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Geospatial modelling for malaria risk stratification and intervention targeting for high burden high impact countries

Ewan Punam Susan Tasmin Cameron Amratia Rumisha Symons BSc PhD PhD PhD (Biostatistics) Director of Malaria Risk Stratification Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research Associate punam.amratia@thekids.org.au

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Endemic country capacity building and decentralization

Adam Punam Susan Saddler Amratia Rumisha PhD PhD PhD (Biostatistics) Research Officer Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research Associate punam.amratia@thekids.org.au Susan.Rumisha@thekids.org.au Research Officer Honorary Research Associate

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Comodity forecasting

Project description This project support the development of 10-year global forecasts of nets, insecticides, diagnostics, and treatments for malaria in order to provide endemic countries with uninterrupted access to sufficient supplies of quality

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Malaria components of the Global Burden of Disease study

Adam Dan Francesca Susan Saddler Weiss Sanna Rumisha PhD PhD Dr PhD (Biostatistics) Research Officer Honorary Research Fellow Research Officer Honorary Research Associate Daniel.Weiss@thekids.org.au Francesca.sanna@thekids.org.au Susan.Rumisha@

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The early Human Capability Index (eHCI)

The Early Human Capability Index is a holistic measure intended to capture early child development across diverse cultures and contexts.

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Multi-centre, multi-disciplinary study using a systems biology approach to investigate immunomodulation in children with acute wheeze

Ingrid Pat Laing Holt BSc PhD PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCPI, FAA Head, Children's Respiratory Science Emeritus Honorary Researcher 6319 1828 Ingrid.laing@thekids.org.au Patrick.Holt@thekids.org.au Honorary Research Fellow Emeritus Honorary Researcher Dr

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Acute infection and long term follow-up of people with HIV

Investigators: Peter Le Souef Project description There have been almost no studies of the first illness caused by HIV infection. We have recruited adults from Mozambique who have presented to hospital with a febrile illness and determined which

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Future Child Health

Alexander Larcombe BScEnv (Hons) PhD Head, Respiratory Environmental Health Team Leader, Respiratory Environmental Health Associate Professor Alexander Larcombe began work at The Kids in 2005 and is now a Senior Research Fellow and Head of the

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Mechanisms of Acute Viral Respiratory Illness in Children (MAVRIC)

Large numbers of children need emergency medical treatment each year for respiratory illnesses, particularly for wheezing and asthma.

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The role of BCG induced epigenetic changes in the protection from neonatal sepsis

Investigators: Tobi Kollmann Project description Sepsis is a major preventable cause of early life mortality affecting 3 million neonates and 1.2 million children worldwide. Neonatal administration of the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) tuberculosis