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1. New app to improve Indigenous mental health featured on World Mental Health Day

   An innovative iPad app based on tools developed by Indigenous people for Indigenous people is hoping to address one of the nation’s fastest growing health problems.

2. AIMhi mental health app now available for smart phones

   The AIMhi Stay Strong app is a colourful, user-friendly digital mental health tool developed by Menzies with Australian First Nations people.

3. MEDIA RELEASE | Ngawurramangajirri - Tiwi phrases for mental health and wellbeing

   A new Tiwi to English phrase book to help people talk about mental health and wellbeing is being launched in Wurrumiyanga.

4. ABC Radio AM | Belyuen Hip Hop on Mental Health

   Teenagers in the Northern Territory Aboriginal community of Belyuen say they hope their hip hop video clip about mental illness will encourage other kids to be open about their problems. Professor Gary Robinson Director, Menzies Centre for Child Development and Education praised their efforts.

5. A new way to support Tiwi mental health

   With traditional language words to describe mental health rarely translatable to English, Ngawurramangajirri is a much-needed resource for Tiwi wellbeing.

6. Media release | Mental Health Week

   New resource to promote mental health and wellbeing in Indigenous communities featured during Mental Health Week

7. World Mental Health Day 2011

8. Mental health is important for everyone

9. The Conversation | War in Ethiopia: addressing mental health needs to be made a priority

   The effects of war on the mental wellbeing of people is given much less attention than the physical harms of conflict.

10. Argentina Star | War in Ethiopia: addressing mental health needs to be made a priority

    The effects of war on the mental wellbeing of people is given much less attention than the physical harms of conflict.

11. MEDIA RELEASE | Research award supports the development of digital mental health resources

    Collaboratively developing digital mental health resources to support Tiwi people will be the aim of 2023 Harry Christian Giese Research into Action Award recipient and Menzies mental health researcher, Dr Josie Povey.

12. The Conversation | Mental health for pregnant women and new mothers: why extra care is needed

    The experience of pregnancy and childbirth has been conventionally described as a happy and joyful period of time. On the other hand, the childbearing age for females is a risky time to develop depression. This is due to a range of hormonal and other changes women go through during pregnancy and childbirth.

13. Mental health experts address health equity and access to treatment through the use of digital media

    An Alice Springs health workshop has received a record number of registrations from clinicians looking for new tools that will bring mental health services to the forefront of the digital age.

14. Mental Health Week Seminar

    To support the sharing of stories and examples of best-practice, strengths-based approaches for wellbeing, our Stay Strong Team are hosting a Mental Health Week Seminar.

15. Mental health and wellbeing

    Helping communities and individuals to stay strong.

16. Mental health and wellbeing

17. AIMhi mental health and wellbeing app now available for smart phones

    Northern Territory (NT) Minister for Health Natasha Fyles visited Menzies in November to officially launch a new mobile phone app which makes it easier for First Nations people to access mental health and wellbeing support. The Aboriginal and Island...

18. Mental health assessment form

19. Mental health medication flipchart

20. Young people help lead youth mental health project

    A new mobile phone app has been shown to support the mental health of First Nations youth after building on the success of previous Menzies programs and work with young people.  Key stakeholders helped develop the ‘Aboriginal and Islander...

21. Media alert: Darwin e-Mental Health Showcase

    An upcoming forum held by Menzies will showcase new and innovative electronic resources for delivering mental health care.

22. New reference guide to promote mental health and wellbeing in Tiwi language

    Mental health and wellbeing are not concepts often discussed in Tiwi culture, but a group of elders, researchers and school children hope to change that with a new reference guide. Ngawurramangajirri (we care for each other) is a phrasebook featurin...

23. e-Mental health support for First Nations clients

24. Mental health clinical audit protocol

25. Mental health clinical audit tool

26. Development of digital mental health resources supported by community, research award funding 

    Collaboratively developing digital mental health resources to support Tiwi people will be the aim of 2023 Harry Christian Giese Research into Action Award recipient and Menzies mental health researcher, Dr Josie Povey.

27. AIMhi NT - Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initiative

28. Ngawurramangajirri - Tiwi phrases for mental health and wellbeing

29. Photo gallery | AIMhi mental health and wellbeing app launch

    Northern Territory (NT) Minister for Health Natasha Fyles and senior INPEX Australia executives visited Menzies in November to officially launch a new mobile phone app which makes it easier for First Nations people to access mental health and...

30. Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initiative for Youth (AIMhi-Y)

31. Evaluation of the Northern Territory Mental Health Build Skills Initiative

32. MEDIA RELEASE | Stay Strong mental health leaders awarded Menzies Medallion

    Menzies Mental Health Research Lead, Professor Tricia Nagel and Lead Cultural Advisor of the Menzies Stay Strong Mental Health Program, Patj Patj Janama Robert Mills have been awarded the 2023 Menzies Medallion.

33. Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initiative for Youth (AIMhi-Y) App Feasibility study

34. The development of culturally-appropriate cognitive assessments with applications in substance abuse and mental health with Indigenous clients

35. Menzies Research Seminar – Mental health research update with Dr Josie Povey

    Join us for our next research seminar as mental health researcher, Dr Josie Povey presents on the past, present and future directions of the Stay Strong Program.

36. Strengthening the Wellbeing Workforce for a Healthier Future: An Evaluation of a Mental Health Build Skills Initiative in the Northern Territory

37. Final Report: Promising practice approaches to improve the social and emotional wellbeing of young Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people with severe and complex mental health needs

38. Phase 1_Mental Health Report_Final_NT

39. Phase 1_Mental Health Report_Final_QLD

40. $440 million funding boost for vital health and medical research for all stages of life

    $6 million in research funding for three Indigenous health grants in the Northern Territory. This includes $2.5 million for an NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence at the Menzies School of Health Research to prevent and manage bronchiectasis, a lung disease which results in recurrent chest infections and is particularly common in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

41. MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH RECOGNISED WITH NATIONAL AWARD

    Menzies School of Health Research, has won the Research Award at the 2019 National Alcohol and Other Drugs Excellence and Innovation Awards in Melbourne.

42. COAG Health Council | Communiqué 8 March 2019

    The Federal, state and territory Health Ministers met in Adelaide at the COAG Health Council to discuss a range of national health issues.

43. Strengthening health systems in Timor-Leste

    Today, marks two years since Menzies officially established an office in Timor-Leste, working with the Timor-Leste Government and partners to strengthen health systems for responding to infectious diseases challenges.

44. Media Alert | Health experts in Darwin to discuss diabetes in pregnancy

    Menzies - Diabetes across the Lifecourse: Northern Australia Partnership – Annual Educational Symposium on Friday, 27 September.

45. Government funded health programs for NT's deaf children

    The government has provided funding to the Menzies School of Health Research's Hearing for Learning Initiative, a five-year $7.9m program in which health project officers help Aboriginal children with hearing problems, NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles said.

46. Campus Morning Mail | The Alcohol and Drug Foundation 2019 research award goes to Menzies School of Health Research

    The Alcohol and Drug Foundation 2019 research award goes to the Alcohol, Other Drugs and Gambling Team at the Menzies School of Health Research, in Darwin

47. Health survey of male Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in the NT

    The Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Gambling (AODG) Unit at Menzies School of Health Research is leading a research project relating to Health Literacy Among Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Males in the NT.

48. Territorians Health a Priority as new Tobacco Action plan launched on World No-Tobacco Day

    The Territory Government has released its plan to improve the health of all Territorians by reducing the harm caused by tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke, and to prevent uptake by young people.

49. Indigenous health in limelight at Telstra Business Women’s Awards

    Professor Amanda Leach is a Principal Senior Research Fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research, the institute leading the way in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical research.

50. Sport a boost to Menzies Indigenous health research

    Charles Darwin University E-news | Issue 2 Monday, 01 April 2019

51. Supporting TB health systems

    This research was conducted as part of several initiatives led by a Menzies-Burnet regional consortium in partnership with institutions in Indonesia and PNG.

52. $400 million funding boost for health and medical research

    Including Menzies School of Health Research work towards the elimination of chronic hepatitis B in the Northern Territory.

53. Roundtable Towards Roadmap For Renal Health - Media Release

    A renal roundtable convened by Indigenous Health Minister Ken Wyatt AM in Darwin began charting the roadmap this week.

54. New network to protect the health of Australians impacted by climate change

    Menzies was today announced as a partner in the new national research network ‘Healthy Environments And Lives’ (HEAL), which aims to protect the health of Australians impacted by climate change.

55. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies renews MoU with Timor-Leste Ministry of Health

    An important partnership in the work to improve public health in Timor-Leste has been strengthened with Menzies and the Timor-Leste Ministry of Health signing a new Memorandum of Understanding .

56. $10 million national network to build resilience to the human health impacts of environmental change

    The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) welcomes today’s announcement by Minister for Health Greg Hunt of the $10 million Special Initiative in Human Health and Environmental Change.

57. Menzies Affirm To Work Closely With TL Ministry Of Health Strengthening Health Systems

    Yesterday marks two years since Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) officially established an office in Timor-Leste and comitted to work with the Timor-Leste Government and partners to strengthen health systems for responding to infectious diseases challenges.

58. Katherine recruits wanted to help with chronic ear health problems

    The community-based solution to the life-long problem of hearing loss among almost all Aboriginal children is also being rolled out in Katherine later this year.

59. Australian support for eliminating malaria and health research in the Indo-Pacific

    Australia is playing a leading role in supporting malaria elimination efforts, particularly in the Indo-Pacific. The Government's Stronger Systems for Health Security program is supporting practical, relevant research into fundamental health security challenges.

60. In remote communities, where more health workers are needed, chronic disease is rising

    The community's battle is an example of what Menzies diabetes researcher Louise Maple-Brown says is a growing problem in the Northern Territory.

61. NT News | Lung health app

    Developed by the Menzies School of Health Research, the Lung Health for Kids app originally contained information on asthma but now includes the conditions bronchiolitis, pneumonia and bronchiectasis

62. Youth leaders learn about health hurdles of NT

    Th Sun Newspapers | The Ship for World Youth Leaders (SWY) program, have visited the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies)

63. HOT NORTH Fellowships to improve health outcomes in the tropics

    Five post-doctoral health professionals have been awarded Fellowships to help close critical gaps in health outcomes in northern Australia and the Asia-Pacific region as part of the unique collaborative program Improving Health Outcomes in the Tropical North (HOT NORTH), led by the Darwin-based Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies).

64. Tuberculosis services in PNG in the journal Public Health Action.

    A major output from the Tropical Disease Research Regional Collaborative Initiative between Menzies School of Health Research and the Burnet Institute was launched last week at the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Annual Medical Symposium in Port Moresby. A series of papers have been published by PNG health workers who provide tuberculosis services in PNG in a special supplement in the journal Public Health Action.

65. MoH-MoAF-Menzies: “One Health” crucial for achieving optimal health outcomes in TL

    DILI, 14 december 2021 (TATOLI) – The Ministry of Health (MoH) and Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MoAF), together with Menzies – School of Health Research held a one-day symposium, in Timor-Leste

66. Understanding health literacy among young Aboriginal men and boys in the NT

    New research is showing how Facebook can be useful to develop broader understandings of health literacy among young Aboriginal males in the Northern Territory.

67. Voice of Islam | World Health Day 2022: Our Planet and our Health - Impacts of smoking

    Professor Marita Hefler was a guest on the program to discuss tobacco’s effects on human health and the environment.

68. NACCHO Aboriginal Health | #Obesity #Diabetes News

    Type 2 Diabetes is a particular concern as there is a global trend of increasing numbers of young people being diagnosed, there is limited data available in Australia but anecdotally numbers are rising rapidly amongst young Indigenous Australians.

69. First Aboriginal Australian Dermatologist to Attend Skin Health Symposium in Darwin

    This week Larrakia woman, Dr Dana Slape, Australia's first Aboriginal dermatologist, is back home to country to attend a Skin Health Symposium

70. Aboriginal Health News Alert #75 - Corona virus and smoking news

    Professor David Thomas says health staff can emphasise the research evidence of the benefits to stress management, mental health and well-being that come with successfully quitting smoking.

71. ABC News | Men's health

    Menzies Indigenous project assistant, Jahdai Vigona talks about why it is important for more young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men to enter the health workforce.

72. NT News | How to aid health Staff

    Professor John Wakerman says several steps need to be taken to keep health professionals working in remote communities.

73. Tropical health HOT topic at forum

    The health of people living in the North West was discussed at a key forum in Port Hedland recently involving national and local experts in the field.

74. 730NT: Tracking down Darwinites' health

    It's the nation's largest and longest-running study of Aboriginal people - and it's happening here in the Northern Territory.

75. Keeping health professionals in remote communities

    Researchers from six Australian universities, working with the Northern Territory Department of Health, have conducted a multi-year study of remote staff turnover in the Northern Territory.

76. Northern Territory: the little health system that could (beat COVID-19)

    The Northern Territory has done as well as any health system in the country at flattening the COVID-19 curve. Dr Nick Douglas and his colleagues discuss with MJA how this was achieved.

77. $6.57 MILLION TO KICK GOALS FOR YOUTH AND DIABETES HEALTH

    $6.57 million in extensive and exciting programs to tackle chronically high levels of Type 2 diabetes, and boost health and wellbeing through sport among Top End and Central Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth.

78. Funding boost to tackle health challenges in northern Australia

    Work will begin to help close critical gaps in healthcare across northern Australia as the result of a $6m grant awarded today to Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

79. Menzies School of Health Research home to three superstars of STEM

    Three Menzies School of Health Research researchers are among the new round of 2019 Superstars of STEM.

80. International youth leaders sail into Menzies School of Health Research

    The Ship for World Youth Leaders (SWY) program, have visited the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) to learn about some of the key public health challenges in the region.

81. The Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Wellbeing (FCMHW) is set to launch in the Northern Territory

    The research alliance will initially involve Masonic Charities, Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), the University of Adelaide, Flinders University and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, with the potential for other groups to join in future.

82. An urgent need for antimicrobial stewardship in Indigenous rural and remote primary health care

    The Coordinated Remote AntiMicrobial Stewardship (CRAMS) Group is funded by HOT North (Improving Health Outcomes in the Tropical North).

83. MEDIA RELEASE | NHMRC Grants awarded to investigate local and global health challenges

    Five researchers from Menzies School of Health Research have been awarded National Health and Medical Research Council Investigator Grants in today’s funding round announcement.

84. Pioneering skin sores research to improve health of children globally

    A NT-based research project investigating alternative and more practical treatments for skin sores is set to benefit the millions of children worldwide who suffer from this infection.

85. ABC Online | Indigenous dialysis patients pushing for grassroots community health services

    Aboriginal dialysis patients say too many people are dying a lonely death away from their families, because they cannot be treated at home. In remote parts of Australia, patients whose kidneys are failing often have to leave their home communities to seek dialysis treatments in larger cities and towns.

86. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health in focus at rural health symposium

    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health is the theme of a plenary session at the 7th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium in Alice Springs in May.

87. NITV | $2.24m health initiative by Menzies in QLD

    The $2.24 million B.Strong initiative will be rolled out over three years by the Menzies School of Health Research to health professionals in Queensland giving culturally-appropriate lifestyle advice to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients

88. Longest running Aboriginal health study to enter new stage

    For thirty years, researchers at the Menzies School of Health research have been tracking the health of babies born to Aboriginal mothers at Royal Darwin Hospital between 1987 and 1990.

89. Health Lab promotes healthy living in the NT

    The Health Lab teaches Aboriginal children how to look after their health also look at ways to prevent chronic disease in Aboriginal communities through out the Northern Territory. Dietitian Claire Georga from the Menzies School of Health Researchers works with the kids to promote healthy living allowing them to test their heath to give them a better understanding of what is good for the body and what isn’t.

90. Ear Health Funding

    Coverage of the Hearing for Learning Initiative Launch with the Northern Territory Government and the Balnaves Foundation on ABC TV News.

91. NT News | Meetings for Health School

    Menzies School of Health Research is hosting the first consultation to establish patient and community led national guidelines to be added to the overall management plans for people affected by kidney health issues.

92. Reimagining health education in remote communities

    Pop-up labs have been transformed to encourage healthy lifestyles and teach communities about how to stay healthy during lock-down and beyond. HealthLAB, a Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) initiative, is a pop-up lab where you can hav...

93. NT News | Sharing health message on FB

    NT News | Sharing health message on FB

94. Check-up gives health insight - HealthLAB

    Darwin Sun | The Menzies School of Health and Research runs HealthLAB, a free initiative that visits public spaces and schools around the NT

95. Creating better guidelines for kidney health management

    Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) is hosting the first consultation to establish patient and community led national guidelines to be added to the overall management plans for people affected by kidney health issues.

96. Workshops to improve Indigenous health in the north west

    The B.strong Brief Intervention Training Program, which according to North West Hospital and Health Service Indigenous Workforce Coordinator, Lila Pigliafiori, will give health workers the skills to promote health changes for their clients.

97. Creating health apps that work for Indigenous youth

    Public health professionals working with Indigenous youth are urged to take a new and engaging approach to delivering positive health messages.

98. Health system struggling with organ donation success

    Researchers from the University of Adelaide, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Menzies School of Health Research and Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry found the disparity had barely changed over time.

99. RN Breakfast | Rheumatic heart disease on COAG health agenda

    The Federal Government will outline a national plan to eradicate rheumatic heart disease at next week's COAG meeting of health ministers.

100. RN Breakfast | Rheumatic heart disease on COAG health agenda

     The Federal Government will outline a national plan to eradicate rheumatic heart disease at next week's COAG meeting of health ministers.

101. HEAL network to tackle health impacts of climate change

     Charles Darwin University and Menzies researchers are part of the 100 researchers in the new HEAL network, which aims to protect the health of Australians impacted by climate change

102. Indigenous ear health the "missing piece of the disadvantage puzzle"

     RN Life Matters - In many Indigenous communities, middle ear infections are rife, leading to hearing problems and a life of disadvantage.

103. Menzies runs next phase of Aboriginal health study

     Australia’s largest and longest running study of Aboriginal people, the Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study (ABC), has begun its fifth wave of data collection.

104. Making community health training available to remote Indigenous communities during COVID-19

     Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, community health training in remote Indigenous communities has been able to continue thanks to a partnership between the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) and Medibank.

105. On the road again: Nation's oldest and largest Aboriginal health study

     The oldest and largest study of Aboriginal people in Australia has begun its fourth wave of data collection.

106. Professor of Remote and Rural Health Services Research appointed in Alice Springs

     Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) announces the appointment of Professor John Wakerman to lead remote and rural health services research based in Alice Springs.

107. Fresh resources give health workers the edge to tackle Indigenous smoking

     A suite of new No Smokes Health Worker Guides will be launched on World No Tobacco Day (Friday, 31 May) providing a toolbox for health workers, including Aboriginal tobacco workers, to tackle Indigenous smoking rates.

108. 50 top biomedical and health scientists join prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship

     Professor Richard Price , Professor of Global Health and Senior Principal Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research, and Professor of Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford

109. Media Release | HOT NORTH Katherine Health Translation Workshop 14-15 March 2019

     HOT NORTH Katherine Health Translation Workshop 14-15 March 2019

110. Aboriginal Birth Cohort study reaches 32 years of looking at health in the NT community

     It is the longest and largest study of Aboriginal people in Australia, with 686 participants all born between 1987 and 1990 at Royal Darwin Hospital.

