HOT NORTH promotes a number of activities that promote the improvement of health outcomes across the tropical north of Australia. The first three years of funding has provided for the establishment of 97 pilot/translation projects and funded individual fellowships, scholarships, and Indigenous Development and Training Awards for researchers and health professionals. The funded researchers have formed collaborations…

Infectious disease surveillance in remote Aboriginal communities – towards a novel framework
Infectious disease surveillance is an important tool in improving skin health in remote Aboriginal communities. ...
Read More
Evaluation framework for community rehabilitation services in remote Northern Australia
This project will aim to develop a standardised evaluation framework for community rehabilitation services in ...
Read More
Evaluating the impact of policy change for the prevention of malaria after splenectomy and characterizing the hidden splenic parasite burden in patients undergoing splenectomy in Papua, Indonesia
This fellowship aims to: 1) evaluate the effectiveness of new policy by following hospital patients ...
Read More
Characterising Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) colonisation in children with a high risk of skin and throat infections
Remote living Indigenous Australian children have the highest recorded rates of skin sores in the ...
Read More
Rhetoric to reality: How the governance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers impacts chronic disease prevention and care in northern Australia
National and state-based health policy in Australia places Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers ...
Read More
Strengthening regional tuberculosis response systems for health security and better quality patient care
Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important public health issue in northern Australia, and is a leading ...
Read More