Better health for everyone
We put our research findings into practice to give everyone a chance for good health.
What we do
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Why do malaria vaccines protect some children and not others?
Burnet researchers have identified antibody responses linked to stronger protection from malaria in vaccinated children. The findings could help improve future malaria vaccines.
NHMRC Investigator Grants to advance women’s health
Burnet researchers have received NHMRC Investigator Grants to improve women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive health.
How Vanuatu is strengthening outbreak response with 7-1-7
How Burnet supported Vanuatu to embed the 7-1-7 approach, strengthening disease surveillance, outbreak response and national health security.
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How we make a difference
30
active clinical and implementation trials, and an ISO 9001-certified lab.
120k
hepatitis C treatments initiated through EC Australia partnerships.
70+
countries where we collaborate.
Projects
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Community-led screening for disease in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
We’re partnering with community researchers to check people for illness in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
CUTTS HepC: Improving hepatitis C care through harm reduction
This project will generate evidence on how to improve hepatitis C prevention and care for people who inject drugs in low-and middle-income countries.
Methamphetamine and injecting drug use cohort studies: MIXMAX
MIXMAX is the largest active cohort study of people who use drugs in Australia. It combines 2 pre-existing studies: SuperMIX and VMAX.