111. 50 Top Biomedical And Health Scientists Join Prestigious Academy Of Medical Sciences Fellowship

     Prof Ric Price recognised by The Academy of Medical Sciences as one of 50 of the UK’s leading figures elected to their esteemed Fellowship.

112. New stage in Indigenous health study

     Campus Morning Mail reports on Menzies School of Health Research commencing collecting data for a fifth wave of its Aboriginal Birth Health Cohort Study.

113. NT News | Graduates a boost for ear health

     A group of Tiwi Islanders are working to improve ear health in their communities after becoming the first graduates of a new ear infection prevention program.

114. MEDIA RELEASE | SHELab Getting to know her health

     A new initiative known as SHELab will provide an interactive health promotion program for women and girls living in regional, remote, and very remote areas of the NT, northern WA and northern QLD.

115. Creating food retail environments for health

     WE are excited to announce the establishment of the first National Health and Medical Research Council Centre (NHMRC) for Research Excellence in Food Retail Environments for Health.

116. NT health expert, trainee nurse honoured

     The Northern Territory's Australian of the Year awardees include NT health expert Dr Wendy Page and Aboriginal Health Practitioner Stuart McGrath. Stuart helped develop the Ask the Specialist podcast.

117. Look into a time machine to see where your health choices will lead

     IBM and Menzies School of Health Research today launched a 'HealthLAB Time Machine' app hosted on IBM Cloud.

118. Tuberculosis elimination course for Indonesian health workers

     Menzies is collaborating with the Burnet Institute to deliver training in the prevention and eradication of tuberculosis (TB) to 25 visiting Indonesian health professionals.

119. Gambling causing harm to Indigenous children's health

     A study by the Menzies School of Health Research has confirmed that gambling problems in remote Indigenous communities are associated with poorer health outcomes for children.

120. New tools to help strengthen Indigenous health promotion across Australia

     Researchers from the Menzies School of Health Research have launched the first quality improvement tools designed specifically for health promotion with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

121. Medi Alert | Youth Summit for health in Darwin

     Coordinated by Menzies, the Youth Health Summit aims to identify current priorities for youth health and research in the Northern Territory.

122. Public lectures share expert insights in health

     The series will kick off with a lecture on March 17 with the Professor of Global Health at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), Professor Ric Price, who will talk about the history of Malaria and its global elimination.

123. Shining A Much-Needed Light On Aboriginal Health Education

     Zoe Fitzpatrick is talented member of Menzies HealthLab, she helps to deliver health education programs to remote communities.

124. Fixing health—why housing and income policy must be part of the mix

     In an AHHA issues brief released today, Stefanie Puszka outlines why housing and income policy changes needed to improve health outcomes.

125. Health experts deny booze rules 'crusade'

     James Smith, head of the alcohol, other drugs and gambling team at the Menzies School of Health Research, said the committee was focused on lowering the risk of harms from alcohol at a population wide level.

126. Menzies to provide training for Torres Strait health workers

     Health workers from 10 Torres Strait Islands will be taking steps to improve the health of their communities by participating in a brief intervention training program delivered by Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) this week.

127. 730NT: New Director of the Menzies School of Health Research

     Kidney disease expert Professor Alan Cass takes over the reins at Menzies.

128. MJA Podcasts 2018 Episode 2: Men's health, with A/Prof James Smith

     Professor James Smith discusses the importance of investing in men's health, particularly for vulnerable groups.

129. Menzies leaders inducted into important new health and medical academy

     Three Menzies researchers inducted as Fellows of the newly formed Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

130. The Health Advocate Episode 11 - Renal Patients in Remote Communities

     AHHA's Director of the Deeble Institute for Health Policy Research, Rebecca Haddock, sits down with Stephanie Pushka.

131. Words from Arnhem land: Aboriginal health messages need to be made with us rather than for us

     When researchers from Menzies School of Health Research starting working with us on rheumatic heart disease, we explained that the children needed better nutrition.

132. PUTTING RURAL HEALTH BACK ON THE MAP - Australia/New Zealand | April 23, 2019

     The Network: Towards Unity For Health (TUFH) Presents: A Virtual Expert Symposium - MODERATOR John Wakerman: Professor of Remote and Rural Health

133. You can't learn if you can't hear - sign up to become a community ear health helper

     A new community-based solution to the life-long problem of hearing loss among almost all Aboriginal children is going to be rolled out in Katherine.

134. Esteemed kidney specialist recognised with national health science award

     One of Australia’s leading kidney specialists has been recognised with a prestigious national award for his contributions to kidney health and advancing Indigenous health.

135. The answer to Indigenous vulnerability to coronavirus: a more equitable public health agenda

     Indigenous peoples over 50 have been directed to self-isolate, while for non-Indigenous people the age cut-off is 70. This is a reminder of the ongoing crisis of Indigenous health.

136. Pioneering research hopes to improve Indigenous lung health

     The first ever detailed study of the bacteriology of bronchiectasis in Indigenous children has been undertaken to better understand and prevent the disease progression.

137. Listening to the Voices of Young Indigenous Males About Their Health and Wellbeing: Lessons from Australia

     Prof James Smith presents his research to the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board in Oklahoma , USA.

138. Health Issues India | Could a malaria treatment be found in human blood?

     Could a new defence against malaria be found in human blood? Research suggests that human platelets — a component of the blood — form a first-line defence against the malaria parasite.

139. MEDIA RELEASE: Boost for male health as Flinders University joins research alliance

     Flinders joins the Masonic Charities Trust and existing FCMHW research partners the University of Adelaide, the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and Menzies School of Health Research.

140. HOT NORTH 2018 funding awards released: Building the health research workforce in northern Australia

     A total of 13 new health research projects have been announced as part of HOT NORTH, a four-year National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funded program led by Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies).

141. Study outlines opportunities for improving reproductive health among young Indigenous women

142. Championing women working in health across regional and rural Australia – a new dual-mentorship model

     Mentoring is a critical component of career development and job satisfaction leading to a healthier workforce and more productive outputs.

143. Newcastle Herald | Indigenous medical education program a ‘successful step’ in improving health outcomes

     Professor Gail Garvey has used a keynote lecture at the University of Newcastle during NAIDOC Week to praise the “successful and empowering” work of its Indigenous medical education program.

144. Menzies School of Health Research puts Tiwi ears in Tiwi hands

     A community-based ear health training initiative is empowering on the ground health services in the Tiwi Islands.

145. Diabetes researcher reminds mums with diabetes to focus on their health

     In conjunction with World Diabetes Day on 14 November, Menzies School of Health Research principal research fellow Associate Professor Louise Maple-Brown reminded mothers and health professionals that women’s health is important, especially when complicated by diabetes.

146. The health initiative placing Tiwi ears in Tiwi hands

     Menzies has celebrated its first graduates of the Hearing for Learning Initiative, a community-based training program focused on the detection and prevention of ear health issues.

147. Territory FM | Mel Little chats with Dr Teresa Wozniak – Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research.

     At Menzies Dr Wozniak is establishing a real-time surveillance system focusing on key drug-resistant infections across northern Australia. Regionally-relevant data are needed to inform infection prevention and control efforts and support the development of local and national treatment guidelines.

148. ABC Radio Darwin | Ask the Specialist's podcast experts address health racism at Royal Darwin Hospital

     Racism and cultural insensitivity are the norm at the Northern Territory's biggest hospital, according to a panel of experts.

149. Better child lung health

     Indigenous children living in remote communities with chest and lung conditions are a key priority for our child health respiratory team. To identify what can be done to improve their lung health and how their respiratory conditions can be better ma...

150. NT health champion honoured

     Shadow Indigenous Affairs Minister, Senator Nigel Scullion, has paid tribute to to Dr Sue Sayers, who has been named as the recipient of the highest award offered by the Darwin-based Menzies School of Health Research, the Menzies Medallion.

151. Support call over children's ear health

     LEADING ear health experts at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) are calling for more investment in the prevention and treatment of ear disease and hearing loss among Indigenous children.

152. Health workers upskilled to help close the gap

     Queensland Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Cameron Dick announced Menzies School of Health Research had been awarded $2.25 million over three years to deliver the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Brief Intervention Training Program.

153. Healthy skin workshops for health professionals

     Menzies hosts healthy skin workshop for public health professionals It is estimated that more than 16 000 children suffer from impetigo (skin sores) across northern Australia at any one time, a far higher incidence than is reported elsewhere globall...

154. Burnet welcomes new regional Health Security Initiative

     Burnet Institute has warmly welcomed the Australian Government’s new Indo-Pacific Health Security Initiative to combat the challenges of existing and emerging infectious diseases for Australia and our region.

155. COVID-19 health messaging in language

     In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of Menzies researchers have developed a series of videos for people living in Aboriginal communities with health conditions such as chronic kidney, lung and/or heart disease. The videos encourage people t...

156. Health to shine at Close The Gap Day Charity Breakfast

     An opportunity to hear from leading Indigenous health experts about inventive new ways they are closing the gap is set to draw some of the Territory’s most influential and iconic identities for a formal charity breakfast.

157. Addressing racism in Australia's health system.

     Menzies research fellow, Dr Paul Lawton features on Radio Nationals Life Matters discussing research which shows Indigenous Australians experience discrimination in a range of ways when navigating the health system.

158. SBS World News: Dr Yunupingu's death highlights health disparities

     The death of Yothu Yindi frontman Dr Yunupingu highlights anew the health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

159. Rising stars in pioneering health research celebrated

     Menzies researcher Assoc Prof Gail Garvey was announced as the winner of the BUPA Health Foundation Emerging Health Researcher Award last night.

160. 2015 Emerging Health Researcher Award winner announced

     An inspiring health researcher working to identify ways to improve health outcomes in Indigenous communities has been named the Bupa Health Foundation Emerging Health Researcher of the Year.

161. Dr Jaqui Hughes | Finalist for the Bupa Health Award.

     Advancing the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic and end stage kidney disease.

162. Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation teams with Menzies

     Called Opening Doors, the chronic disease strategy evaluation report shines a light on the work done by the Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation in NSW with Menzies.

163. Supporting research to improve the health of Indigenous children

     The Australian Academy of Science has awarded the 2017 Douglas and Lola Douglas Scholarship to Dr Bianca Middleton for her research on improving the health of Indigenous children.

164. CDU E-news | Menzies rewards commitment to health research

     The Menzies Board has created a new award this year, The Companion of Menzies, to recognise exceptional contributions and support to the continued development and success of Menzies School of Health Research.

165. $12.9 Million for New Research to Improve Primary Health Care

     Funded through the 2020 Primary Healthcare Research Data Infrastructure grants, a number of research institutions will receive funding to undertake projects that use new and existing data sets to improve access, quality, safety and efficiency of our primary health care system.

166. Menzies secures funding to improve Indigenous child health

     Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has welcomed today’s announcement of more than $12 million in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding for new and ongoing research.

167. Researchers: empowering First Nations communities on health is key in pandemic responses

     Kristy Crooks, PhD Candidate with the Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University. Kristy is a Euahlayi woman.

168. The Lancet | Anne Chang: a champion of childhood lung health

     At a health centre in Melbourne for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the late 1980s, medical student Anne Chang had her eyes opened to Indigenous disadvantage in Australia

169. The Ripple effect: Improving health outcomes for Indigenous Australians

     Internationally-recognised leader in Indigenous cancer research, Professor Gail Garvey, will share her insights on the role Indigenous medical education can play in improving the health outcomes of Indigenous Australians, in a keynote lecture at the University of Newcastle.

170. Top End health service delaying need for dialysis treatment amid soaring demand

     A kidney health program at a Top End health service is making inroads in the battle against dramatically rising numbers of patients with dialysis-dependency and renal failure.

171. Indigenous health advocate receives Honorary Doctorate

     Long-serving Indigenous researcher and educator, Lawurrpa Maypilama has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate during CDU's recent graduation ceremony.

172. Esteemed kidney specialist conferred national health science award

     One of Australia'sleading kidney specialists has been recognised with a prestigious national award for his contributions to kidney health and advancing Indigenous health.

173. MEDIA RELEASE | Impact of intimate partner violence on child health

     A new study led by Menzies has uncovered a strong connection between intimate partner violence and poor child health outcomes.

174. MEDIA RELEASE | Investigator Grants to tackle key health issues in the Territory

     Researchers from Menzies have been awarded prestigious National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants in this week’s funding round announcement.

175. Menzies secures critical funding for malaria and tropical health research

     The millions of people worldwide who suffer from malaria and other tropical infections each year will benefit from the awarding of a federal fellowship to one of the country's leading clinical researchers in tropical health.

176. Teenagers make hip hop clip about mental illness

     Teenagers in the Northern Territory Aboriginal community of Belyuen say they hope their hip hop video clip about mental illness will encourage other kids to be open about their problems.

177. Mobile health lab aims to reduce chronic disease during National Science Week

     An interactive mobile health laboratory will visit four Northern Territory (NT) communities between 15 and 20 August as part of National Science Week, to spark people’s interest in science and health, and demonstrate how lifestyle choices can impact people’s future health.

178. Stronger Systems for Health Security Applied Research Grants

179. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Prevention and Health Promotion Resources Project

     NACCHO has partnered with the Menzies School of Health Research and the Telethon Kids Institute (TKI) to develop and implement health promotion resources and interventions to prevent and reduce the impacts of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and young children.

180. Menzies ear and hearing health program wins $2.5 million in ‘research excellence’ funding

     A leading ear and hearing health collaborative research program led by Menzies was today declared a ‘Centre of Research Excellence (CRE)’ and awarded funding of $2.5 million over five years.

181. Study finds the monitoring of toilet surfaces could impact public health surveillance

     Surface swabbing of toilets and bathrooms could strengthen disease surveillance according to recent research from Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) published in the journal PeerJ.

182. NHMRC national network for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researchers

     Announced in the 2021-22 Budget, the NHMRC national network has been established with $10 million funding from the Australian Government, as a major new initiative in NHMRC’s 10-year strategy to improve the health of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.

183. Researchers call for global action to improve Indigenous health outcomes

     A Menzies researcher is calling on the WHO and governments to prioritise improvements in cancer control for Indigenous people globally.

184. The Segment - Professor Alan Cass, Menzies School of Health Research

     Menzies director Professor Alan Cass talked to Chris O'Brien on The Segment about the business of Menzies.

185. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare releases worrying new report but RHDAustralia says it remains optimistic

     A report released last week by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has shown that the burden of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) continues to grow in Australia.

186. Establishing a National Network for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researchers

     A team of 91 researchers, led by four experienced First Nations Australian leaders have come together to establish the National Network for First Nations Researchers.

187. Research turns to cold case specimens to unveil secrets in ear and lung health

     A retrospective study of 20 years of ear and lung data is being undertaken to inform improved diagnosis, prevention and treatment options for Indigenous children with middle ear and lung infections.

188. RACP e-bulletin | Creating a sustainable health care model for assisted dialysis in very remote Australia

189. Kidney health mentors making a difference to mental wellbeing | Partyline

     First Nations kidney health mentors are working to improve the mental health of people on their renal journey View article here.

190. Kidney health mentors making a difference to mental wellbeing

     In the Top End of the Northern Territory, a group of First Nations kidney health mentors are working to improve the mental health of people on their renal journey.

191. New interactive guidelines for healthy ears

     I-CHEAR director and Menzies School of Health Research senior principal research fellow, Professor Amanda Leach AM said that the updated guidelines are needed to improve delivery and access to quality ear health care across Australia.

192. Central Australia Academic Health Science Centre (CAAHSC)

     A unique consortium bringing together Aboriginal community controlled health services and leading medical researchers will spearhead efforts to close the health gap in Central Australia. Indigenous Health Minister Ken Wyatt congratulated the 11 organisations partnering in the new Central Australia Academic Health Science Centre (CAAHSC).

193. Putting Cambodia's youth health and wellbeing under the microscope

     Dr Kate Senior is a senior research fellow with the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin. Her research interests in the application of anthropological methods in the evaluation of health services have taken her to locations far beyond the confines of her Darwin office. Most recently, she had the opportunity to travel to Battambang, Cambodia, and shares her story.

194. CAAMA News: Gambling causing harm to Aboriginal Children’s Health

     A study by the Menzies School of Health Research has confirmed that gambling problems in remote Aboriginal Communities are associated with poorer health outcomes for children.

195. East Arnhem Health Partnership Symposium

     A flurry of local health professionals, workers, researchers, and academics filed into the site, where they set up camp for two days, to discuss local health perspectives and partnerships for the inaugural East Arnhem Health Partnership Symposium, a collaboration between Northern Territory PHN, HOT NORTH, Miwatj Health, Menzies School of Health Research, and Northern Territory Government.

196. Health and Nutrition: from Timor to the Territory

     A unique health and nutrition program has brought six senior nutritionists from Timor Leste to spend this week at Royal Darwin Hospital to receive practical training in nutrition from the hospital’s dietitians.

197. Bush footy may be health key - researcher | Katherine Times

     Professor Judd’s presentation in Melbourne was supported by the Bridging the Gap Foundation, which raises funds for research at Charles Darwin University and the Menzies School of Health Research.

198. IRU appoints new health and medical research Fellow

     Deputy Director of Menzies School of Health Research appointed to the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) network.

199. Mobile health lab to visit remote communities

     An interactive mobile health laboratory will visit four Northern Territory communities this week as part of National Science Week.

200. Academic Health Science Centre - Media Release

     An academic health science centre in Central Australia is the first Aboriginal-led collaboration to achieve Federal Government recognition for leadership in health research and delivery of evidence-based health care.

201. Central Australia Academic Health Science Centre

     An academic health science centre in Central Australia is the first Aboriginal-led collaboration to achieve Federal Government recognition for leadership in health research and delivery of evidence-based health care.

202. The Conversation: Indigenous child health improves when fruit and veg are cheap

     Providing subsidised fruit and vegetable scheme to low-income Indigenous families in northern New South Wales improves children’s health and significantly reduces antibiotic use, a new study has found.

203. Experts converge in Dili for the fourth One Health Symposium

     [Tetum below] The key focus of the One Health Symposium was the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health in tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – supported by the UK aid Fleming Fund.

204. World-class focus on boosting remote health

     The announcement of a new central Australian academic health science centre, led by the Aboriginal community-controlled health service sector and bringing together a consortium of 11 clinical and research groups, is a big deal.

205. Rioli aiming to bridge Indigenous health and employment gap

     Bridging the Gap Foundation was established through the Menzies School of Health Research and Charles Darwin University to fund research into health and education.

206. Barriers to Indigenous follow-up health care identified

     THE uptake of Indigenous-specific health assessments is on the rise, but follow-up care remains problematic with many barriers identified in research published in the Medical Journal of Australia. The $805 million Indigenous Chronic Disease Package (ICDP) was introduced in 2010 by the Australian Government to increase the delivery of health assessments and appropriate follow-up.

207. Launch of the Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Wellbeing NT

     View the Darwin launch of the Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Wellbeing .

208. National boost for new Indigenous and tropical health research

     The Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has been awarded federal funding for 12 competitive grants and fellowships to help improve outcomes for disadvantaged populations in Australia and the Asia- Pacific region.

