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Burnet’s groundbreaking Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies (HMHB) collaborative research project aims to define the major causes of poor maternal, newborn, and infant health in Papua New Guinea (PNG), where the rate of maternal mortality is 80 times that of Australia.
The HMHB experienced team of laboratory and field researchers specialising in maternal and child health, paediatric medicine, infectious diseases, epidemiology, and public health, bring a diverse range of technical skills to the project.
They work closely with the five busiest health facilities in East New Britain (ENB) province, who provide services for most pregnant women in that region.
The first two of five major research studies are underway. In the Mothers and Babies Follow-Up Study our researchers are following a group of 700 women to find out what health problems are complicating their pregnancy or affecting the mother and baby in the 12-month period after pregnancy.
The HMHB Health Services in Postnatal and Infancy Study involved partnerships with the PNG Institute for Medical Research, national stakeholders and the East New Britain Provincial Health Office.
Our committed field team based in Kokopo, East New Britain also includes clinical research officers, laboratory staff, drivers, data managers and administrative project staff, led by Research Project Manager Dr Liz Peach.
Deputy Director (People); Head of Malaria Immunity and Vaccines Laboratory; Adjunct Professor Monash University
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies
HMHB - Health Services for Postnatal and Infancy Care
HMHB: The impact of nutrition, malaria and STIs on pregnant women and infants
Doctor Alyce Wilson
Public Health Registrar and Senior Research Fellow
Professor Brendan Crabb AC
Director and CEO; Co-Head Malaria Research Laboratory; Chair, Victorian Chapter of the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI)
Professor Caroline Homer AO
Burnet Executive Team; Co-Program Director, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health; Working Group Head
Clarissa Moreira
PhD Student and Research Assistant
Dukduk Kabiu
Community Liaison Officer
Doctor Elissa Kennedy
Co-Program Director, Maternal and Child Health; Co-Head Global Adolescent Health
Eliza Davidson
PhD Candidate
Doctor Elizabeth Peach
Research Project Manager, Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies
Eremas Amos
Driver
Professor Freya J.I. Fowkes
Deputy Program Director, Maternal and Child Health
Doctor Gladys Naa Lomole Lomotey
Masters Student
Hannah Clark
Honours Student
Doctor Herbert Opi
Postdoctoral Scientist
Ioni Pidian
Senior Lead Driver and Logistics Officer
Professor James Beeson
Deputy Director (People); Head of Malaria Immunity and Vaccines Laboratory; Adjunct Professor Monash University
Doctor Kudakwashe Chani
Country Director, Papua New Guinea
Professor Leanne Robinson
Program Director, Health Security; Senior Principal Research Fellow, Group Leader, Vector-Borne Diseases and Tropical Public Health
Doctor Michelle Scoullar
HMHB Principal Investigator; PhD candidate
Doctor Nick Scott
Head, Modelling & Biostatistics
Doctor Stenard Hiasihri
Team Leader, Fleming Fund Country Grant
Doctor Suman Majumdar
Deputy Program Director, Health Security and Know-C19; Co-head, Tuberculosis Elimination & Implementation Science; Principal Research Fellow
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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