APPRISE - Centre for Research Excellence

The Australian Partnership for Preparedness Research on Infectious Diseases Emergencies (APPRISE).

Australia Awards Fellowship: KICK-AMR to Address Antimicrobial Resistance

Strengthening response to antimicrobial resistance and health security in the Pacific.

Building a Centre of Excellence for Research and Training for DR-TB in Daru, Papua New Guinea

Building operational research capacity for TB in PNG through training, mentorship and research.

Building capacity and improving tuberculosis diagnosis in Timor-Leste

This project seeks to improve the diagnosis of people with TB with the use of GeneXpert technology.

Characterisation of retroviruses in bats

Discovery and characterisation of novel bat retroviruses.

Demonstrating the impact of next generation Cepheid tools in TB

GeneXpert Ultra and GeneXpert Omni for the diagnosis of tuberculosis at the microscopy centre level: PNG

Diagnostic accuracy of Molbio Truenat for diagnosis of TB and rifampicin resistance

Multi-country clinical trial investigating the diagnostic accuracy of a new TB diagnostic test, Molbio Truenat, for detecting TB and rifampicin resistant TB in PNG.

ESCAPE-TB: Enhanced screening and preventive therapy for TB in Daru, PNG

A community-based model for screening and delivering preventive therapy for latent TB in Daru, PNG.

Intrinsic host antiviral activity against pathogenic viruses

Determining the antiviral activity of bat restriction factors against viruses.

Novel reagents for the serological diagnosis of tuberculosis

Using a drop of blood, an innovative diagnostic test may be able to detect if a patient has tuberculosis (TB).

Predicting quality and potency of monoclonal and natural antibodies

Rapid, simple and scalable assays for predicting antibody potency.

Rapid and accurate diagnosis of TB: New trial in PNG

New PNG arm of a randomised control trial to trial new tuberculosis point-of-care technology.

RID-TB Patient Education and Counselling

Reducing the impact of DR-TB through patient-centred education and counselling in Daru, PNG.

RID-TB: Reducing the Impact of Drug-Resistant TB in Western Province, PNG

The project supports an effective provincial program to reduce the impact of TB in Daru.

The production of guidance for the laboratory sector to prepare for emergency situations

A project to produce a global guide to maintain diagnostic capacity in emergency settings.

The Social and Cultural Determinants of TB in Daru [SCuD-TB Daru – Study 1]

A pilot project about people with TB and their contacts: beliefs, access to services and experiences.

Zero TB initiative Yogyakarta

Implementation of a comprehensive Zero TB approach to Tuberculosis control in Yogyakarta, Indonesia