209. Modern lab software improves healthcare in Timor-Leste

     As the newly independent nation of Timor-Leste takes on the challenges of establishing a strong health system for its citizens, Menzies School of Health Research has assisted Timorese scientists and healthcare professionals in expanding their laboratory diagnostic possibilities.

210. New Centre links child health and education

     A new research centre dedicated to improving the lives of children in the NT will be launched by the Chief Minister Paul Henderson in Darwin today.

211. Promoting health and wellbeing in remote communities

     Northern Territory’s transmission and distribution company is helping educate locals about positive lifestyle choices to reduce their risk of developing a chronic disease.

212. Sod turned for $46m research facility for leading Indigenous health institute

     Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs Warren Snowdon and Northern Territory Minister for Health Kon Vatskalis have turned the ‘first sod’ in celebration of the Menzies School of Health Research new multimillion dollar building project.

213. Forge: Thirty years of passion and results for Indigenous health

     Professor Alan Cass has great passion for the Menzies School of Health Research’s past and present: its incredible legacy of improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over 30 years of age, and its vital work in the field today.

214. Improving Indigenous health through IQI recognised as a Centre of Research Excellence

     A pioneering research project which aims to improve Indigenous health outcomes by accelerating and strengthening large-scale primary health care quality improvement efforts has been recognised as a national Centre of Research Excellence.

215. CDU student story | A Master of Public Health made me an even better researcher

     Doing a Master’s degree by coursework after you’ve already completed a PhD may seem like an unusual idea to some, but health researcher Athira Rohit says ‘learning is learning’, no matter what the degree is called or what order you do it in.

216. National boost for new Indigenous and tropical health research

     Menzies has been awarded more than $12 million in federal funding for 12 competitive grants and fellowships to help improve outcomes for disadvantaged populations in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

217. National boost for new Indigenous and tropical health research

     Menzies has been awarded more than $12 million in federal funding for 12 competitive grants and fellowships to help improve outcomes for disadvantaged populations in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

218. New resources to strengthen the quality of Indigenous health services

     A CQI tool designed specifically for Indigenous youth aged between 12 - 25 years has been launched by Menzies.

219. Esteemed kidney specialist appointed as new Director of Menzies School of Health Research

     A leading Australian kidney specialist will take the helm at the Northern Territory’s Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), following a six-month global search for a world-class director and health researcher.

220. Mobile health lab aims to reduce chronic disease during National Science Week

     An interactive mobile health laboratory will tour the Top End between 11 and 18 August as part of National Science Week.

221. ABC NEWS | Training workshop targets Aboriginal men for community health roles

     Growing up on the Tiwi Islands, Jahdai Vigona said he became passionate about improving the lives of Aboriginal people.

222. CityMag | A dual language educational health video connecting two worlds

     University of Adelaide student Zoe Fitzpatrick is creating an informational video in Indigenous language Garrwa and English to promote the use of both Aboriginal and Western medicinal practices.

223. MEDIA RELEASE | MoU signed showing housing is a critical health priority

     A new MoU between Menzies and Aboriginal Housing Northern Territory (AHNT) has been signed, formalising a collaborative partnership to improve the quality of remote housing.

224. Refined national child health care report: 2012-2013

225. MEDIA RELEASE | Calls to regulate alcohol industry’s influence on health policies

     A new study, out today in Drug and Alcohol Review, has shown that alcohol industry organisations consistently misused and misrepresented evidence in their submissions into Australia’s National Alcohol Strategy.

226. MEDIA RELEASE | One-Health approach to control brucellosis launched in Timor-Leste

     A new project to tackle brucellosis – a disease that can spread between animals and people - has officially launched in Timor-Leste.

227. The West Australian | Address mothers' basic health needs to reduce preterm birth

     OPINION | Dr Kiarna Brown, co-lead of the Top End chapter of the Australian Preterm Birth Prevention Alliance.

228. KOMUNIKADU IMPRENSA | Lansamentu aprosimasaun One-Health hodi kontrola Brucelosis iha Timor-Leste

     Projetu foun ida atu rezolve brucelose - moras ida ne'ebé bele hadaet entre animál no ema - ofisialmente lansa ona iha Timor-Leste ohin loron.

229. Territory bodybuilder and Menzies School of Health Research scientist Harry Owen wins strength competition

     Harry Owen is a laboratory scientist at Menzies School of Health Research and was recently crowned Territory Strongman 2018 Strength Wars Champion.

230. Ministerio Agrikultura, Pecuaria no Floresta Asina Dader Ne'e Nota Entedimento ho Menzies School of Health Research

231. Ministeriu Agrikultura ba Pekuaria, Peska no Floresta ho Menzies School of Health Research renova MoU atu haforsa servisu vijilansia ba AMR no AMU ba setor saude animal

     Ministeriu Agrikultura ba Pekuaria, Peska no Floresta ho Menzies School of Health Research renova MoU atu haforsa servisu vijilansia ba AMR no AMU ba setor saude animal

232. New multi-platform interactive guidelines for healthy ears

     The Otitis Media guidelines have been launched today to assist healthcare workers provide comprehensive and appropriate care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with otitis media and hearing problems.

233. Empowering remote communities - Healthy Stores 2020

     Reducing in-store merchandising of unhealthy foods and drinks can reduce the purchase of those items, new research conducted in remote communities has found.

234. NT News | Healthy housing urgently needed

     Professor David Thomas a said there was a growing body of research that linked housing and health particularly in Aboriginal communities.

235. The Voice to Parliament "creates an opportunity to codesign a healthy future"

     Four people working in the NT’s Top End share perspectives on the potential impact of the Voice to Parliament on health outcomes for First Nations peoples.

236. Research Impact Series #5: Population Health and Health Policy

     To wrap up our 5-part research impact series, hear from a panel of researchers who work in population health and health policy and how they work to support community health.

237. Podcast delivers specialist cultural advice on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare

     A new Australian made podcast that reveals the reality of the hospital experience for Aboriginal patients in the Top End of the Northern Territory is receiving plaudits for its approach to cultural education in healthcare.

238. Module 1: Population health, primary health care and continuous quality improvement

     Provides an overview of key concepts and approaches used in quality improvement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care. Module 1 takes aproximately 30min (excluding readings) Complete Module 01 | Click here Learning objec...

239. Natural Health Heroes: When Alana Gall realised health research was right for her

     As a child in Tasmania, health researcher Alana Gall learnt about organic veggies and the use of plants as medicine long before it was fashionable. It may have easily led to a career in natural health, but the path wasn’t straightforward.

240. Menzies School of Health Research: Shaping global health leaders

     Imagine this: studying public health in a vibrant city with stunning sunsets, where cultural experiences intertwine with the wonders of nature.

241. Primary health care and health systems research

     An important component of Closing the Gap.

242. Better Health Futures: Building a Rural and Remote Health Workforce in the NT

     Featuring Menzies Professor of Remote and Rural Health Services Research John Wakerman.

243. Master of Public Health/Master of Health Research (Double Degree)

     Combining a Master of Public Health with a Master of Health Research will give greater flexibility and opportunity to your career.

244. MEDIA RELEASE | Codesign and communication supports a healthier future

     The importance of codesigning First Nations healthcare and health research has been highlighted through insights by 4 researchers from Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies).

245. HealthLAB expands educational offering through Heart Foundation partnership

     People living in remote NT communities will benefit from an expanded health education offering through a partnership between Menzies and the Heart Foundation.

246. NT News - Menzies HealthLAB at Parliament House

     HealthLAB in Parliament House for Science Week pollies health checks, NT Thunder captain Shannon Rioli calls on the general public to come along.

247. Confronting racism to improve healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients with kidney disease

     Action is urgently needed to confront the immense health disparities in kidney disease outcomes suffered by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’

248. Media release | Feel-good social media posts more likely to encourage healthy behaviour

     Positive health-related social media posts that provide new information are more likely to be shared by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to encourage healthy behaviours, a study has found.

249. Menzies HealthLAB National Science Week Grant

     In August 2017, HealthLAB is planning to travel from the Tiwi Islands in the Arafura Sea across to west Arnhem Land.

250. Lab teaches remote kids healthy living

     IN a busy classroom on the Tiwi Islands, teacher's aide Stan blows into a breathalyser measuring carbon dioxide from smoke in the body, almost sending himself off the classroom scale. His students dissolve into laughter.WHEN asked, he sheepishly admits to smoking. "You play footy? You'll run faster if you quit," says a researcher from the Heart Foundation.

251. NITV |Remote Healthy Stores trial hailed a success

     The project was developed after community concern about the high rates of type two diabetes and obesity, and involves making changes like moving soft drinks from the fridge to the shelf and taking sugary snacks away from busy sections of stores.

252. Child health | Early life intervention

     Speakers: Professor Peter Morris | Ear health, Professor Gary Robinson | Youth mental health, Associate Professor Sue Sayers | Pre-natal health, Professor Anne Chang | Respiratory health

253. Menzies HealthLAB to visit Bowali Visitor Centre

     The Menzies HealthLAB will be at the Bowali Visitor Centre on Wednesday, August 16 as part of National Science Week 2017. Using the latest technology to measure participants’ health and inform them about the impacts of smoking, alcohol misuse and diet, which can increase the risk of diabetes, cancer, kidney disease, obesity and cardiovascular disease.

254. Master of Public Health

     Enables students to advance their skills to better identify, understand, manage and respond to complex health and social issues.

255. Master of Health Research

     Equips students with advanced knowledge and skills in health research design and practice.

256. Better health through research

     Health research discoveries save, extend and improve millions of lives each year, accounting for half of all advances in health globally. Improved access to health services is the other major factor; the Menzies School of Health Research works acros...

257. Graduate Diploma of Health Research

     Equips students with the skills to design and apply health research methodologies.

258. Child health and development

     Our work investigates how we can improve the health of Indigenous children so they can have the best start in life.

259. Preventative health

     A significant proportion of Menzies' work is in disease treatment research, but we also recognise that preventive health measures have an important role to play in improving overall health outcomes.  

260. Graduate Diploma of Public Health

     Equips students with the tools to identify, understand, manage and respond to complex health and social issues.

261. Global and tropical health

     Menzies’ Global and Tropical Health Division works with a diverse range of regional health services and institutes in the Asia-Pacific.

262. New asthma app to increase health literacy

     Thanks to a new interactive app, learning about asthma has just become a lot easier for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and health practitioners.

263. Youth have voice at health summit

     Researchers, policymakers, service providers and young people came together at the Youth Health Summit in September to discuss health research priorities for young people. Coordinated by Menzies School of Health Research, the Youth Health Summi...

264. 2021 Youth Health Summit

     This year’s Menzies Youth Health Summit engaged young people in conversations about what was important for youth health in the Northern Territory and discussed solutions for a better future. More than 30 young people aged 17-25 years were invo...

265. CRE in Respiratory Health

     Menzies’ CRE in Respiratory Health is dedicated to improving the lung health of children, particularly Indigenous children.

266. Health and Law Research Workshop and Student Showcase

     Hosted by Menzies School of Health Research and CDU School of Law Keynote address: Emeritus Professor Colleen Cartwright, expert on Euthanasia Law

267. First Nations Health Communication Symposium + Workshop

     Join us for the third First Nations Health Communication Symposium in October 2023. This two-day event will include a range of workshops and presentations.

268. Next generation mastering health research

     Meet Corrine Butler. A proud Aboriginal woman with strong family connections to Yarrabah, far north Queensland, Corrine is committed to improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. She is also one of the next generation of researchers ...

269. New asthma app to increase health literacy

     Thanks to a new interactive app, learning about asthma has just become a lot easier for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and health practitioners. The app, produced by Menzies' Child Health Division, uses interactive images, audio ...

270. Stronger Systems for Health Security Program

     The Stronger Systems for Health Security Program is a key investment of the Australian Government’s Indo-Pacific Health Security Initiative. Following a competitive peer review process, convened by the National Health and Medical Research Council...

271. Skin health

     Childhood skin infections can have a long-lasting and devastating effect.

272. Global health | Taking NT know-how to the world

     Speakers: Brendon Douglas | Partnerships in Asia, Professor Ric Price | Malaria, Dr Nick Coatsworth | National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre, Dr Julie Brimblecombe | Nutrition and Food Security

273. First Nations Health Communication Symposium + Workshops

     The Communicate Study Partnership is hosting the biennial First Nations Health Communication Symposium on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 August 2025. The theme of the 2025 symposium is - Stories that matter: reflecting and collaborating for change.

274. Health Services in Research

     Ms Vicki O’Donnell, Chief Executive Officer, Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services: Health Services in Research

275. CRE in Ear and Hearing health

276. Health promotion

277. Health promotion

278. Indigenous health

     Menzies partners with over 60 Indigenous communities across northern Australia to create resources and grow local skills.

279. Indigenous health

280. Sexual health

281. Sexual health

282. Youth health

283. Youth health

284. Youth health

     There is little known about Indigenous adolescent lives. Yet, it’s such an extraordinary stage because there’s incredibly rapid development.

285. 2016 Alan Walker Child Health Lecture Series

     “Improving Indigenous Child Health: What works and what’s new” Presented by Menzies in collaboration with the Department of Paediatrics, RDH

286. Facing up to it: Racism in health care

     Ms Heather D’Antoine, Division Leader of Education & Capacity Building / Associate Director for Aboriginal Programs, Menzies School of Health Research: Facing up to it: Racism in health care

287. Ear Health Facilitators graduate in Wadeye and Ti-Tree

     The Hearing for Learning Initiative (HfLI) is a research project aimed at improving ear and hearing health services for 20 Aboriginal communities around the Northern Territory. As part of the project, local community members are provided traini...

288. Funding boost for health research

     Menzies School of Health Research will receive an additional $5 million in Budget 2016 to increase support to fund research that is delivering strong economic and health returns for the Territory.

289. National Digital Health Strategy

     Territory Kidney Care was also highlighted in the National Digital Health Strategy 2023-2028 by the Australian Digital Health Agency of the Commonwealth Government. The strategy has four outcomes including being digitally enabled, person-centric, inclusive and data driven. TKC is aligned to all four outcomes, but was mentioned specifically in its capacity to deliver high quality integrated information about an individual’s health that can connect seamlessly with existing information systems to support evidence-based clinical decision making.

290. Photo gallery | Youth Health Summit

     This year’s Menzies Youth Health Summit engaged young people in conversations about what was important for youth health in the Northern Territory and discussed solutions for a better future. More than 30 young people aged 17-25 years were invo...

291. Menzies renews MoU with Timor-Leste Ministry of Health

     An important partnership in the work to improve public health in Timor-Leste has been strengthened with Menzies and the Timor-Leste Ministry of Health (MoH) signing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The new MoU means Menzies and the Minis...

292. The Second International Annual Health Scientific Conference 2022

     The Second International Annual Health Scientific Conference (22-23 November) is being held in Dili, Timor-Leste with the theme: ‘Strengthening systems for diagnosis and control of infections diseases in Timor-Leste’.

293. Growing a local biomedical and health sciences workforce

     A new centre to provide training and develop career pathways in the biomedical and health sciences sector has been established at Menzies. The Ramaciotti Regional and Remote Health Sciences Training Centre is developing a sustainable, local Aborigin...

294. Strengthening health systems in Timor-Leste

     Menzies is working with the Timor-Leste Government and its partners to strengthen the country’s ability to respond to outbreaks of infectious disease.  The projects are designed to build capacity in clinical, surveillance and laborato...

295. Child Health and Development Seminar

     “Early brain development and its implications for child protection and youth justice” Keynote Speaker: Professor Sven Silburn Date | Thursday April 20 from 2.30 – 3.30 pm. This is now fully subscribed, a recording of the event will be posted here following the seminar.

296. Research Impact Series #1: Health Education and Training

     Throughout 2025, we’re hosting a 5-part series to highlight the long running impact of research and translation of research at Menzies. For our first event, we’re bringing you a panel of presenters who are each involved in health education and training.

297. Big tick for three Kimberley health projects

     Three Kimberley Aboriginal health projects have been recognised as implementing best practice principles in an independent review of 184 other programs in WA.

298. Top End doctor wins top health gong

     SBS: Dr Christine Connors has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion for being a trailblazer in Northern Territory public health for more than 25 years.

299. Day 2 | Youth Health Summit 2019

     Event for all youth, researchers, service providers and policymakers involved in youth health. 9 am - 5 pm Michael Long Learning and Leadership Centre, Darwin

300. Menzies Youth Health Collaboration

     The Menzies Youth Working Group to enhance collaborations and synergies between research initiatives in youth health at Menzies.

301. Renal Health | A Kimberley Perspective

     Dr Emma Griffiths, Renal GP, Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services; Medical Coordinator, Rural Clinical School of WA: Renal Health | A Kimberley Perspective

302. Discovery by ear health researchers

303. Global and tropical health

304. Health systems and implementation

305. Health systems research

306. Health Promotion Tool

307. Improving pre-conception health

308. Maternal Health Program

309. Population Health and Wellbeing

310. Population Health and Wellbeing

311. Primary health care

312. Primary health care

313. Menzies Youth Health Summit - Darwin

     Menzies has moved the Youth Health Summit to an online event to find out what young people believe the key health priorities and solutions. Register at https://cdu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9RhvnR1zPMPlCQu.

314. Child Health - Early Life Intervention Q&A

     A transformative group of specialists leading the charge in addressing health disadvantage are offering a public Q & A in Darwin. They will be sharing their knowledge and experience on some of the most significant child health issues affecting those among the poorest populations in the world.

315. Australian First Nations Reference Group for Child and Maternal Health

     The Australian First Nations Reference Group for Child and Maternal Health is an overarching committee intended to provide high level strategic advice and advocacy on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social, cultural and health research issues, ad...

316. Bolstering brain health in remote communities

     A grassroots project is enabling researchers to talk directly to parents in remote Indigenous communities about the importance of early brain development.

317. The Ramaciotti Regional and Remote Health Sciences Training Centre

     The Ramaciotti Regional and Remote Health Sciences Training Centre (Menzies-Ramaciotti Centre) is developing a local, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce in the Northern Territory (NT). The NT has a costly reliance on an intersta...

318. eGFR3 study Kidney Health Symposium

     Join the Menzies eGFR Study team to share knowledge, ahead of the third phase of the eGFR study. Register here https://bit.ly/3xp5ic1.

319. A bright scientific mind leaves his mark on Indigenous health

     Early in the 1980s, a young medical student sat with a crisis. He’d chosen to study medicine after tossing up the options of engineering or law – and he wanted his choice to count.

320. 'Our planet, our health': protecting Australians impacted by climate change

       World Health Day 2022 challenges us to reimagine a world where economies are focused on health and wellbeing, where cities are liveable, and people have control over their health and the health of the planet. Here at Menzies, we are worki...

321. 2021 NT Youth Health Summit

322. Child Health and Development Seminar

     “Harm minimisation alcohol education for school students: The more the better?” Tuesday 18 July 2017 from 2.30pm - 3.30pm.

