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…
Tracking drug resistant infections in northern Australia: Mapping and data to inform policy and practice
Infections that no longer respond to treatment are increasingly common across the world and within ...
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Antimicrobial Resistance and rheumatogenicity of Group A Streptococcus isolated during SToP trial baseline sampling
Indigenous Australian children suffer the highest rates of skin sores in the world. Skin sores ...
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Prevention of acute respiratory infections among Indigenous children
Vision: To lead a collaborative and multidisciplinary research program dedicated to achieving sustainable improvements in ...
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Metagenomics for Pathogen Detection and Dynamics in Australia’s Tropical North
People living in Australia’s tropical north have higher burdens of disease and poorer health outcomes ...
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Development of a non-powered and CO2- free system for mosquito-borne disease surveillance
Mosquito-borne diseases cause mortality and morbidity worldwide. Many of these diseases, such as Zika, dengue, ...
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Group A Streptococcus skin infections, antibiotic resistance and acute rheumatic fever
Indigenous Australian children suffer the highest rates of impetigo (skin sores) in the world, which ...
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