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Aniba Koivaku Amrita Ronnachit Allan Kuma
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Tuberculosis Elimination and Implementation Science

We support national tuberculosis programs in the Asia-Pacific region to address drug-resistant tuberculosis.

About

Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s leading infectious disease killer. Drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) is an urgent threat to global and individual health security.

We're contributing towards global targets to eliminate TB as a public health threat through partnerships, community engagement, technical assistance to national programs and implementation of innovation and research.

To eliminate tuberculosis, it's critical to first address drug-resistant tuberculosis as a crisis and threat to global health security. Our focus is on the Asia-Pacific region, which carries most of the global tuberculosis burden. Utilising our breadth and depth in research, international development and public health, we're providing support to national tuberculosis programs to strengthen health systems, design and evaluate programs and build capacity for operational research.

Papua New Guinea has been increasingly recognised as a hotspot for tuberculosis and drug-resistance. The RID-TB project continues to make significant progress towards combatting the major drug-resistant tuberculosis outbreak on Daru Island in the Western Province, which has rates that are among the highest reported globally.

Burnet Institute is a key technical partner in the Papua New Guinea government's emergency response to drug-resistant tuberculosis, working in collaboration with partners funded by the Australian Government, including World Vision.

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Dr Philipp du Cros

Dr Philipp du Cros

Co-Head Tuberculosis Elimination & Implementation Science; Principal Research Fellow
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Group members

Allan Kuma

Allan Kuma

Project Lead Counsellor
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Dr Amrita Ronnachit

Dr Amrita Ronnachit

Senior Technical Advisor
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Aniba Koivaku

Aniba Koivaku

Peer Counsellor
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April Holmes

April Holmes

Project Manager
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Christopher Masah

Christopher Masah

Registered Nursing Officer (RID TB Nurse)- Public Health Team
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Dr Dani Lin

Dr Dani Lin

Infectious Diseases Specialist
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Desmond Samson

Desmond Samson

Peer Counsellor
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Gabbi Hamilton

Gabbi Hamilton

Project Officer
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Geoffrey Chan

Geoffrey Chan

Health Systems and Strategic Information Specialist
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Homiri Dorogori

Homiri Dorogori

Data Officer
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Iru Tofinga

Iru Tofinga

Peer Counsellor
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Jamillah Yamani

Jamillah Yamani

Finance & Administration Officer
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Dr Jane Greig

Dr Jane Greig

Co-Head, Pacific Infectious Diseases (Operational Research, Surveillance and Resilience) Working Group; Senior Operational Epidemiologist
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Jenny Bodolo

Jenny Bodolo

Peer Counsellor
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Dr Khai Lin Huang

Dr Khai Lin Huang

Co-Head Tuberculosis Elimination and Implementation Science, Senior Research Fellow
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Kousa Aruba

Kousa Aruba

Driver and Logistics Support Officer
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Kyrol Kaisan

Kyrol Kaisan

Health Promoter
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Naomi Pank

Naomi Pank

Public Health Nursing Specialist, Co-Lead SWEEP-TB Project
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Nazzy Ruhi

Nazzy Ruhi

Peer Counsellor
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Nomin-Dora Tenakanai

Nomin-Dora Tenakanai

Medical Laboratory Scientist
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Oretha Paye-Mehngonzeh

Oretha Paye-Mehngonzeh

TB Specialist (Nursing & Counselling)
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Dr Philipp du Cros

Dr Philipp du Cros

Co-Head Tuberculosis Elimination & Implementation Science; Principal Research Fellow
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Dr Romesh Abeysuriya

Dr Romesh Abeysuriya

Senior Research Officer
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Dr Rowan  Martin-Hughes

Dr Rowan Martin-Hughes

Senior Research Officer
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Rudy Viriu

Rudy Viriu

Senior Data Entry Officer
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Scott Umali

Scott Umali

Research Officer
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Dr Shahidul Islam

Dr Shahidul Islam

TB Specialist-Public Health
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Professor Steve  Graham

Professor Steve Graham

Honorary Staff
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Associate Professor Suman  Majumdar

Associate Professor Suman Majumdar

Chief Health Officer - COVID & Health Emergencies; Deputy Program Director, Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness; Principal Research Fellow
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Tess  Keam

Tess Keam

Social Worker
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Dr Aung Aung

Dr Aung Aung

TB Specialist – Public Health
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Dr Stobdan Kalon

Dr Stobdan Kalon

RID TB Project, Disease Elimination; Head, Tuberculosis Elimination & Implementation Science
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Dr Fredrick Charles

Dr Fredrick Charles

Country Director, Papua New Guinea; Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness Lead (Papua New Guinea); TB Clinical Mentor Team Lead
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Guy Marks

Guy Marks

Working Group Head, Lung Health; Senior Principal Research Fellow
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