323. Child health and development seminar

     "Who is hospitalised for suicidal behaviour in the NT and what are the outcomes?" Keynote speaker: Bernard Leckning

324. Child health laboratory research

325. Day 1 | Youth Health Summit 2019

     Planning session for youth only 16 - 25. 4 pm - 7 pm - Michael Long Learning and Leadership Centre, Darwin

326. Evaluation of CKD management in NT primary health

327. Food and health communication across cultures

328. HOT NORTH Skin Health Symposium

     08:00 - 16:00 MICHAEL LONG LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP CENTRE 70 ABALA RD, MARRARA NT 0812. RSVP to hotnorth@menzies.edu.au

329. Health Promotion Tool Protocol

330. Letter to the editor | A health priority

     I WELCOME the NT News call to tackle kidney disease affecting indigenous Australians (editorial, 08/08/16).

331. NT Youth Health Declaration 2019

332. 2019 NT Youth Health Summit

333. Preliminary health service data

334. Presentation - ESP Project - Preventative Health

335. One Health Report Timor-Leste, December 2021

     Environment, zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance. A joint publication of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Bee Timor-Leste, EP and the Menzies School of Health Research.

336. 2023 Menzies Research Seminars - Housing for health update with Dr Liam Grealy

     Join us for our next Research Seminar, as Menzies Senior Research Fellow, Dr Liam Grealy presents an update on the role housing repairs and maintenance has on health.

337. Translating medical research into improved health care in the Top End 

     As a result of the latest round for accreditation, Top End Academic Health Partners (Top End Partners), has been accredited for the first time as a Research Translation Centre by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

338. Green light for health plan being developed to defeat diabetes

     Image caption: Diabetes researchers, health professionals and community members gather at the NT Diabetes Summit in Alice Springs.  A roadmap to address the diabetes epidemic in remote Northern Territory communities has been endo...

339. Menzies secures critical funding to improve heart health

     The quality of research at Menzies has again been recognised, this time through the Heart Foundation Research Program Awards.

340. Public health champion honoured with Menzies Medallion

     A trailblazer in public health in the Northern Territory for over 25 years, Dr Christine Connors has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion.

341. Public health champion receives Menzies Medallion

     CDU E-News: A trailblazer in public health in the Northern Territory for more than 25 years, Dr Christine Connors has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion.

342. Chair encourages our award-winning health services

     National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Chair Matthew Cooke is encouraging all 150 member services to enter this year’s Indigenous Governance Awards (IGA).

343. Fixing health—why housing and income policy must be part of the mix

     Stefanie Puszka outlines why housing and income policy changes are needed to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander renal patients with complex care needs.

344. 2015 Release Child Health Protocol

345. App to provide health support for Kriol speakers

     The Hep B PAST App is now available in Kriol, read more in this news story.

346. Child Health Clinical Audit Tool NSW

347. Child Health Clinical Audit Tool NT

348. Child Health Clinical Audit Tool SA

349. Child Health Clinical Audit Tool WA

350. Community Development & Public Health Seminar

351. Health Systems Research & Evaluation Program

352. Health Promotion Pre-audit Information Sheet

353. Health Promotion Systems Assessment Tool

354. Intergenerational Health in the Northern Territory (I-HiNT)

355. National Health and Medical Research Council

356. Master of Public Health Research Project

357. Maternal health clinical audit protocol

358. Maternal health clinical audit tool

359. NACCHO Aboriginal Health "What Works Part 9"

     Hon Linda Burney’s Menzies Research Oration "Community led programs"

360. New centre ready for the future of men’s health research

361. Passing the Menzies School of Health Research Act

362. Sexual Health (STI BBV) Clinical Audit Tool

363. Global health specialists speak out at a public lecture series

     A transformative group of specialists leading the charge in addressing health disadvantage are convening in Darwin to share their knowledge and experience on some of the most significant global health issues affecting those among the poorest populations in the world.

364. 2023 Menzies Research Seminars - Child and Maternal Health update with Emily Bowden

     Join us for our next research seminar as Menzies PhD Candidate, Research Nurse and Clinical Research Manager, Emily Bowden presents on respectful maternity care and the association of this with child health outcomes.

365. Module 2: Quality improvement in Indigenous primary health care - One21seventy

     Tells the story of the National Centre for Quality Improvement in Indigenous Primary Health Care. It explains the One21Seventy CQI cycle, underpinning research and current use. Module 2 takes approximately 30 minutes (excluding readings).  C...

366. Distinguished health researchers converge on Darwin for Scientific Colloquium

     Leading health researchers from around Australia will join more than 100 participants to discuss ways to bridge the gap between scientific discovery and delivery at a Menzies School of Health Scientific Colloquium 2012 to be held tomorrow (Friday, 26 Oct).

367. Testing and surveillance at the Timor-Leste National Health Laboratory

     In April this year, as COVID-19 was spreading in the community, Timor-Leste had major floods. The floods affected all of Timor-Leste but were more significant in Dili, causing many people to lose their homes, property, and more than 40 people lost ...

368. Calls to regulate alcohol industry’s influence on health policies

     A new study led by Menzies and published in Drug and Alcohol Review, has shown that alcohol industry organisations consistently misused and misrepresented evidence in their submissions into Australia’s National Alcohol Strategy.

369. Stronger Health Systems for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and malaria

     Stronger Health Systems for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and malaria (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea)

370. Menzies leaders inducted into important new health and medical academy

     Three Menzies researchers inducted as Fellows of the newly formed Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

371. Menzies leaders inducted into important new health and medical academy

     Three Menzies researchers inducted as Fellows of the newly formed Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

372. WHO-Menzies commit to strengthening TL’s health system in combating infectious diseases

     The World Health Organization (WHO) and Menzies Timor-Leste committed to supporting the Ministry of Health (MoH) in strengthening the national health system to control and combat infectious diseases in the country.

373. Health system strengthening projects in Timor-Leste | Photo Gallery

     Menzies School of Health Research established an office in Dili, Timor-Leste in 2019 to support a growing program of work helping the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Agriculture to improve surveillance and response to some of the biggest infectious ...

374. New report identifies investment into Indigenous Health research paying off

     A new report which has evaluated the economic contribution of Australia’s leading Aboriginal health research institute shows it made a significant contribution to the Australian economy.

375. Croakey | Woolworths: a case study of the commercial determinants of health

     the Menzies School of Health Research released a report in 2019 demonstrating that among some sections of the Indigenous population, people were more likely to abstain from alcohol compared to non-Indigenous peoples,

376. Respiratory Health in the Tropics: current and future research priorities

     Associate Professor Christopher Blyth, Honorary Research Fellow, Telethon Kids Institute: Respiratory Health in the Tropics: current and future research priorities

377. Economic Report Reveals Menzies Among Most Cost Effective in Health Research

     Economic analysis just published, reports Menzies School of Health Research is one of Australia’s most cost-effective health research institutes working to close the gap for health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

378. ABC News | NT Health crisis hitting more and more young people

379. Child Health Clinical Audit Tool Queensland

380. Child Health Clinical Audit Tool Tasmania

381. Child Health Clinical Audit Tool Victoria

382. Child health seminar flyer | 22 November 2016

383. Communication between hospitals - PHC and public health - Christine Evans

384. CRE for Strengthening Health Systems in Remote Australia (CRESTRA)

385. Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Well-being – Northern Territory

386. Health workers guide to Yarning about alcohol and pregnancy

387. Health Promotion Systems Assessment Scoring Form

388. Kidney health and Menzies engagement in Central Australia

389. Kidney health and Menzies engagement in Central Australia

390. Menzies Youth Health Summit - Alice Springs

     Unfortunately, this event planned for 20 August event has been cancelled due to the Greater Darwin and Katherine region COVID-19 lockdown.

391. My Health Record upload from Territory Kidney Care

392. National Child Health Report: 2012-2013

393. PD_Project Officer / Allied Health Professional - ABC Study

394. Role of the Environment in Skin Health | Nicola Slavin

395. Social Media in health promotion | tips and tricks

396. Project Officer / Allied Health Professional - ABC Study

     18 month Full time contract based in Darwin. GSL 6 / 7 $100,892 -  $117,821 salary package (comprising gross salary $78,549 - $93,187, superannuation and salary packaging benefits) Closing date: 20 October 2019 Contact: Belinda Davison vi...

397. Tobacco Working Group of the NT Aboriginal Health Forum

398. You can't learn if you can't hear - sign up to become a community ear health helper

     A new community-based solution to the life-long problem of hearing loss among almost all Aboriginal children is going to be rolled out in Katherine.

399. You can't learn if you can't hear - sign up to become a community ear health helper

     A new community-based solution to the life-long problem of hearing loss among almost all Aboriginal children is going to be rolled out in Katherine.

400. Senior Research Officer - Rural & Remote Health

     2 year part time (0.5 FTE) contract based in Alice Springs Academic Level B $119,893 - $139,476 pro-rata salary package (comprising gross salary $94,935 - $111,277 pro-rata, superannuation and salary packaging benefits) Closing date: 20 October ...

401. Esteemed kidney specialist conferred national health science award

     One of Australia’s leading kidney specialists has been recognised with a prestigious national award for his contributions to kidney health and advancing Indigenous health.

402. Pioneer Indigenous Health and Education Administrator becomes Menzies CCDE Patron

     The Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) Centre for Child Development and Education (CCDE) is very pleased to announce Dr Marion Scrymgour, CEO of Wurli-Wulinjang Aboriginal health service and chair of AMSANT (Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance of the Northern Territory), has agreed to serve as co-patron of the Centre.

403. Rising interest in effects of extreme heat on health service delivery

     Menzies is examining ways to combat a ‘silent killer’ in remote Australia with $480,000 from the Commonwealth’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).  The 2-year project examining the impact of extreme temperature on the delive...

404. Health literacy among young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males

     Understanding the interplay between health literacy, gender and cultural identity in the Northern Territory.

405. grassROOTS: Looking Forward, Looking Back; 30 Years Of Passion And Results For Indigenous Health

     Researcher’s past and present: its incredible legacy improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for over 20 years, and its vital work in the field today…

406. 2013 Release Preventive Health Clinical Audit Tool

407. 2014 Release Sexual Health (STI-BBV) Clinical Audit Protocol

408. 2014 Release Sexual Health (STI-BBV) Clinical Audit Tool

409. 2014 Release Youth Health Clinical Audit Protocol

410. 2014 Release Youth Health Clinical Audit Tool

411. Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health established

412. CQI + Research + Change Advocates = Improvements in Primary Health Care

413. Developmental pathways to child health and wellbeing in the NT, 2014 – 2018

414. Executed Copyright Ownership Agreement between Menzies and NT Department of Health

415. Exploring gamblers perceptions of harm minimisation and health promotion

416. HealthLAB Project Officer - Aboriginal Health Practitioner/Nurse

     Part time (0.6 FTE) contract until 31 December 2020 based in Darwin GSL 6 $99,104 - $105,683 salary package (comprising gross salary $77,008 - $82,749, superannuation & salary packaging benefits) or GSL 7 $107,399 - $115,578 salary package (co...

417. Health Promotion Pre-Systems Assessment Tool Information Sheet

418. Public Health courses launched as staff move into new building

419. Seafood builds physical and cultural health of Indigenous communities

420. Skin Health - Telethon Kids Kimberley programs - Dr Tim Barnett

421. The 2015 Northern Territory Gambling, Health and Wellbeing Survey

422. The Ramaciotti Regional and Remote Health Sciences Training Centre

423. Cancer, nutrition and kidney disease the focus of new Indigenous health research funding

     Australia’s emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers will be able to expand their critical work in Indigenous health following a recent funding announcement made to the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies).

424. MEDIA RELEASE | Translating medical research into improved care and health outcomes in the Top End

     Northern Australia’s expertise in translating health and medical research into improved health care has been recognised through an accredited Research Translation Centre, now one of 11 accredited centres nationally.

425. Media Release | HealthLAB on display during National Science Week

     Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) HealthLAB will be in Milingimbi as part of National Science Week.

426. HealthLAB pops up in town to encourage youth to be healthy

     The Menzies School of Health Research’s free, fun and informative HealthLAB sessions began on Wednesday evening at YouthLinx where they joined forces with the John Moriarty Football program.

427. MEDIA RELEASE | Sustained training key to support health services to cope with challenges

     New research shows health systems can cope better with unprecedented challenges like COVID-19, through sustained staff training and support.

428. MEDIA RELEASE | Sustained training key to support health services to cope with challenges

     New research shows health systems can cope better with unprecedented challenges like COVID-19, through sustained staff training and support.

429. MEDIA RELEASE | One Health approach adopted in Timor-Leste to address Brucellosis

     The findings from the first activity of the Menzies School of Health Research Brucellosis Reduction Using Codesign Elements in Timor-Leste study (known as BRUCE TL), have been presented at a national workshop in Timor-Leste today.

430. Department of Health awards $3.28M to Kirby Institute infectious disease research

     $1.63 million was awarded to the REal world Assessment of people living with Chronic Hepatitis B in Australia (REACH-B) Study.

431. MEDIA STATEMENT | Menzies School of Health Research in support of Referendum

     Menzies stands together with First Nations communities and our key partners in supporting a YES vote in the upcoming national referendum.

432. Menzies celebrates 30 years of scientific discovery and public health achievement

433. Priority Evidence-Practice Gaps in Child Health 2007-2013

434. Stars line up to support prestigious Aboriginal health event in Darwin

     Darwin will host a roll call of sporting and entertainment greats this month as they fly in to participate in the second Rioli Fund Annual Dinner.

435. Stay Strong: Aboriginal leaders deliver COVID-19 health messages

436. Territory Integrated Care: Primary health data Linkage Using Software (TIC PLUS)

437. Webinar |  Understanding intersections between health, gender, & culture Young Aboriginal 

     Fulbright Scholar, Prof James Smith, School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

438. World class director sought for leading Aboriginal and Tropical Health research institute

     Menzies School of Health Research has begun a national and international search for a new world-class Director.

439. MEDIA RELEASE | Prestigious international scholarship recognises the importance of skin health research

     Menzies PhD student, Dr Victoria Cox, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Fulbright Northern Territory Scholarship to further her studies in skin health research over the next 12 months.

440. MEDIA RELEASE | Training remote health workers to diagnose rheumatic heart disease

     A new study to improve access to culturally safe, best quality care for Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) in high-burden Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities is underway after a Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Cardiovascular Health Mission Grant application was successful.

441. MEDIA RELEASE | Training remote health workers to diagnose rheumatic heart disease

     A new study to improve access to culturally safe, best quality care for Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) in high-burden Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities is underway after a Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Cardiovascular Health Mission Grant application was successful

442. ESP Project_FINAL REPORT_Primary health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

443. Indigenous health: Queensland's gulf in cancer survival rates fails to improve

     A study tracking survival rates five years after diagnosis from 1997 through to 2012 finds little evidence of gap closing

444. MEDIA RELEASE | Management tool available to empower families with their child’s lung health

     There is a resource available to support families and carers to manage their child’s bronchiectasis symptoms in a timely manner, known as the Paediatric Bronchiectasis Action Management Plan (BAMP).

445. MEDIA RELEASE | One Health approach adopted in Timor-Leste to address Brucellosis

446. MEDIA RELEASE | One-Health approach to control brucellosis launched in Timor-Leste

     A new project to tackle brucellosis – a disease that can spread between animals and people - has officially launched in Timor-Leste.

447. MEDIA RELEASE| One Health approach adopted in Timor-Leste to address Brucellosis

448. Position Description - HealthLAB Project Officer - Aboriginal Health Practitioner/Nurse

449. West Arnhem Wire | HealthLAB in Jabiru

     The Jabiru community is reminded that the Menzies HealthLAB will be at the Bowali Visitor Centre on Wednesday, August 16 as part of National Science Week 2017.

450. Charles Darwin University unveils plans for local medical school to support the NT's health workforce

     The Northern Territory could have its own locally-run medical school by early 2023, with Charles Darwin University (CDU) calling it part of the solution to the Top End's health workforce shortages.

451. MEDIA RELEASE | Milestone study reveals extreme staff turnover in remote health services

     A new study led by Menzies has uncovered a staff turnover rate of 151% each year, on average, in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service (ACCHS) clinics in regional and remote NT and WA.

452. ESP Project_Data Supplement_FINAL REPORT_Primary Health Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children

453. Evaluation of renal case management program delivered by Danila Dilba Health Services

454. KOMUNIKADU IMPRENSA | Lansamentu aprosimasaun One-Health hodi kontrola Brucelosis iha Timor-Leste

     Projetu foun ida atu rezolve brucelose - moras ida ne'ebé bele hadaet entre animál no ema - ofisialmente lansa ona iha Timor-Leste ohin loron.

455. MEDIA RELEASE | Central Australia health leader announced as Menzies Medallion recipient

     Dr Donna Ah Chee, Chief Executive Officer of Central Australian Aboriginal Congress (Congress) has been named as the recipient of the 2024 Menzies Medallion

456. Bioinformatics training for researchers striving to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

     As a way to reach more researchers in the NT, Dr Mariana Barnes from Menzies School of Health Research was invited to join the Australian BioCommons National Bioinformatics Training Cooperative .

457. MEDIA RELEASE | Examining the effects of extreme heat on health service delivery in remote Australia

     A two-year project examining the impact of extreme temperature on the delivery of primary healthcare services in remote Central Australia is now underway, after the project was awarded $480,000 from the Commonwealth’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

458. MEDIA RELEASE | Examining the effects of extreme heat on health service delivery in remote Australia

     A two-year project examining the impact of extreme temperature on the delivery of primary healthcare services in remote Central Australia is now underway, after the project was awarded $480,000 from the Commonwealth’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

459. 2019 Exploring gamblers perceptions of harm minimisation and health promotion Participant Information Sheet

460. MEDIA RELEASE | Milestone study reveals extreme staff turnover in remote health services

461. National Report on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Preventive Health Care (2012 – 2014)

462. 2023 Menzies Research Seminar - Centre for Health and Other Complex Systems Research update with A/Prof Alexandra Edelman

     We’re delighted to be joined by Associate Professor Alexandra Edelman, who will introduce the Centre for Health and Other Complex Systems Research being established at Menzies School of Health Research.

463. HealthLAB in Australian Geographic

     Australian Geographic July - August 2018 promotes HealthLAB National Science Week event at NT Parliament House.

464. Heart Foundation partnership with HealthLAB - NT News

     Heart Foundation partnership with HealthLAB - NT News report

465. Final Report - Health Literacy Among Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Males in the Northern Territory

     Report prepared for the Lowitja Institute

466. A structured systems approach to improving health promotion practice for chronic disease prevention in Indigenous communities.

467. The development, pilot and refinement of the Nutrition and Food Security - Approaches to improving the health of women and children (NFS) short course

468. Media Release| Ask the Specialist: Larrakia, Tiwi and Yolŋu stories to inspire better healthcare

     A new podcast released today, Ask the Specialist, reveals the reality of the hospital experience for Aboriginal patients in the Top End of the Northern Territory and offers ideas to improve the delivery of culturally respectful care.

469. National Healthy Skin Guideline

470. Kidney disease: National taskforce needed to address health crisis among Indigenous people, medical experts warn

     Dialysis patient Didamain Uibo says she does not get homesick anymore, after more than three decades receiving treatment at a clinic far away from her community.

471. National Report on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Preventive Health Care (2012 – 2014) – with comparative NT data

472. National Report on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Preventive Health Care (2012 – 2014) – with comparative QLD data

473. Menzies School of Health Research appoints new Deputy Directors of Research

     We're delighted to welcome newly appointed Deputy Directors Research at Menzies, Professor Louise Maple-Brown and Professor Anna Ralph.

