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…
The Clinical Burden of Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Far North Queensland
This study will look at the clinical burden of community-acquired methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in Far ...
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Can mosquito excreta be used to enhance detection of Australian vector-borne diseases?
Testing for presence of arboviruses usually involves capturing wild mosquitoes and complicated laboratory analyses. These ...
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CASSETTE – Clindamycin Adjunctive therapy for Severe Staphylococcus aurEus TreaTment Evaluation
Golden staph infections can be incredibly severe and about 20% of those with invasive or ...
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Enhanced screening and preventive therapy for TB in Daru, South Fly District, Papua New Guinea
Tuberculosis (TB) is a curable disease but remains the leading infectious disease killer in the ...
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Exploration of child feeding practices in Indigenous Australians
Type 2 diabetes is the fastest growing preventable chronic disease and is currently the second ...
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Genomic Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in the Northern Territory
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infection that disproportionately affects Indigenous Australians and people born overseas. The ...
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