievements

  1. Systematic review of menstrual health interventions in East Asia and the Pacific (published in Lancet SEA).
  2. Joint report (UNICEF/WaterAid) on menstrual health policy, programming and advocacy in East Asia and the Pacific.
  3. Leading longitudinal qualitative research study as part of AMEHC study.

With a career grounded in gender equality and social inclusion, Alexandra has worked with NGOs and INGOs to support disadvantaged and marginalised groups. Prior to joining Burnet, Alexandra was based in Cambodia, working across the Asia-Pacific region as a gender and social inclusion specialist. In this role she developed policies, strategies, and programs that embed gender equality, diversity, and inclusion within organisations and in the communities they serve.

Qualifications

  • Master of International Relations (MIR), University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Bachelor of Design, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
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