474. Information for Prospective Students - National Research Partnership to improve primary health care performance and outcomes for Indigenous peoples flyer

475. Kimberley Regional Guidelines; Developed by and for Regional Health Staff

     Dr Kerr Wright, Medical Director, Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Kimberley Regional Guidelines; Developed by and for Regional Health Staff

476. Live stream - 2022 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Research Translation Long Weekend

     NHMRC Research Translation Long Weekend (17-22 November 2022) has returned as a hybrid event. Menzies is delighted to be the host site for the Northern Territory, to live-stream the symposium and host in-person presentations.

477. Improving the quality of primary health care – a primary training manual for the One21seventy cycle

478. E-news Healthy Tomorrow - Hot North Pilot Projects

     The first six pilot projects have been funded to help close critical gaps in health outcomes in northern Australia and the Asia-Pacific region as part of the unique collaborative program Improving Health Outcomes in the Tropical North (HOT NORTH), led by Menzies. Twelve pilot projects per year will be supported by HOT NORTH.

479. DoH - Free healthy food app dials up good tucker for remote Indigenous communities

     The Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP Minister for Indigenous Health Free healthy food app dials up good tucker for remote Indigenous communities A new mobile phone app has been launched which promises to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in ...

480. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies’ CRESTRA part of newly funded national consortium to improve primary healthcare

     CRESTRA has been nationally recognised for its leadership in remote multidisciplinary primary healthcare.

481. MEDIA RELEASE | New Centre for Research Excellence to address remote healthcare needs

     A multi-agency partnership commencing today is working together to help solve Australia’s urgent remote healthcare needs.

482. Ladies Long Lunch | HealthLAB fundraiser

     Darwin Convention Centre -  The 2017 Darwin Ladies Long Lunch will continue the strong health message promoted by the Menzies School of Health, while raising valuable funds to continue this work in our community.  

483. HealthLAB meets Halkitis

     Halkitis Bros. invited the Menzies School of Health Research, HealthLAB to visit our concrete plant in June 2015. Personnel from four divisions participated in face-to-face interactions with clinical co-ordinators and trained staff.  

484. MEDIA RELEASE |New Centre for Research Excellence to address remote healthcare needs

485. Menzies trains community educators to give infants a healthy start

486. Media Release | THE 2nd WORLD INDIGENOUS CANCER CONFERENCE

     Indigenous communities, consumers and health experts from around the world have come together at the opening of the second World Indigenous Cancer Conference (WICC) at the Calgary Telus Convention Centre in Canada.

487. Extra vaccines may reduce 'unacceptable rates' of chronic ear disease in Indigenous children

     The Menzies School of Health Research is conducting a clinical trial in remote communities in the Northern Territory and Western Australia, and hope the results will change the public health approach and give more help to families.

488. Heartfelt song beats back infection

     The song debuted at the Barunga Festival, after a collaboration between Skinnyfish Music, the Bupa Health Foundation, Telethon Kids and the Menzies School of Health Research.

489. Fellowship supports priority area of research, digital healthcare

     Funded by the NT Government’s Department of Health, the Father Frank Flynn Fellowship has been awarded to Menzies Honorary Clinical Research Fellow and Nephrologist, Associate Professor Asanga Abeyaratne. 

490. New Centre of Research Excellence to address remote healthcare needs

     Read more about the recently launched CRE for Strengthening Health Systems in Remote Australia (CRESTRA).

491. Indigenous Australians travelling 1000 kilometres for kidney dialysis: report

     In a new Menzies School of Health Research report, patients and carers from across northern and central Australia called on state, territory and federal government health ministers to overhaul the system to provide more holistic care.

492. HealthLAB at Parliament House

     As part of National Science Week 2017, the Menzies HealthLAB will be at Parliament House for the public and sitting members of parliament to experience. Menzies' mobile HealthLAB, uses the latest health technology to measure parti...

493. New multi-platform interactive guidelines for healthy ears

     The Otitis Media Guidelines is an information and multimedia tool to assist primary health care providers across Australia in the delivery of comprehensive, effective and appropriate care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with oti...

494. HealthLAB in Kakadu National Park

     As part of National Science Week 2017, the Menzies HealthLAB will be at the Bowali Visitors Centre, Kakadu.

495. LifeLab encourages Darwinites to live healthier lives

     An opportunity for Darwinites to conduct and write their own health report cards is set to attract hundreds of participants to an exciting new initiative being launched by the Menzies School of Health Research.

496. MEDIA RELEASE | Codesign and communication supports a healthier future

     The importance of codesigning First Nations healthcare and health research has been highlighted through insights by 4 researchers from Menzies School of Health Research.

497. HealthLAB

     An innovative, interactive and educational travelling health program which measures biomedical risk factors for chronic diseases from a mobile laboratory.

498. MEDIA RELEASE | Improved digital healthcare focus of 3-year Fellowship

     In an increasingly digital world, the 2023 Father Frank Flynn Fellowship is focused on enhancing the Northern Territory’s capacity for health informatics. Funded by the NT Government Department of health, this Fellowship has been awarded to Associate Professor Asanga Abeyaratne.

499. Photo gallery | HealthLAB in Tennant Creek

     Menzies' free and informative HealthLAB sessions were held in Tennant Creek during September in coordination with the John Moriarty Football program. HealthLAB is an interactive educational health program that uses a mobile laboratory to measure...

500. Ask the Specialist: Larrakia, Tiwi and Yolŋu stories to inspire better healthcare

     A new podcast, Ask the Specialist, reveals the reality of the hospital experience for Aboriginal patients in the Top End of the Northern Territory and offers ideas to improve the delivery of culturally respectful care. Created on Larrakia country by...

501. Healthy Skin Workshop 2016

     Outcomes from the day will inform strategic direction for policy to improve skin health in northern Australia. Register now.

502. Healthier hearts in the tropical north

     As part of the National Health and Medical Research Council's '10 of the Best' series, read more about Professor Anna Ralph's research in acute rheumatic fever.

503. HealthTimes | Maternal depression rising in developing nations

     Women living in low and medium-income nations experience many health-related issues during pregnancy and in childbirth. Still, little attention is given to antenatal depression, which a PLOS ONE study reveals is on the rise in developing countries.

504. Bigger picture for healthcare

     The $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund will favour efforts to improve systems and structures, rather than pursue any single cure or miracle therapy, in an attempt to maximise the impact of health spending in Australia.

505. CDU student story | Julie is on a mission to better healthcare in her hometown

     From a young age, Julie has always been inspired by travelling and learning from different cultures. She set off on her studying venture at Menzies School of Health Research to pursue her career dream to improve the healthcare system back home in the Philippines.

506. Ladies Long Lunch | HealthLAB fundraiser

     The Rotary Club of Darwin's Ladies Long Lunch is in its second year and will again raise funds to aid the continuing operation and success of Menzies' HealthLAB project.

507. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healthy Young Women’s Project

     Dr Karla Canuto, Hot North Fellow; Senior Research Fellow, James Cook University: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healthy Young Women’s Project

508. Growing up our healthy happy kids

     OUR children are our future which is why it is important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to grow up healthy happy bubs.

509. HealthLAB newsletter | July 2018

     Find out what's new with the Menzies HealthLAB team and about upcoming events.

510. Lab teaches remote kids healthy living

     IN a busy classroom on the Tiwi Islands, teacher's aide Stan blows into a breathalyser measuring carbon dioxide from smoke in the body, almost sending himself off the classroom scale. His students dissolve into laughter.WHEN asked, he sheepishly admits to smoking. "You play footy? You'll run faster if you quit," says a researcher from the Heart Foundation. Two year nine girls blow and giggle with relief to find themselves in the healthy range. Across the room, kids bounce from station to station, trying out hand strength tests, scanning themselves with UV lights to see what germs remain after washing their hands, and checking their blood pressure, height and weight. At one table, a young boy stares agog when he sees how many packets of sugar go into Coca-Cola, fruit juice and iced coffee.

511. East Arnhem Regional Healthy Skin Project: Final Report 2008

512. Addressing racism to improve healthcare outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a case study in kidney care.

513. East Arnhem Healthy Skin Project

514. Getting healthy before pregnancy

515. Healthy Community Assessment Tool - HCAT

516. Healthy Homes Monitoring and Evaluation Project

517. Healthy Skin Story

518. Healthy Skin workshop developing a framework for coordinated approach | Claire Boardman

519. Healthy starts

520. Healthy Starts v2

521. Healthy Store Healthy Food

522. Healthy Tomorrow

523. IHEARBETA - Indigenous Healthy EARs- BEtadine, Tissues and Antibiotics study: a 2x2 factorial randomised controlled trial

524. National Healthy Skin Guideline

525. NT Healthy Skin Guideline | Ella Meumann

526. Remote Indigenous Stores and Takeaways (RIST) Keeping Track of Healthy Foods Tool Development

527. RIST Keeping Track of Healthy Foods Tool Enhancement Project

528. Role of dermatologists in healthy skin | Dev Tilakaratne

529. SHOP@RIC Stores Healthy Options Project in Remote Indigenous Communities

530. Supporting healthy food choices

     The food environment strongly influences our food choices. We work with communities, stores, industry and schools to find effective strategies to improve diet.

531. Severe specialist shortage leaves Aboriginal children at risk of hearing loss

     Menzies School of Health Research professor Amanda Leach has been working in hearing health in the NT and said Aboriginal communities were becoming frustrated with service delivery.

532. Tackling smoking in remote communities

     The development of Yarning about Smoking is a collaboration between the Health Department’s Remote Alcohol and Other Drugs Workforce Program in Primary Health Care and the Menzies School of Health Research

533. Rheumatic heart disease discussed at national conference

     Menzies School of Health Research senior research fellow Josh Francis said there was positive news when it came to RHD “in the sense that there’s a really good plan coming together”.

534. New Vaccine could help reduce Chronic ear disease.

     Menzies School of Health researchers are hoping to reduce rates of a chronic ear disease called Otis Media, in remote indigenous communities. (Image source: creative commons)

535. 'I cried from happiness': Indigenous toddler hears her first words

     The government has provided funding to the Menzies School of Health Research's Hearing for Learning Initiative, a five-year $7.9m program in which health project officers help Aboriginal children with hearing problems.

536. NT News | Diabetes given centre stage

     Menzies School of Health Research will host diabetes experts and health professional from across Northern Australia.

537. Hearing loss impacts school attendance among Australia's aboriginal children

     The study was led by Dr. Jiunn-Yih Su with the Centre for Child Development and Education, Menzies School of Health Research, and the Charles Darwin University.

538. Brains of the Desert

     Improving Indigenous mental health motivates the work, and the growing cult, of Central Australia’s Dr Kylie Dingwall.

539. Making connections: Medibank and Wadeye

     Medibank’s engagement with the Wadeye community has evolved into a health planning tri-partnership with the local community and the Menzies School of Health Research.

540. The fight against rheumatic heart disease continues into the new decade

     Health experts from across Australia and New Zealand have teamed up with cultural advisors to address what they say is the greatest cardiovascular inequality between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

541. NTG Media Release | Tackling smoking in remote communities

     The development of Yarning about Smoking is a collaboration between the Health Department’s Remote Alcohol and Other Drugs Workforce Program in Primary Health Care and the Menzies School of Health Research. The resource can be used and accessed by people all across the Health Department as well as the NGO sector to provide assessments and intervention with people who are smoking.

542. NT's high smoking rate sparks calls to ease vaping laws

     Menzies School of Health head of tobacco research David Thomas said there simply was not enough evidence about the potential health benefits.

543. Top doctor calls for total ban on cigarettes, switch to e-cigarettes

     Menzies School of Health researcher Dr Marita Hefler says the rapid evolution of alternative nicotine products, such as e-cigarettes, meant outlawing combustible tobacco, including cigarettes, was now possible.

544. Remote kidney patients face homelessness

     Patients and their support networks have called for equal health care closer to their homes in a new report released by the Menzies School of Health Research in the Northern Territory.

545. Media Release | Improved ear and hearing planned for children in Maningrida

     The Mala’la Health Service Aboriginal Corporation has welcomed Maningrida‘s participation in the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) Hearing for Learning Initiative.

546. ABC Radio National - 'tsunami' of kidney disease

     At the Garma Festival in the Northern Territory, RN Drive's Patricia Karvelas sat down with two experts in the field. Melanie Rarrtjiwuy Herdman Representing the CEO of Miwatj Health Dr Paul Lawton Kidney specialist from the Menzies School of Health Research who treated Dr G. Yunupingu

547. Senator reveals personal story of kidney disease

     Nephrologist at the Menzies School of Health Research, Paul Lawton, said his research team had been investigating key causes that dramatically impact upon remote Aboriginal communities.

548. Top award for Noongar woman with nursing in her blood

     The Senior | Vicki is senior cultural advisor with Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia, which is based at Darwin's Menzies School of Health Research.

549. Tongans use social media to fight lifestyle diseases

     The training comes as new research from the Menzies School of Health looking at Australia's indigenous community has shown that using Facebook to deliver health messages can be effective.

550. Kimberley patients forced to travel thousands of kilometres for essential dialysis training

     A kidney health forum held in Darwin last week tabled the concerns of remote dialysis patients from Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

551. Media Release | Opportunities for the next generation of local scientists

     A new training centre aimed at developing a sustainable, local biomedical and health sciences workforce has been launched at Menzies School of Health Research.

552. ABC stateline report - beating scabies and strongyloidiasis

     The Menzies School of Health Research is hoping the drug Ivermectin will rid the Echo Island community, east of Darwin, of scabies and the strongyloides worm.

553. Menzies researchers’ finalists in the 2019 Telstra Business Women’s Awards

     Two researchers from Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) have been named finalists in the 2019 Telstra Business Women’s Awards.

554. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies researchers RESPOND to priority diseases in our global neighbourhood

     Menzies will lead a 4-year health system strengthening partnership in the Asia-Pacific region, under the Partnerships for a Healthy Region Initiative by the Australian Government.

555. NT Government | Evaluation Shows BDR Working to Cut Supply of Alcohol to Problem Drinkers

     Menzies School of Health Research has provided independent oversight of the 6-month process evaluation of the implementation of the BDR.

556. ABC Darwin: Menzies launches giant ear

     Aboriginal health worker Joe Daby has seen the worst when it comes to ear health in Territory communities.

557. Source water key to bacterial water safety in remote Northern Australia

     In the new work, Mirjam Kaestli of Charles Darwin University, Australia and colleagues including Menzies School of Health Research sampled water and biofilms from three remote Indigenous communities in Australia’s Northern Territory.

558. ABC online | Elcho Island researchers bound for Alaska

     Three community-based researchers from Elcho Island working with Menzies School of Health Research are bound for Alaska to present at an international viral hepatitis conference.

559. Deadly bacteria killed two crocodiles in northern Australia

     The research, from Menzies School of Health Research was published in the Microbial Genomics journal.

560. How we can end TB by 2030

     A regional research collaboration with the Menzies School of Health Research has been highly productive in building capacity in PNG and Indonesia,.

561. Expert opinion - Kidney disease and COVID-19

     For many years, experts at Menzies School of Health Research have contributed to the development and revision of national guidelines for health service delivery. The COVID-19 pandemic poses multiple challenges to how we deliver critical health services...

562. How collaboration and communication are changing diagnostic capacity in Timor-Leste

     Last May, a leading Australian health institute, Menzies School of Health Research, was awarded a grant of up to £4million by the Fleming Fund to improve laboratory diagnostic capacity and antimicrobial data use in Timor-Leste.

563. Media Release | Source water holds key to bacterial water safety in remote North

     CDU Research Fellow Mirjam Kaestli and colleagues including Menzies School of Health Research sampled water and biofilms from three remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory.

564. Hearing loss linked to poor school attendance in the Northern Territory

     Study investigating the impact of hearing impairment on school attendance for children published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.

565. NHMRC fellowship snapshot: Associate Professor Louise Maple-Brown

     Menzies’ Associate Professor Louise Maple-Brown was recently awarded a Practitioner Fellowship as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s latest multi-million dollar funding round.

566. Expert calls for complete cigarette ban in 10 years time

     Senior Researcher at the Menzies School of Health Research Dr Marita Hefler says there also needs to be a plan in place to help retailers deal with declining cigarette sales.

567. Q&A with Menzies endocrinologist, Professor Louise Maple-Brown

     Prof Louise Maple-Brown discusses new diabetes guidelines during COVID-19.

568. NT News | Territory shares in funding

     MENZIES School of Health Research professor Richard Price will spearhead research to eliminate malaria, thanks to a $2.9m grant through the federal government’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) investigator grant scheme.

569. Mix 104.9 | Diabetes Symposium in Darwin

     This is the seventh annual gathering of diabetes researchers, health workers and stakeholders to discuss a ‘lifecourse approach’ to preventing and managing diabetes.

570. $12 Million NT Investment aims to save lives

     Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion and Indigenous Health Minister Ken Wyatt AM today announced the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding for researchers at Darwin’s Menzies School of Medical Research, covering Indigenous-specific and broader health projects.

571. Interpreters for Aboriginal people in hospital

     On Health Report with Dr Norman Swan - Prof Anna Ralph - Menzies School of Health Research and Infectious Diseases Physician, RDH

572. Territory Kidney Care: integrated chronic disease support in the NT

     TKC represents a collaboration between Menzies School of Health Research, NT Health and the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT).

573. Capacity building in Timor-Leste

     Menzies has had a key role in helping the Ministry of Health in Timor-Leste prepare for the likelihood of a COVID-19 outbreak through health systems strengthening. Currently, Timor-Leste has only one confirmed case of&nbs...

574. Killer disease strikes crocs

     Melioidosis is killing Territory crocodiles, according to a paper written by researchers at the Menzies School of Health Research.

575. Media Release | Researchers will not accept support from tobacco industry funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World

     Leading Australian researchers have stated they will not accept any funding or support from the tobacco industry funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World in an Editorial in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health today.

576. Aboriginal women with gestational diabetes at increased risk of developing type 2 form, new research shows

     New research, led by Darwin's Menzies School of Health Research, shows that Aboriginal women who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy, will have a one-in-four chance of developing type 2 diabetes within two and a half years after giving birth.

577. According to NT government, their alcohol reforms are working

     The social and economic cost of alcohol-related harm in the NT has increased according to research released by the Menzies School of Health Research.

578. CDU academics named among world’s most influential

     Menzies School of Health Research Professor Bart Currie, Professor Anne Chang AM, Professor Ric Price, Associate Professor Steven Tong, Professor Nicholas Anstey, Professor Joshua Davis, Professor Alan Cass, Professor Peter Morris and Professor Amanda Leach

579. Katherine goes against the trend on alcohol harm

     Further, research conducted by the Menzies School of Health Research shows the social and economic cost of alcohol-related harm in the NT has increased from $642 million in 2009 to $1.38 billion per year.

580. Child malnutrition and pneumonia research wins Harry Christian Giese Award

     The 2019 Harry Christian Giese Research into Action Award will support a Nutrition Worker to lead an education program for 8 months, to better understand the social and cultural drivers of malnutrition, the experience of hospital care and perceived barriers to recovery.

