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…
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 ...
Read MoreUnderstanding 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 ...
Read MoreDevelopment 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, ...
Read MoreDual-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 ...
Read MoreGroup 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 ...
Read MoreApplication 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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