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Catherine Packer

Catherine Packer

Senior Research Associate, FHI 360

Catherine is passionate about promoting the health and well-being of under-served populations around the world. She is experienced in project management; technical assistance; monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL); and qualitative and quantitative social and behavioral research. Catherine's recent work has been in self-care; DMPA-SC self-injection (introduction, scale-up, and research); social norms related to adolescents’ reproductive health; postabortion care (PAC); advocacy for vasectomy in lower- and middle-income countries; and retention in HIV services of adolescents living with HIV. Now based in Colorado, USA, her work has taken her to many countries including Burundi, Cambodia, Nepal, Rwanda, Senegal, Vietnam, and Zambia. She holds a Master of Science in Public Health degree specializing in international reproductive health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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Interactive Quick Read Reflections on advances in DMPA-SC and self-injection
Catherine Packer May 27, 2021

FHI 360’s Catherine Packer shares a personal perspective on DMPA-SC’s past ten years, from early research to recent workshops. Since its introduction—and particularly since it became available for self-injection—DMPA-SC has become an important part of ...

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