581. Petrol sniffing stunts the growth of children

     “Petrol sniffing makes you shorter, and there’s no way to catch up even after you stop sniffing” says Professor Andrew Lawrence at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

582. A bold new vision

     Menzies welcomes its new director, renowned kidney specialist and public health expert, Alan Cass.

583. NT News | Alcohol related problems are costing Territory Taxpayers

     Menzies School of Health Research | social and economic costs of alcohol in the Northern Territory.

584. Ramaciotti Biomedical Award worth $1 million granted to Northern Territory research team

     The biennial Ramaciotti Biomedical Research Award, worth $1 million, has been granted to a biomedical research team at the Menzies School of Health Research, based in Darwin.

585. NT News | Communication to be better after boost

     Menzies School of Health Research has been awarded $1.5m to develop health communications in language for NT Aboriginal peoples.

586. Research impact | Helping farming communities to weather the drought

     During 2019, the Menzies Stay Strong app was identified as an ideal template to address the mental health and wellbeing of Australian farming communities experiencing adversity from drought and other climatic events. It was adapted to create the Weathering Well app, an innovative digital mental health and wellbeing tool.

587. Training centre to boost biomedical workforce

     The new Ramaciotti Regional and Remote Health Sciences Training Centre will provide a pathway in the health sector for young NT residents.

588. Weeding out Malaria

     A study led by the Menzies School of Health Research recommends a two-stage treatment for the notoriously difficult-to-cure Plasmodium vivax malaria

589. Researchers at CDU some of the most influential in their fields

     According to a Stanford University study, there were 22 academics from CDU and Menzies School of Health research who ranked in the top two per cent of researchers referenced in their respected disciplines for 2020.

590. Sustained reduction in petrol sniffing after low aromatic fuel rollout

     Researchers from The University of Queensland and Menzies School of Health Research have evaluated prevalence and patterns of inhaling petrol since the introduction of low aromatic fuel (LAF).

591. Indigenous Australians under-reporting the amount of ‘unhealthy foods’ they consume

     There is an urgent need to better track community nutrition to support policymakers in improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in remote communities.

592. No stigma for smoking among Yolngu people in East Arnhem Land

     A public health study into the effectiveness of tobacco control strategies in East Arnhem Land has found no evidence of smoking-related stigma among Yolngu people.

593. Aboriginal Australians ditch cigarettes

     The Australian - Menzies School of Health Research Professor David Thomas, who collaborated with the ABS, says each year more indigenous people are successfully quitting and fewer children are taking up the habit.

594. Malaria victim facing double hand amputation considers legal action against GP

     Malaria expert Professor Ric Price, from the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, said advising travellers about the prevention of malaria was not straightforward.

595. Hopes AI program can treat Indigenous hearing loss in remote areas

     Professor Amanda Leach, who runs the ear health research program at Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, said the illness was common in remote Indigenous communities across the Northern Territory.

596. More than 100 COVID-19 research projects across Australia from Medical Research Institutes

     Across AAMRI’s members there are more than 100 research projects currently in progress relating to COVID-19, covering vaccines, drug trials, diagnostics, screening tests, mental health and indigenous health.

597. It’s time for another type of story about Indigenous smoking rates

     A leading Aboriginal health researcher has called for research and reporting on Indigenous smoking rates to be reframed, to reflect the good news that is emerging and to acknowledge the role of colonisation, dating back to when tobacco was distributed as rations and wages.

598. Listen to Indigenous patient experts on how to transform renal care

     Their concerns and solutions are documented in a new report by the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin: Indigenous Patient Voices: gathering perspectives, finding solutions for chronic and end stage kidney disease.

599. Racist’ heath system failing NT Indigenous kidney patients

     Menzies School of Health Research senior fellow and Dr G Yunupingu’s doctor Paul Lawton said while a non-indigenous kidney patient living in Darwin was as or more likely to receive a transplant as someone living in Sydney or Melbourne, that was not the case for Aboriginal people.

600. CGM SCHUYLAB | CASE STUDY

     As the newly independent nation of Timor-Leste takes on the challenges of establishing a strong health system for its citizens, Menzies School of Health Research has assisted Timorese scientists and healthcare professionals in expanding their laboratory diagnostic possibilities.

601. Indigenous kidney patients call for equitable care in new report

     Indigenous people with kidney disease living in remote and rural Australia as well as their support networks have made a resounding call for equitable health care closer to home in a report released today by Menzies School of Health Research.

602. Research in the HOT NORTH

     As part of the Improving Health Outcomes in the Tropical North: a multidisciplinary collaboration (HOT NORTH) being undertaken at the Telethon Kids Institute under the leadership of Prof Jonathan Carapetis, work is being done to improve methods for monitoring GAS antibiotic susceptibility.

603. Malaria parasite spreads from howler monkeys to humans

     Matthew J Grigg, of the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, Australia and Georges Snounou, of the Sorbonne University in Paris, France, say it is imperative that studies establish whether this is the simium parasite or whether it might be a reservoir of vivax in Brazilian monkeys, which “would pose a substantial threat to malaria elimination throughout the continent and possibly beyond”

604. Asia–Pacific research partnerships set to tackle big challenges

     The largest grant, of $257,767, goes to the Menzies School of Health Research for a project with collaborators in Bangladesh, Indonesia and the Netherlands.

605. At Pioneer FC, suicide does discriminate

     Gary Robinson, a suicide researcher at Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, traces a wave of suicides that hit Western Australia’s Kimberley region in recent years to the arrival of alcohol and cash-based economies, and a breakdown of cultural authority structures

606. Combination Therapy in Treating S. aureus Infections

     Prof. Josh Davis, MBBS, PhD, Principle Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research, Australia, discusses the role of combination therapy when it comes to treating invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections.

607. CAAMA | Great potential to learn from Aboriginal people

     The winner of a prestigious Kidney Health Australia Clinical Science Award says kidney specialists need to better understand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander views on kidney transplant and how they wish to deal with kidney disease in communities.

608. Curious Darwin: Why is there no malaria in Australia's northern capital?

     Professor Ric Price is an expert in malaria who works at the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin. He said the victory over malaria was a result of prompt and effective diagnosis, actions to control mosquito numbers, and close follow-up of people who returned home from overseas who were sick with malaria.

609. SMH | Commonwealth regional research grants key to 'science diplomacy'

     Among the other projects funded are the Menzies School of Health Research partnering with Bangladesh, Indonesia and Nepal to develop malaria treatments.

610. NHMRC project snapshot: Dr Josh Davis

     Menzies infectious diseases specialist, Dr Josh Davis was recently awarded a competitive project grant as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) yearly multi-million dollar funding round.

611. 2016 NHMRC Research Excellence Awards

     Two inspiring health researchers from Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) were awarded prestigious National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Research Excellence Awards last night in Canberra.

612. Professor Alan Cass, wins clinical science award

     Kidney specialist and Director of Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), Professor Alan Cass, was presented with the prestigious Kidney Health Australia Clinical Science Award tonight at the 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN ASM) conference dinner.

613. Study to fight food insecurity in Indigenous communities

     The project was designed with the Apunipima Cape York Health Council and the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress. Menzies is collaborating on the project.

614. Menzies part of the Eureka Prize winning team

     The Scabies Research Team, from Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; the Kirby Institute; St Vincent's Hospital Sydney; and Menzies School of Health Research, wins the 2017 Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research.

615. Tackling the Top End's deadly dirt disease at the source

     The research through the Menzies School of Health Research by the newly graduated Dr Audrey Rachlin focused on the environmental bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, which causes melioidosis.

616. Researchers call for stronger regulation of online gambling industry in the NT

     Dear Minister Fyles - Please see the attached letter from a group of public health researchers concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on patterns of gambling, and in particular, online gambling.

617. Medical Republic | Alarming rates of T2 diabetes in our young indigenous

     Ten years after the “Closing the Gap” targets were laid out, a health disaster is emerging.

618. ABC PM | Rising Indigenous cancer death rates are being overlooked

     Professor Gail Garvey, Senior Principal Research Fellow and Deputy Division Leader, Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research.

619. Menzies app improving asthma management in communities

     Education around asthma has gone mobile with Menzies School of Health Research’s Child Health Division developing an interactive app targeted to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.

620. Understanding antimicrobial resistance in animals in Timor-Leste

     Infectious diseases can be transmitted from animals to humans, which is why it is important to understand animal health in order to improve human health. Research also shows that antimicrobial resistance in bacteria either in humans, animals or the env...

621. $2m grant to combat drug resistant malaria and tuberculosis

     A $2m research grant to work towards the prevention, control and elimination of malaria and tuberculosis (TB) in Southeast Asia and the Pacific has been awarded to a consortium led by Menzies School of Health Research, in collaboration with Burnet Institute, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade announced today.

622. Media release | The Hon Greg Hunt MP

     $27 million to boost research in preventive and public health. A media release about an Australian Government investment in vital research to help promote better health and prevent people from getting ill.

623. Confronting the scourge of Indigenous Suicide

     In June this year, the Menzies School of Health Research welcomed the Australian Government’s decision to appoint it to help develop the nation’s first National Indigenous Suicide Prevention Strategy.

624. Dili laboratory begins testing for coronavirus independently

     In collaboration with Menzies, the National Health Laboratory in Timor-Leste has begun reporting results of COVID-19 tests independently.

625. First Nations Telegraph | Tiwi ears in Tiwi hands

     Newly graduated ear health facilitators will provide local knowledge and expertise when checking the ears and hearing of children in their community.

626. Katherine Times | Alcohol reforms rolled out, BDR on track

     The BDR Evaluation covers the first 6 months of operation and was conducted independently by Menzies School of Health Research and released in June 2018.

627. 'Long-grassers' admit easy access to grog despite reintroduction of banned drinker register

     A six-month review of the BDR conducted by the Menzies School of Health Research showed it was having an impact, but was not intended to work effectively in isolation.

628. Indigenous issues top to-do list as super-rich urged to dig deep

     Supports for a five-year project at the Menzies School of Health Research to address hearing problems among indigenous people in the Northern Territory.

629. Melioidosis: More cases of potentially fatal bacteria from NT dirt emerge

     More people are being infected by a potentially fatal bacterium in the Northern Territory, and health experts suspect building works could have something to do with the rise in cases.

630. NHMRC fellowship snapshot: Professor Anne Chang

     Menzies' head of child health Professor Anne Chang was recently awarded a senior practitioner fellowship as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council's yearly multi-million dollar funding round.

631. University of Newcastle | Aboriginal ear surgeon honoured with Menzies Medallion

     Associate Professor Kelvin Kong received the medal on Friday, recognising his leadership in Aboriginal health service delivery, advocacy and research.

632. Menzies' lung and cancer programs win $5 million in 'research excellence' funding

     Two esteemed lung health and cancer research programs from the Menzies School of Health Research were today declared ‘Centres for Research Excellence’ and awarded funding of $2.5 million each over five years.

633. Komunikadu Imprensa | Menzies renova MoU ho Ministeriu Saúde Timor-Leste

     Fortalese ona parseria importante ida iha servisu nian hodi hadi'a saúde públiku iha Timor-Leste ho Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) no Ministériu Saúde Timor-Leste (MDS) asina ona Memorandu de Entendimentu (MoU) foun ida.

634. Short courses really right for the times

     For pandemic-priority it is hard to beat the Menzies School of Health Research which newly offers, a graduate certificate in infectious disease prevention and control.

635. Helping farming communities to weather the drought

     The Weathering Well app is an innovative digital mental health and wellbeing tool designed to address the mental health and wellbeing of Australian farming communities experiencing adversity from drought and other climatic events. The new app evolve...

636. Diabetes researcher wins 2017 Harry Christian Giese—Research into Action Award

     Harry Giese AM MBE (1913–2000) was a Territory community leader and administrator who played a key role in the establishment of the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) as the first faculty of the new Northern Territory University. During ...

637. HOT NORTH Visiting Fellow, Arca Testamenti Travels to Darwin

     HSP recently partnered with the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, Australia to support a HOT NORTH Visiting Fellowship for an exceptional graduate student from Indonesia’s Bogor Agricultural University.

638. SBS World News: Remote communities 'eat mostly processed foods'

     The Menzies School of Health Research study into diets in three Northern Territory communities shows residents are eating mostly processed foods.

639. Contagion® to Report on the ECCMID Conference in Amsterdam

     Steven Y. C. Tong, PhD, with the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, Australia, will speak about the results of the CAMERA2 trial on combination antibiotic therapy for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.

640. National review to investigate low Indigenous kidney transplant rates

     One of the members of the panel will be Dr Jaqui Hughes, Australia’s only Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nephrologist, based at the Royal Darwin Hospital and at the Menzies School of Health Research, who said the news of the inquiry was “really welcome”.

641. Fleming Fund helps Menzies battle drug resistance in Timor-Leste

     Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has been awarded a Fleming Fund country grant to support testing and surveillance for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Timor-Leste.

642. Overview

     e-Mental health programs (also known as digital mental health programs) provide new options for care for people with mental health disorders and wellbeing concerns. They are delivered through phone, computer or online applications and provide health in...

643. NT govt claims grog reforms are working

     The social and economic cost of alcohol-related harm in the NT had increased from $642 million in 2009 to $1.38 billion per year, research released on Thursday by the Menzies School of Health Research said.

644. BMJ Journals - Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)

     Professor Phil Giffard featuring in the editorial of BMJ Journals - Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) which is the world's longest running international journal on sexual health.

645. Aljazeera News: Call for global action to tackle Malaria

     Countries around the world need to do more to fight the spread of malaria, according to a new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

646. School attendance, birthweight fell during Northern Territory intervention rollout, study finds

     The joint project between the Menzies School of Health Research and the University of Sydney assessed data in 73 communities and 10 town camps where the intervention's Income Management Scheme was rolled out.

647. About

     Biography: Dr Belinda Davison is a Senior Research Fellow and Program Manager of Menzies’ Life Course team based in Darwin. She has worked in the NT for the past 25 years, initially as a registered nurse and 16 years in health research. Her wo...

648. Media Release | Malaria researcher awarded national fellowship

     Menzies School of Health (Menzies) researcher Dr Kamala Thriemer has been awarded a prestigious $1.25 million CSL Centenary Fellowship to develop and optimise treatment programs against vivax malaria in SE Asia and the Horn of Africa.

649. ABC TV coverage of lung capacity study collaboration

     Menzies have been out and about at the Northern Territory Rugby League Junior fixtures, measuring lung function in healthy young people. The study measures two types of lung function tests in healthy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young adults, to find the best range of healthy results. Which in turn will be used to help diagnose lung problems such as asthma. Dr Gabrielle McCallum manager of our Child Health Respiratory Program teamed up with with Queensland University of Technology PhD student Tamara Blake.

650. Citizen Scientists to help in important national research projects

     $499,323 for the Menzies School of Health Research to run its “Air in Alice” program.

651. Val Asche Prize for Academic Excellence 2013

     Congratulations to Rachel Conn and Zeina Hayes who have been awarded the 2013 Val Asche Prize for Academic Excellence.

652. NITV: Murri community hosts walk for cancer

     Cancer survivors from the Murri community and surrounding health organisations have participated in the inaugural walk for cancer in Brisbane's Musgrave Park.

653. Overview

     Mental illnesses are among the fastest growing health problems nationwide and Indigenous Australians are at high risk. Menzies researchers are seeking to prevent mental illness by identifying the tools and methods people and comm...

654. Croakey - Some lessons from a major evaluation of efforts to improve care for Indigenous people with chronic diseases

     An innovative evaluation of the major federal investment in Closing the Gap - the Indigenous Chronic Disease Package (ICDP) – has highlighted the tendency of such programs to be of most benefit for higher performing health services.

655. Overview

     Aims: To develop and validate assessments of brain function (cognition) and mental health that are appropriate for use with Indigenous people To provide appropriate assessments with normative criterion and data, for the valid assessmen...

656. Radio Australia: Research shows smoking rates declining among Indigenous Australians

     It's not often we hear good news about health indicators for Indigenous Australians, but a new report has found that the number of heavy smokers within Australia's Indigenous population has almost halved in the past 20 years.

657. Selected publications

     Reupert, A., Maybery, D., Cox, M., and Scott Stokes, E. (2015). Place of family in recovery models for those with a mental illness. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 24, 495–506. doi: 10.1111/in...

658. Current Projects

     AIMhi-Y App development & feasibility trial Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initiative for Youth (AIMhi-Y) Project Ngawurramangajirri - Tiwi Mental Health Literacy Project Wellbeing Intervention for Chronic Kidney Disease Menzies Y...

659. $20m Committed to Launch Leading National Research Centres for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

     Bringing together a team of internationally renowned Australian researchers and institutions, ASHRA is a partnership between Monash University, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, The George Institute for Global Health (Australia), University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, Menzies School of Health Research, University of Melbourne and Australian National University.

660. Partnership provides vital service to Maningrida

     The provision of Orange Sky Australia free laundry facilities comes about following a study by Menzies School of Health Research.

661. Young Australian of the Year finalists committed to helping those in need

     The NT's Young Australian of the Year also helped produce the Ask the Specialist podcast with Menzies School of Health Research.

662. Child Rights Forum

     Q&A style panel event hosted by Menzies School of Health Research and CDU School of Law

663. Rheumatic heart disease program in East Timor 'saving lives' with 'simple' penicillin injections

     Australian doctors are working with East Timorese health workers to screen and treat children and young people with the illness, using methods similar to those used in Australia.

664. Q&A with Menzies Fulbright scholar, Professor James Smith

     Prof James Smith has recently returned from his Fulbright Scholar Program in the US, providing insight into life during COVID-19 in the states.

665. New app uses real-life stories from Indigenous kids to help others deal with bullying

     A group of Northern Territory youth workers, Aboriginal broadcasters and health researchers have launched a new digital resource.

666. Overview

     The Aboriginal and Islander Mental health initiative (AIMhi) at Menzies works with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers, practitioners, organisations and communities to build resilience and address healing through strengths-based appr...

667. About

     Biography: Josie believes empowering people and communities results in lasting positive change. Josie is a qualitative researcher, mental health clinician and Occupational Therapist, who has worked in the Northern Territory in clinical and research ...

668. Indigenous women are less likely to survive breast cancer

     Prof. Gail Garvey from @MenziesHealth explains why Indigenous women are less likely to survive breast cancer than other women

669. Cases of deadly dirt disease melioidosis will increase, expert warns

     Professor Bart Currie from the Menzies School of Health Research said he expected the melioidosis bacteria would increase in tropical regions.

670. CENTRALIAN ADVOCATE | Grog rehab bed shortage

     Professor James Smith from the Menzies School of Health Research said investing more in brief interventions would save a great deal of money.

671. Diabetes project | Cairns Post

     A PROJECT aimed at improving health outcomes, systems of care and services for women with diabetes in pregnancy, has made its way to the Far North.

672. Overview

     What was the research about? Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) may suffer distress and poor mental health from living with a chronic illness, travelling away from family and country to receive treatmen...

673. QLD Government | B.Strong training program release

     QLD Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Cameron Dick launched the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Brief Intervention Training Program.

674. Update on the National Indigenous Bowel Screening Pilot

     The Australian Government Department of Health has funded Menzies School of Health Research to prepare for, and implement the National Pilot.

675. About

     Biography Dr Oliver Black is a public health researcher, with qualifications in psychology and epidemiology. His work focuses on improving mental health and social and emotional wellbeing programs and systems. He is leading several projects includin...

676. Media Release | $2.5 million CSL Centenary Fellowships announced

     Two Australian scientists have each been awarded AUD$1.25 million CSL Centenary Fellowships over five years to improve treatments for two of the world’s biggest health challenges: malaria and cancer.

677. NT News | Brains Trust Born

     Researchers at Darwin's Menzies School of Health Research will play a key role in a new push to fight the scourge of malaria in the Asia-Pacific region.

678. CDU Enews | Menzies staffer wins national award for RHD research

     Dr Josh Francis, a researcher from the Menzies School of Health Research, has been recognised by his national peers for his work on rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Timor-Leste.

679. NHMRC project snapshot: Dr Steve Tong

     Menzies' Post-doctoral Research Fellow Dr Steve Tong was recently awarded a competitive grant and a fellowship as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council's yearly multi-million dollar funding round.

680. Chronic hepatitis B elimination partnership launched

     A collaboration working to eliminate chronic hepatitis B (CHB) from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in the Northern Territory (NT) is being launched by NT Health Minister the Hon Natasha Fyles.

681. Project aims to develop roadmap for a sustainable bush medicine industry

     Life Matters talks to Queensland University medicinal chemist Jo Blanchfield and Taylah Church, an Indigenous trainee at the Menzies School of Health Research, about the project.

682. Menzies research shines on the national stage

     Menzies has been awarded federal funding for 11 competitive grants and fellowships to help improve outcomes for disadvantaged populations in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

683. Menzies melioidosis project recognised among Australia's best

     A Menzies project has been recognised amongst the nation’s premier research projects by Australia’s peak body for health and medical research.

684. Training for NT General Practitioners facing a grim future

     Led by Menzies Professor of Remote and Rural Health Services Research John Wakerman, the study looked to determine the factors underpinning the decline in GP enrolments in the NT and how to overcome these issues.

685. Reconciliation through social media

     To celebrate National Reconciliation Week 2013 (27 May – 3 June), the staff at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) have braved a camera lens to share their thoughts on what reconciliation and recognition means to them.

686. Fortalese sistema saúde iha Timor-Leste

     Ohin loron, marka tinan rua dezde Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) ofisialmente estabelese nia eskritóriu ida iha Timor-Leste. Menzies servisu hamutuk ho Governu Timor-Leste no parseiru sira atu haforsa sistema saúde nian hodi responde ba dezafiu husi moras infesiozu sira.

687. B.strong Brief Intervention Face-to-Face Training Workshop

     There are significant differences in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders living in Queensland and the rest of the population. A lot of this can be addressed by changing three key lifestyle factors: smoking, nutrition and physical activity.

688. NT News | Beers fears for children

     Experts at the Menzies School of Health Research and The George Institute for Global Health have raised concerns about the impact of exposing young people to booze branding and logos in supermarkets.

689. Fortalese Sistema Saúde Iha Timor Leste

     Ohin loron, marka tinan rua dezde Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) ofisialmente estabelese nia eskritóriu ida iha Timor-Leste.

690. MediaNewsroomCDU, Menzies researcher leads battle against malaria CDU, Menzies researcher leads battle against malaria

     Blood platelets, neutrophils and the spleen have novel roles in people with malaria, according to new research from Charles Darwin University (CDU) and Menzies School of Health Research.

691. drinktank | Understanding the harm of alcohol consumption

     On Drink Tank today, Professor James Smith from the Menzies School of Health Research looks at a couple of the major policies adopted by the government which were influential in securing this award for the Territory.

692. Drinkers get grog despite register

     The article, which was published in the Australian Journal of Public Administration last week, summarises the findings of two 2019 studies by the Menzies School of Health Research, in which NT licensees were interviewed about their views on alcohol policy.

693. Barunga cuts sugar for festival

     Festival goers will also get the chance to find out more about the importance of good health and nutrition at the Menzies School of Health Research mobile HealthLAB during the Festival.

694. PNG-Aust researchers to combine under new grant program

     Australian and Papua New Guinean research groups will work in partnership to address malaria, tuberculosis and other health security threats, under a new grants program funded by the Australian government.

695. DFAT: Foreign policy in action - malaria research

     Matthew Grigg is a senior research fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research and spent several years researching mosquitoes and malaria while living in a small town called Kudat in Sabah, Malaysia.

696. The online ashtray

     The story behind a creative campaign for slashing smoking among Indigenous youth.

697. Tracking nutrition found to be vital - Koori Mail

     MEASURING what people eat is important for informing food and nutrition policy and programs, according to research from Menzies School of Health Research published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

698. Selected publications

     Nagel, T. & Thompson, C. (2008). Motivational care planning – self management in indigenous mental health. Australian Family Physician, 37(12), 996-1000. Nagel, T., Thompson, C., Robinson, G., Condon, J. & Trauer, T...

699. More banned drinkers busted trying to buy grog in Katherine than anywhere else

     The independent evaluation overseen by Menzies School of Health Research points to a reduction in the supply of alcohol to problem drinkers and reductions for individuals whose alcohol related behaviour was causing repeat offending.

700. Safer Communities: BDR Evaluation Shows Positive Results

     The independent evaluation overseen by Menzies School of Health Research points to a reduction in the supply of alcohol to problem drinkers and reductions for individuals whose alcohol related behaviour was causing repeat offending.

701. MEDIA RELEASE | $1.5 million to improve patient-provider communication in NT hospitals

     The Communicate Study, led by Menzies, was today awarded a five-year major investment of $1.5 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council to improve patient-provider communication at Royal Darwin, Gove and Katherine District Hospitals.

702. Inspire magazine | HOT NORTH

     HOT NORTH Director, Menzies’s Professor Bart Currie envisages that, “by building the capacity of health professionals and scientists in northern Australia, we’re working towards improvements in health outcomes not only for Australia, but also the Asia-Pacific region.

703. LETTER: 148 ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR PHASING OUT SALES OF COMBUSTIBLE TOBACCO PRODUCTS

     The lessons learned in 2020 from the bold actions taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic provide an opportunity to consider equally bold actions that will be required to tackle other global health pandemics.

704. MacKillop funding bolsters Good Tucker in Nyirripi

     A Menzies project which aims to support better nutrition in remote Aboriginal communities has been awarded $9000 in funding by the Mary MacKillop Foundation.

705. Overview

     Summary: ‘Brain stories’ is a concept of developing tools to understand and communicate the way that substance abuse and mental health affect the brain and behaviour for Indigneous people. Taking an empirical approach to knowled...

706. Publications

     Puszka, S., Dingwall, K., Sweet, M., Nagel, T. (2016) E-Mental Health Innovations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: A Qualitative Study of Implementation Needs in Health Services, JMIR Mental Health, 3(3): e43 Povey, J., Mills...

707. Traditional food trends in remote Northern Territory communities

     The majority of Aboriginal people living in remote Northern Territory communities are regularly using traditional foods in their diets according to research from Menzies School of Health Research published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health today

708. NT communities' anaemia management evaluated

     Evaluation of anaemia management in three remote Indigenous communities in the Katherine East region, NT Health practitioners in the remote Katherine East region are not sure why anaemia in young children is so common in Indigenous communities. W...

709. Tracking food and beverage purchases in remote NT communities

     Measuring what people eat is important for informing food and nutrition policy and programs, according to research from Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.

710. New Australian-led malaria research powerhouse gears up to hunt down malaria across the Asia-Pacific

     Australia will take a leadership role in the Asia-Pacific region in a new initiative to help our nearest neighbours rid the scourge of malaria, in a new National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre for Research Excellence in Malaria Elimination.

711. The Australian | Silence is golden but not when it’s permanent

     Meanwhile, in the Northern Territory, dozens of project officers in 20 communities will complement the work of visiting ear specialists under a $7.9m partnership between the commonwealth, the Northern Territory government and the Balnaves Foundation, supported by the Menzies School of Health Research.

712. NHMRC fellowship snapshot: Dr Steve Tong

     Menzies' Post-doctoral Research Fellow Dr Steve Tong was recently awarded a competitive grant and a fellowship as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council's yearly multi-million dollar funding round.

713. Evidence informs chronic cough guidelines

     High-quality evidence informs chronic cough guidelines Results from the first multicentre randomised controlled trial on chronic cough in children led by our child health respiratory team were incorporated into the updated American College of Chest ...

714. Australia’s first Indigenous kidney specialist wins Harry Christian Giese Award

     Australia’s first Indigenous kidney specialist and clinical nephrologist, Menzies’ Dr Jaqui Hughes has been named as the 2016 recipient of the Harry Christian Giese – Research into Action Award to champion the translation of her research findings into medical interventions.

715. Publications

     Povey, J., Sweet, M., Nagel, T., Lowell, A., Shand, F., Vigona, J., & Dingwall, K. M. (2022). Determining Priorities in the Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initiative for Youth App Second Phase Participatory Design Project: Qualitative Stu...

716. Overview

     Aims:  This project aimed to evaluate the impacts of the Mental Health BuildSkills initiative, designed to provide existing pre-certificate and other generalist staff with low-cost training in the areas of trauma informed practice and cultural ...

717. Prezensa Menzies Hodi Fortalese Sistema Saúde iha Timor-Leste

     Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) ohin Segunda (13/9/2021) kompleta nia tinan rua ba estabelese nia eskritóriu iha Timor-Leste ho nia objetivu hodi fortalese Sistema saude iha Timor-Leste.

718. NHMRC fellowship snapshot: Kim Hare

     Menzies' Senior Research Officer Kim Hare was recently awarded a Peter Doherty Australian Biomedical Fellowship as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council's yearly multi-million dollar funding round.

719. HOT NORTH Katherine Teaching Workshop 20-21 February

     HOT NORTH, a four-year National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funded research program led by Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), is hosting a teaching workshop in Katherine, Northern Territory from 20-21 February 2018.

720. Val Asche Prize for Academic Excellence 2018

     Congratulations to Alison Fitzgerald, Clare Brown, Dr Eswaran Waran and Judith Watson, who have each been awarded the 2018 Val Asche Prize for Academic Excellence.

721. Empowering positive parenting feeding practices

     An early career researcher is looking into ways in which her work in nutrition research can support Indigenous parents and families to make healthy food choices for their children. Her team’s ultimate goal is empowering parents to help prevent...

722. Combating zoonotic diseases in our region

     The Australian research institutions receiving funding through the program include CSIRO, Menzies School of Health Research, University of Melbourne’s Nossal Institute for Global Health, Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness & the Burnet Institute.

723. Photo gallery | AIMhi for Youth Project Launch

     To recognise Mental Health Awareness month in October, we celebrated the next phase of the AIMhi for Youth Project through a launch event at Parliament House in Darwin.  The next phase of the project is supported by a grant from the Australian ...

724. Overview

     Aims: To design and implement a pilot of the Be You mental health and education program that is culturally appropriate, relevant and responsive to local and cultural needs of the project’s target communities within the Kimberley and Pilbara...

725. Menzies B.Strong training in Townsville

     More than 80 Health workers from around the Townsville region are participating in Menzies B.Strong workshops.

726. NT’s experience shows there’s much more work needed on booze

     An evaluation of the NT’s program by the Menzies School of Health in 2018 offers food for thought for WA.

727. Wire | RHD SCREENING CONTINUES

     Health professionals and Maningrida stakeholders have come together to continue screenings of rheumatic heart disease (RHD).

728. Wire | RHD SCREENING CONTINUES

     Health professionals and Maningrida stakeholders have come together to continue screenings of rheumatic heart disease (RHD).

729. Kelly Carleton

     "Studying with Menzies has enabled me to pursue an exciting career path in public health in the Northern Territory."

730. Counting the social, economic costs of alcohol harm

     ABC Kimberley | The costs and harm of alcohol consumption have been analysed by Menzies School of Health in the Northern Territory.

731. Counting the social, economic costs of alcohol harm

     ABC Kimberley | The costs and harm of alcohol consumption have been analysed by Menzies School of Health in the Northern Territory.

732. COVID-19 breaks out in Timor-Leste

     COVID-19 and severe floods are putting Timor-Leste’s health care system under increasing pressure.

733. Media Release | Improving knowledge and understanding of asthma for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families online

     Learning about asthma has just become a lot easier for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and health practitioners thanks to a new interactive app

734. Improving diabetes outcomes for mothers and babies

     Improving clinical care for women with diabetes in pregnancy, and improving the future health outcomes of mothers and babies, are key aims of the Northern Territory Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership Project (PANDORA).

735. NHMRC career fellowship: Dr Josh Davis

     Menzies infectious diseases specialist, Dr Josh Davis was recently awarded a Career Development Fellowship as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) yearly multi-million dollar funding round. Josh’s fellowship...

736. Centralian Advocate | New role for Professor in Alice

     Professor John Wakerman will now be taking charge of remote and rural health services research in Alice Springs.

737. Large donation for vital research

     The generous staff at Darwin Airport have donated $13,000 to Menzies School of Health Research to go towards the purchase of Anaerobic Chamber.

738. Push for Australian government to ban cigarette retail sales

     Senior Researcher Menzies School of Health Research, Dr Marita Hefler, says tobacco availability should be “drastically reduced”.

739. ‘Backlash’: Northern Territory alcohol floor price divides community

     This is how it’s always been in the Territory – a “dualistic framing” – according to Peter d’Abbs, the professor of substance misuse studies at the Menzies School of Health Research.

740. Innovative study traced families for decades

     The Life Course study was started in 1987 by the late pediatrician Dr Susan Sayers from the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin.

741. Lowitja Institute Report | Anaemia Prevention Program, Katherine East

     An Anaemia Prevention Program has been running in three communities serviced by Sunrise Health in East Katherine region in the Northern Territory (NT)

742. NT News - Kidney research wins prize

     NT NEWS reports Professor Alan Cass, wins the prestigious Kidney Health Australia Clinical Science Award.

743. Researcher brings Indigenous gambling and smoking into focus with funding boost

     The hundreds of communities nationwide that suffer the detrimental social and health effects of gambling and smoking will benefit from new research out of Menzies.

744. Publications

     Puszka, S., Dingwall, K., Sweet, M. and Nagel, T. (2016). E-mental health innovations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: A qualitative study of implementation needs in health services. JMIR Mental Health, 3(3): e43. P...

745. Balonne Beacon | Motivational techniques to boost Balonne

     THE health of the community was the focal point of the B.strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Brief Intervention Training Program that was held in St George.

746. Curious Darwin: Do Darwin residents really drink more than other Aussies

     A report released this month by the Menzies School of Health Research shows that the NT does indeed have the highest rates of alcohol consumption per capita in Australia.

747. NTG Media Release | Investing in Our Children: MECSH Program Evaluation

     The Menzies School of Health Research won the tender to evaluate the Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting (MECSH) program.

748. Worimi Man Associate Professor Kelvin Kong Takes Menzies Medallion

     Associate Professor Kong was presented with the Menzies Medallion in recognition of his leadership in Aboriginal health service delivery, advocacy, and research.

749. NHMRC fellow shapshot: Dr Paul Lawton

     Menzies research fellow, Dr Paul Lawton was recently awarded an Early Career Fellowship as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) yearly multi-million dollar funding round. Paul’s fellowship provides support f...

750. 2020 CSL Florey Next Generation Award

     Vicki Kerrigan, announced as a finalist – for improving Aboriginal health outcomes in the Northern Territory by reimagining how the cultural education can be delivered for healthcare providers.

751. Gambling study examines 'incredibly social' card games played in Indigenous communities

     ANU's Centre for Gambling is leading the three-year project, which has made its initial findings, in partnership with Amity Community Services and the Menzies School of Health Research.

752. Selected publications

     Povey, J., Sweet, M., Nagel, T., Lowell, A., Shand, F., Vigona, J., & Dingwall, K. M. (2022). Determining Priorities in the Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initiative for Youth App Second Phase Participatory Design Project: Qualitative Stu...

753. Mine workers to be used for heat study

     WORKERS at the Northern Territory’s McArthur River Mine will be the guinea pigs for a study by Menzies School of Health to determine the effects of heat stress on productivity.

754. Xinhuanet.com|Platelets kill up to 60 pct of malaria parasites: Australian study

     The study, published by the Menzies School of Health Research (MSHR) in Australia's Northern Territory (NT), revealed that platelets attack and kill malaria parasites in the bloodstream.

755. True burden of rheumatic fever in NZ underestimated

     The joint study by researchers from the University of Otago, ESR, University of Auckland and the Menzies School of Health Research, Australia.

756. Celebrating 30 years of service

     Healthy Tomorrow December edition | Associate Professor Heidi Smith-Vaughan celebrates 30 years of service.

757. Excellence in Outstanding Early-Career Research recognised

     Menzies researcher, Dr Abel Dadi, has been named the winner of the 2022 Scopus Australia and New Zealand Researcher Award for Excellence in Outstanding Early-Career Research.  Dr Dadi is a public health and social epidemiologist and biostatisti...

758. Funding fillip for fever tool - NT News

     DARWIN’S Menzies School of Health Research will work with the Telethon Kids Institute to develop a cutting edge diagnostic tool to detect acute rheumatic fever.

759. Research can be ‘vital part’ of GPs’ caring role

     Part of a team at Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, Dr Chen is developing a clinical decision-support tool for chronic diseases, Territory Kidney Care.

760. Isobel Walker

     I choose to study public health as I wanted to have a ‘bigger picture’ understanding of health and health systems than is provided through clinical work and study.

761. Bendigo Advertiser | Pain free staph fix given green light

     Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), findings show there has been inaccurate reporting of resistance to the recommended antibiotic, trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim).

762. Hearing loss a serious issue

     Announced in August, Hearing for Learning is a five year program of the NT Government, founded on research by scientists at the Darwin-based Menzies School of Health Research.

763. Koori Mail | B.Strong Program

     QUEENSLAND health professionals will receive training on how to provide culturally appropriate healthy lifestyle advice to Indigenous people under the Menzies B.strong training program.

764. Menzies secures 2016 NHMRC funding for groundbreaking projects

     Innovation and transformation are at the heart of the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) projects which have secured funding in the highly competitive NHMRC grant round.

765. MEDIA RELEASE I Collaboration is key: Menzies Timor-Leste office celebrates fourth anniversary

     The ongoing focus on collaboration by Menzies School of Research (Menzies) to sustainably building healthcare systems and health leadership capacity in Timor-Leste is being celebrated.

766. Research reveals defence against malaria parasites

     The study, which has just been published in the prestigious journal Blood, was led by Associate Professor Brendan McMorran at ANU and Professor Nick Anstey at Darwin's Menzies School of Health Research

767. Improving wellbeing through brief interventions

     Improving wellbeing through brief interventions Health and wellbeing self management has become more accessible through the availability of apps. The Stay Strong app developed by Menzies is a unique electronic resource for clinicians or case work...

768. About

     Biography: Karen has a background in project management in the areas of health information, workforce, health promotion and mental health in the Northern Territory.  She has recently worked in Tonga as a health information adviser implementing ...

769. Indigenous patients left feeling ’isolated’

     AN INDIGENOUS dialysis patient being away from home and families is no good. That’s one of the messages from indigenous kidney patients calling for equitable care in a new report from Menzies School of Health Research.

