Better health for everyone
We put our research findings into practice to give everyone a chance for good health.
What we do
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Childhood vaccinations in Papua New Guinea relies on access and trust: new research
A new study found most caregivers in PNG strongly support vaccinating their children, but practical barriers are making it difficult for many families to access routine immunisation.
Major porn sites have blocked Australian users to protest new laws. Will kids be better off?
Megan Lim and Gisele Woodley write in The Conversation about their research into teenagers' attitudes to porn.
When women are missing from health research, outcomes suffer for everyone
International Women’s Day highlights equality, but a deeper issue remains: women are still missing from the data that shapes health systems and public policy.
Help break the cycle of women returning to prison
Support women coming out of prison to rebuild their lives – and break the cycle.
How we make a difference
100x
more effective antibody treatments with our Stellabody® technology
50%
reduction in hepatitis C prevalence, through our partnership with Eliminate Hepatitis C (EC) Australia
20+
countries where we work with international partners
Projects
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Germinal centre organoids to investigate human immune response to infection and vaccination
Supported by Snow Medical, we're using germinal centre organoid models to investigate human immune development to malaria parasites and malaria vaccines.
Malaria immune development in spleen germinal centres in human infection (Snow Medical funded)
Supported by Snow Medical, we're researching spleen samples collected from individuals with a current or prior malaria infection in Indonesia.
Tackling antimicrobial resistance in Papua New Guinea
Burnet Institute is leading the Papua New Guinea Country Grant component of the Fleming Fund, a UK Aid program tackling antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries.