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Clinical Associate Professor Deborah Lehmann has been recognised for her dedication to reducing the burden of infectious diseases in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with an award supporting research in the Western Pacific named in her honour.
We all know how important it is to vaccinate a child against harmful diseases but vaccinating a child at the right wrong age can cost lives.
The COAG commitment to invest in young Aboriginal children will produce immediate and real community benefits.
The Kids Research Institute Australia gives its full support for a First Nations Voice to Parliament to be enshrined in Australia’s constitution.
On this Research Impact page, we list stories helping demonstrate how we collaborate with other leaders, innovators, communities, and international stakeholders to ensure excellent research results. The better our results, the better the chances of research making a real difference.
Controlled human infection (CHI) models can provide insights into transmission of pathogens such as Streptococcus pyogenes (Strep A). As part of the Controlled Human Infection with Penicillin for Streptococcus pyogenes (CHIPS) trial, we explored the potential for transmission among participants deliberately infected with the Strep A emm75 strain.
Impetigo is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the superficial layer of skin. Impetigo is caused by group A Streptococcus (Strep A) and Staphylococcus aureus, alone or in combination, with the former predominating in many tropical climates. Strep A impetigo occurs mainly in early childhood, and the burden varies worldwide. It is an acute, self-limited disease, but many children experience frequent recurrences that make it a chronic illness in some endemic settings.
The ‘Ngangk Ngabala Ngoonda (Sun Safety) of Aboriginal young mob of WA’ is a community-led project that aims to identify the sun safety needs and strengthen sun safety knowledge of Aboriginal Children and Young People in Western Australia.
Working with bereaved parents in co-designed stillbirth research, policy and practice is essential to improving care and outcomes.
The HEAL Network aims to strengthen the Australian health system and community resilience to climate change, extreme events, and environmental degradation.