
Improving Health Outcomes in the Tropical North
We bring together biological, sociological, environmental and health service research expertise across tropical Australia and regional neighbours.
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Featured Projects

Expanded range of Multi Locus Sequence Type ST46 into northern Australia
This project looks at the expanded range of Multi Locus Sequence Type (MLST) ST46, a ...
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Barriers to seeking care during pregnancy faced by First Nations women living in a major city
This project is nested primarily within the respiratory theme of HOT NORTH, but also with ...
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Deadly Waters
This project investigates the survival of Burkholderia pseudomallei in seawater in an endemic region and ...
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Latest News

HOTspots – mapping antibiotic resistance across northern Australia
A new digital surveillance platform has launched enabling healthcare professionals to map circulating antibiotic-resistant pathogens in northern Australia. The HOTspots platform, developed in the HOT ...
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HOT NORTH Newsletter Out Now – July 2021
Read Newsletter Welcome to the newsletter from the new side of normal where our work and lives are continually being redefined by COVID-19. In the ...
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Addressing the urban-rural health gap through a northern research collaboration
Article featured in the MJA Letter to the Editor: Addressing the urban-rural health gap through a northern research collaboration The article by Giuseppin, Chair of the ...
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