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…
Translation of a culturally responsive stroke rehabilitation service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples into a real-world setting in northern Australia: a hybrid effectiveness implementation study.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians experience stroke at a younger age, more than twice ...
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Formative work to inform the design of a postpartum intervention for Aboriginal women after diabetes in pregnancy.
This is formative work to explore women’s preferences for an intervention to prevent or effectively ...
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Understanding the tuberculosis epidemic in a regional hot-spot using a genomic epidemiological approach
To work towards ending the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, high TB-burden countries must implement innovative, multifaceted ...
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Dual-centre double blind randomised controlled trial (RCT) on the utility of personalised bronchiectasis action management plans (BAMP) for children with bronchiectasis
Although regarded as an ‘orphan disease’, bronchiectasis (BE) remains a major contributor to chronic lung ...
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Application of next generation sequencing of mosquito excreta to identify arboviruses, microorganisms and mosquito species
Traditional testing for arboviruses in mosquitoes requires a priori knowledge and choosing appropriate assays for ...
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Molecular detection of scabies by PCR using a next generation sequencing (NGS) approach
Diagnosis of scabies mostly relies on clinical symptoms as mites are extremely difficult to find ...
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