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The murder of nine female health workers involved in child immunisation on February 8 in Kano (the largest city in northern Nigeria) is a chilling reminder that saving children’s lives is not a goal shared…
It was a big day in political circles yesterday, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard announcing an election date and launching her priorities for the nation. Among the hubbub that followed, an important…
Of the more than 175,000 people living with chronic hepatitis B infection in this country, the majority were born overseas in high prevalence countries. Most have come from Asia and the Pacific, a region…
World leaders, international donors, government officials from developing countries and civil society organisations gathered at the London Summit on Family Planning overnight to support the right of women…
Non-communicable diseases – In the final article in our series on NCDs, Wendy Holmes looks at a successful strategy for mitigating the impact of these diseases in Sri Lanka. The grey-haired women in their…
If you’ve ever had to wait two agonising weeks for a HIV test result, you’ll be pleased to hear that rapid HIV tests can now give an equally accurate result in just 30 minutes. The problem is, these tests…
It’s a cruel catch-22. Vastly improved antiviral drugs have the potential to significantly improve the lives of people with HIV. But before this can happen, they need to take a test. Trouble is, the test…
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Senior Research Officer, Burnet Institute
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Mathematical Modeller, Burnet Institute
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Burnet PNG Country Director; Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness Lead; TB Public Health Physician, Burnet Institute
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Theme Leader, Antiviral Immunity, Burnet Institute
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Research Fellow, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University; UNSW ; Burnet Institute
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Senior Research Fellow; Co-Head, Global Adolescent Health Working Group, Burnet Institute
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Head of Public Health, Co-Head HIV Elimination Program, Head of Justice Health Research, Burnet Institute
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Head of Young People's Health Research, Burnet Institute
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Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
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Senior Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
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Head of Modelling and Biostatistics, Burnet Institute
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Professor, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University and Burnet Institute, Burnet Institute
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Research Officer, Burnet Institute
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Senior Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
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Associate Professor and Chief Health Officer - COVID and Health Emergencies, Burnet Institute