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…

Cross jurisdictional surveillance of drug resistant infections across northern Australia: a system-level approach to surveillance and response
Infections that no longer respond to treatment are increasingly common across the world and within ...
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A case-study approach to understanding complexities of Type 2 diabetes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people aged 15-24 in northern Australia
Type 2 diabetes is increasing among young people globally, with emerging evidence that it is ...
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Implementation and evaluation of an innovative student-led rehabilitation and lifestyle service in Northern Australia for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic and disabling conditions: A pilot study
This fellowship entitled 'Implementation and evaluation of an innovative student-led rehabilitation and lifestyle service in ...
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Molecular epidemiology of P. vivax: Monitoring parasite transmission and drug resistance in the Asia-Pacific region
The overarching goal of the proposal is to use molecular information on Plasmodium to monitor ...
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Do Group A Streptococcus isolates causing skin infections in remote WA encode genes that correlate with disease severity, antibiotic resistance, or adverse immunological outcomes?
Indigenous Australian children suffer the highest rates of impetigo (skin sores) in the world, which ...
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Genomic Public Health in Australian Indigenous Communities and Developing Countries
Lung infections are responsible for the deaths of millions each year. This Fellowship will focus ...
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