In Papua New Guinea, 1500+ women die every year from childbirth-related causes – 80 times higher than in Australia. And these deaths are, mostly, preventable.
Your support will help stop preventable deaths of mothers and babies in PNG
The focus on risky behaviours associated with drug and alcohol misuse aims at developing community-level education and preventative public health programs.
We have expertise in specific infectious diseases of global health significance – HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, hepatitis viruses, influenza, and emerging infectious diseases.
Working with communities we are improving access to health care services such as family planning, postnatal and newborn care, vaccinations, management of childhood illnesses and nutrition.
Clinical, laboratory and public health researchers are addressing the impact of new and emerging infectious diseases on vulnerable communities and the rise of multidrug-resistant TB in the region.
Achieving better health for older people in vulnerable communities in the Asia/Pacific region underpins our research focus in the laboratory and public health activities.
The technical and thematic breadth of our research and public health expertise is helping to address some of the most relevant global health issues.
To achieve better health for vulnerable communities in Australia and internationally by accelerating the translation of research, discovery and evidence into sustainable health solutions.
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