770. NTG Release | Alcohol Reforms are Cutting Crime

     Further, research conducted by the Menzies School of Health Research shows the social and economic cost of alcohol-related harm in the NT has increased from $642 million in 2009 to $1.38 billion per year.

771. Menzies researcher endorses United Nations Statement

     Dr Lisa Whop, Senior Research Fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research, Australia, endorsed the statement, calling for a sustained active commitment from the highest level of government to end this disparity.

772. HOT NORTH researchers gather in Darwin

     The HOT NORTH research initiative will be holding its inaugural Annual Scientific Symposium at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) in Darwin, from 24 to 25 May, 2018.

773. Red hot Alice puts mums and bubs at risk

     Three Menzies staff - Professor Anne Chang, Dr Gurmeet Singh and Dr Elizabeth McDonald - were involved in this study. The paper, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, linked preterm births with extreme heat.

774. Staying strong through brief interventions

     Indigenous Australians experience poorer health than non- Indigenous Australians. Achieving change through stopping smoking, improving nutrition and increasing physical activity would significantly improve health outcomes. In 2017, the QLD Governmen...

775. Demands Grow to Shut Down Pokies

     Pressure is building for poker machine venues to be closed. A number of public health and gambling experts made the call almost a week ago and yet slot machine venues remain open across Tasmania.

776. New program to tackle ear infection crisis

     The five-year Hearing for Learning program is based on research by scientists at the Menzies School of Health Research and will employ and train community residents to help spot and treat ear disease and hearing problems.

777. Tuberculosis rates fall in the Top End

     The rate of tuberculosis (TB) in the Northern Territory (NT) is decreasing. However it is still the highest in Australia, according to a collaborative study between the Northern Territory Centre for Disease Control, Menzies School of Health Research and the Doherty Institute.

778. Positive Birth Outcomes For FLU Vaccine During Pregnacy

     Almost 2500 women had the vaccination, while more than 4600 opted not to. Menzies School of Health Research PhD student and lead author Lisa McHugh said they found no clinically significant differences in infants’ birthweight or gestational age at birth between the two groups of women.

779. Dr Merita Monteiro

     I choose to study public health because I am passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities in my country, Timor-Leste.

780. NHMRC project snapshot: Kylie Dingwall

     Menzies' postdoctoral research fellow, Dr Kylie Dingwall, was recently awarded a competitive grant as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council's (NHMRC) yearly multi-million dollar funding round.

781. Gambling survey will measure gambling patterns and harms in the NT

     Menzies and Roy Morgan Research will conduct a survey on behalf of the NT Government to research patterns of gambling, problem gambling risk, harms from gambling and the health and wellbeing of Territorians.

782. Resources

     Youth Health Summit 2021 Interim Report   Online Podcast Series - available on Spotify and YouTube   Episode 1: Talking openly about mental wellbeing with Sizol Fuyana Please note, this podcast...

783. Territorian recognised for research excellence

     Menzies School of Health Research Associate Prof Hughes received the 2019 NHMRC Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Award for the top-ranked application in the 2019 funding round at NHMRC’s annual awards in Canberra.

784. Menzies director Alan Cass podcast on Territory FM

     Professor Alan Cass, discusses how rigorous research that explores patterns in health and disease – in collaboration with Indigenous communities – is key to improving health.

785. Dr Lisa Whop - The answer to Indigenous vulnerability to COVID-19

     Dr Lisa Whop a senior research fellow at Menzies has collaborated with Dr Chelsea Bond a senior research fellow at the University of Queensland's School of Social Science to provide a thought provoking article addressing Indigenous vulnerability to...

786. Overview

     This study set out to describe the characteristics, patterns of health service usage and morbidity and mortality outcomes of those who attended a hospital in the Northern Territory for attempted suicide and/or deliberate self-harm between 2000 and 2012...

787. Bio Med Central: Indigenous perspectives on active living in remote Australia

     Indigenous perspectives on active living in remote Australia: a qualitative exploration of the socio-cultural link between health, the environment and economics.

788. Overview

     Background: The AIMhi Stay Strong team at Menzies School of Health Research is supported by funding from the Australian Government under the National Suicide Prevention Leadership Support Program (2022-2025) to deliver activities to support First Na...

789. COVID-19: Autoridades timorenses estimam mais de 50 mil casos em Díli

     O Instituto Nacional de Saúde timorense, Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS), as Equipas de Apoio Médico Australiano (AusMAT) e a Menzies School of Health Research, instituição que apoia o Laboratório Nacional timorense em Díli, nos testes à covid-19, também participam na análise.

790. National Indigenous News Service: Cancer awareness walk to be held in Brisbane

     A number of health organisations in Brisbane are collaborating to hold an event to raise awareness and dispel myths about cancer among Indigenous Australians.

791. ABC News: Care options call to protect Aboriginal children

     A child psychiatrist from the Menzies School of Health Research says alternative long-term care options are necessary to protect vulnerable Aboriginal children.

792. About

     Dr Kiarna Brown is a proud Territorian who is passionate about changing health outcomes for Aboriginal women and their babies. Kiarna is a dedicated Specialist Obstetrician Gynaecologist who shares her clinical time between both Royal Darwin Hospital a...

793. Doctor targets kidney disease

     Dr Jaquelyne Hughes - research fellow and nephrologist a finalist in the Bupa Health Foundation Emerging Health Research Award

794. About

     Biography: Merrilee has extensive experience working in the not-for profit sector in research, evaluation and service development roles. She has a particular interest in mental health, disability and women’s health and has worked on a range of...

795. Forum to focus on NT child rights

     Health and law experts will discuss the rights of children in the Northern Territory at two events, hosted by Menzies School of Health Research and Charles Darwin University’s School of Law.

796. Dr Sarah Gelbart

     I chose Menzies because of its commitment to Indigenous health and partnership with communities across the NT, as well as the focus on the social determinants of health.

797. Publications

     Povey, J., Sweet, M., Nagel, T., Lowell, A., Shand, F., Vigona, J., & Dingwall, K. M. (2022). Determining Priorities in the Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initiative for Youth App Second Phase Participatory Design Project: Qualitative Stu...

798. Early years crucial for Indigenous education

     Professor Sven Silburn, director of Menzies' Centre for Child Development and Education comments on the Australian Medical Association Report Card on Indigenous Health in the Canberra Times.

799. No long term benefits for NT Government alcohol rehab program

     NT Government's forced alcohol rehab program found to be expensive, with no long-term health impacts. The evaluation of the program, conducted by PwC's Indigenous Consulting and the Menzies School of Health Research.

800. Australians about: COVID-19 - Dr Joshua Francis

     Infectious disease doctor Joshua Francis is worried about what COVID-19 will do in a country like Timor Leste, where health facilities are already stretched. He and his colleagues from Menzies School of Health Research set-up the country's first testing facility.

801. Monkey malaria researcher named NT Young Tall Poppy

     Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) clinical research fellow Dr Matthew Grigg has been named the 2017 NT Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year in recognition for ongoing research into Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi) malaria, a type of monkey malaria transmitted to humans via mosquitos in Southeast Asia.

802. Territory researchers win national awards

     Two researchers from Menzies School of Health Research were recognised for their contribution to the science community at the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Gala Dinner held at Parliament House in Canberra last night.

803. Hannah Singleton

     "Having never studied public health before, I loved learning about the many different fields associated with public health. "

804. Researcher profile | Thank you Dr Jane Davies

     Dr Jane Davies, was instrumental in establishing the Menzies collaborative hepatitis B research program in the Northern Territory. Dr Davies is also the co-Director of Infectious Diseases at Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), and has been an integral part of...

805. Val Asche Prize for Academic Excellence 2015

     Congratulations to Josie Povey and Alexis Harper who have been awarded the 2015 Val Asche Prize for Academic Excellence.

806. Timorese Government prepares plan to prevent and combat rheumatic heart disease

     The Timorese Ministry of Health is designing a prevention and diagnosis plan, part of the Family Health program, to combat rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, the ministry's minister announced today.

807. Postgraduate Coursework Programs

     Provide students with an effective framework and reliable tools to enable them to comprehend and tackle complex population health and social issues.

808. Researcher of the month: Dr David Thomas

     Doctor goes to war on a world of smoking.

809. Discover your new world at Charles Darwin University

     CDU Open Day |Elite athletes from Territory Thunder will visit the Menzies School of Health Research’s mobile HealthLAB

810. HOT NORTH Thursday Island Teaching Workshop

     Health professionals from around Queensland have gathered on Thursday Island for the much-anticipated HOT NORTH regional teaching workshop on 24-25 July.

811. Malaria research leads CDU graduate to USA

     Completing his PhD with CDU through the Menzies School of Health Research, Damian Oyong has made a significant contribution to fighting the disease.

812. Otitis media guidelines for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

     This 2020 update by the Centre of Research Excellence in Ear and Hearing Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children.

813. Menzies secures NHMRC funding to continue ground breaking research

     Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has welcomed today’s announcement of more than $12 million in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding for new and ongoing research.

814. BDR is working, Govt says

     Minister Fyles said Menzies School of Health Research has provided independent oversight, and that report is now available online for all Territorians to read.

815. Media release | Tiwi ears in Tiwi hands

     Newly graduated ear health facilitators will provide local knowledge and expertise when checking the ears and hearing of children in their community.

816. NT Government - Gambling Prevalence Survey Released

     A study from the Menzies School of Health Research, released by the Territory Government, shows gambling participation declined significantly.

817. Retail Pharmacy | What's app-ening with my lungs?

     Learning about healthy lungs has just become a lot easier for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and health practitioners thanks to an expanded interactive app.

818. What’s app-ening with my lungs?

     Learning about healthy lungs has just become a lot easier for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and health practitioners thanks to an expanded interactive app.

819. Call to prevent hearing loss and improve school readiness in young children

     In recognition of Hearing Awareness Week (August 21-27), leading ear health experts at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) are calling for more investment in the prevention and treatment of ear disease and hearing loss in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

820. Media Statement | World No Tobacco Day: Time for governments to phase out cigarette sales

     This World No Tobacco Day, 148 health organisations have signed an open letter calling on governments to work towards phasing out commercial cigarette sales.

821. The Magic Cure Book - Bridget Myerscough and Professor Anna Ralph

     This storybook inspired by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic aims to empower young children who have been impacted by the social or health consequences of this infection.

822. The tobacco industry in the time of COVID-19: time to shut it down?

     The world will emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic changed. Phasing out cigarette sales would be an enormous long-term gain for public health.

823. Australian Financial Review - Dr Paul Lawton at Garma

     The loss of Dr G Yunupingu to kidney disease has shone a light on the "largely preventable" renal health nightmare afflicting remote communities, his doctor says.

824. How online sports betting companies exert pressure on government to pay less tax

     Matthew Stevens, a gambling researcher from the Menzies School of Health Research only discovered the consultation was open by chance when he visited the NT Licensing website.

825. Menzies clinician-researchers receive NHMRC funding

     Two Menzies School of Health Research clinician-researchers have secured competitive NHMRC funding to continue their valuable work over the coming years.

826. Preventing RHD through community-driven activities

     Health activities driven by remote Indigenous communities may be key to the sustainable and successful treatment and prevention of a potentially fatal disease, a study has found.

827. The evaluation of Northern Territory’s smoke-free prison policy: successes and unexpected results

     An evaluation of the Northern Territory’s smoke free prison policy has been published today in the online journal, Public Health Research & Practice.

828. Translating research into improved outcomes in the Top End

     Northern Australia’s expertise in translating health and medical research into improved care and health outcomes has been recognised with a newly accredited Research Translation Centre. Top End Academic Health Partners is the newest of 11 centres nationally.

829. ABC Online | Thirty-year Menzies melioidosis study finds cases are rising but mortality has tumbled

     Lead author Bart Currie from the Menzies School of Health Research said the mortality rate for people diagnosed with melioidosis plummeted over the lifetime of the study.

830. Menzies secures funding to improve Indigenous cancer outcomes

     Menzies School of Health Research has welcomed an announcement of $2.5 million in NHMRC funding for an Indigenous-led collaboration to improve cancer outcomes for Australia’s first peoples.

831. NEWS Navigating COVID-19 ‘tiger country’

     Catch up with Professor Josh Davis. An Infectious Diseases physician at Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital and researcher at Menzies School of Health Research

832. Radical cure instrumental in beating malaria

     Research findings by Charles Darwin University PhD graduate Dr Robert Commons has the potential to deliver health benefits to millions of malaria sufferers around the globe.

833. Alexander Wetten

     "Studying public health at Menzies was such an enjoyable, challenging and enriching experience."

834. Research reveals new target to fight tuberculosis

     New research from the Menzies School of Health Research could open the door to the development of new treatments for Tuberculosis (TB).

835. Food data vital - Centralian Advocate

     THERE is a need to track community nutrition over time using food and beverage data to help improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote communities, according to new research.

836. Study finds biofilm link to persistent wet cough in children

     According to those involved in the collaboration between Menzies School of Health Research, the Telethon Kids Institute and the University of Western Australia (UWA), there had previously been ‘scant data’ to support the theory.

837. Delivering a local medical program for the Territory

     Charles Darwin University has joined Menzies in its aspirations to establish the CDU/Menzies Medical Program, as a part of a new Northern Australian Health Workforce Alliance to support the health workforce needs of the Northern Territory and, more broadly, northern Australia.

838. Epidemiologist Dr Karen Dempsey - part of the NT COVID-19 response

     When Timor-Leste voted for independence in 1999, violence erupted in the small island nation. Many Timorese were evacuated to Darwin to escape the withdrawing Indonesian troops. The Northern Territory Centre for Disease Control (CDC) managed the dia...

839. Val Asche Memorial Prize for Academic Excellence 2021

     Congratulations to Catherine Doidge, Corrine Butler and Lori Roberts, who have each been awarded the 2021 Val Asche Memorial Prize for Academic Excellence.

840. ABC Darwin | New research shows northern Australia leads the world for type 2 diabetes in young people

     She's still learning the rules on-court, but off-court six-year-old Kudin Brogan has already mastered complex systems governing her health and fitness.

841. CRCNA Newsletter | May 2019

     Menzies School of Health Research trainee Raelene Collins has been nominated for a top award for her work in the lab as part of the CRCNA's traditional Australian medicinal plant agribusiness project.

842. NT Government admits delay releasing problem gambling report

     The Gambling Prevalence and Wellbeing Survey was conducted by the Menzies School of Health Research after the organisation received a $695,000 grant from the Government's Community Benefit Fund in late 2018.

843. Rheumatic heart disease endgame could save 650 lives in a decade

     A WIDE-RANGING push, co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health leaders, to eliminate rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Australia could save more than 650 lives over the next decade.

844. Shared Territory: Ethics across borders

     With health research taking flight in East Timor the Menzies School of Health Research has an inspiring partnership with one of the world’s newest nations.

845. A wet cough for four weeks means it’s time to get it checked out

     Dr André Schultz and Ms Pamela Laird receive funding from the NHMRC and Hot North grant funding through Menzies School of Health Research.

846. Kids get kidney message

     EARLY education is the best way to bring down the NT's sky-high rate of kidney disease, according to Kidney Health Australia medical adviser Alan Cass.

847. Menzies researchers say zero-alcohol beverages a cause for concern

     A new paper by Menzies and The George Institute for Global Health questions whether zero alcohol beverages are giving young Australians a taste for alcohol.

848. Menzies to improve diagnosis and surveillance of infectious diseases in TL

     A new initiative has been developed by Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) to improve diagnosis and surveillance of infectious diseases in Timor-Leste.

849. MEDIA RELEASE | “If they help us, we can help them” – Solutions to enhance cultural safety in hospital care

     A new study led by the Communicate Study Partnership from Menzies School of Health Research has uncovered key priorities to improve the delivery of culturally safe care

850. 'Our kids need proper water': Families plead for action over uranium in drinking water

     Respected Northern Territory kidney specialist Alan Cass, from the Menzies School of Health Research, said those claims needed "careful research".

851. Students to celebrate academic achievements at virtual grad

     Dr Belinda Davison is the Life Course Program project manager at Menzies, which aims to examine the effect of early life events on later health and disease.

852. PhD: malaria paralyses immune cells

     THE quest to develop a better malaria vaccine is a complicated business, but that hasn't deterred Dr Jessica Loughland, of the Menzies School of Health Research, who received a PhD yesterday from Charles Darwin University

853. Katherine Times | Dr Grigg wins science award

     Menzies School of Health Research clinical research fellow Dr Matthew Grigg has been named the 2017 NT Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year.

854. Tapeworm, vertigo and pancreatitis drugs are being trialled as COVID-19 treatments

     Infectious diseases physician Professor Josh Davis from the Menzies School of Health Research is looking at whether a drug used to treat pancreatitis can be repurposed to treat COVID-19.

855. Dry Indigenous community 'months' from opening tavern to combat home-brew

     Peter d'Abbs, an honorary fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research in Brisbane, saidissues faced by dry communities, such as home-brew and 'sly grogging' (the illegal sale ofalcohol), were difficult to combat.

856. About us

     Menzies School of Health Research is Australia’s only Medical Research Institute dedicated to improving Indigenous health and wellbeing.

857. Overview

     Weathering Well is an innovative digital mental health and wellbeing tool developed through a collaboration between Western Queensland PHN and Menzies. The app is designed for Australian farming communities, in particular farmers, growers and g...

858. Publications

     Dingwall, K.M., Nagel, T., Hughes, J.T., Kavanagh, D.J., Cass, A., Howard, K., Sweet, M., Brown, S., Sajiv, C. & Majoni, S.W. (2019). Wellbeing intervention for chronic kidney disease (WICKD): a randomised controlled trial study protoc...

859. Publications

     Current publications: Robinson, Gary & Lee, Eunro & Leckning, Bernard & Silburn, Sven & Nagel, Tricia & Midford, Richard. (2022). Validity and reliability of resiliency measures trialled for the evaluation of a preventative Re...

860. The ‘Communicate’ Study : Poster

     A poster presentation on a study of patient-provider intercultural communication at Royal Darwin Hospital and consequently Aboriginal patient health outcomes, measured using quantitative and qualitative data.

861. Overview

     Who is the AIMhi app for? The AIMhi Stay Strong App is an innovative tool that addresses the mental health and wellbeing concerns of First Nations Australians using a cross-cultural approach. The app is based on more than 15 years of resea...

862. Rheumatic heart disease researchers on mission

     The Northern Territory has the highest rate of rheumatic heart disease in the world, which is partly due to poor living conditions such as overcrowded housing, said Associate Professor Anna Ralph from the Menzies School of Health Research.

863. Building resilience in remote Aboriginal students

     The innovative study by researchers at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) is part of a program in partnership with five NT secondary/middle schools which sought to evaluate the implementation of Skills for Life.

864. Study reveals true cost of smoking to the Territory

     Smoking tobacco costs the Territory more than $5,000 per Territorian aged over 14 years, according to a new study conducted by the South Australian Centre for Economic Studies for the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies).

865. Dr Matthew Roughan

     I found the unique perspectives offered by NT-based lecturers to be a highlight, particularly in Indigenous health. Equally, I found the content to be just as relevant when I moved back to Queensland.

866. Funders and collaborators

     Partner organisations and funders: Menzies School of Health Research Tiwi Land Council Top End Mental Health Services, Northern Territory Department of Health Julanimawu Health Centre, Wurrimiyunga Tiwi College, Pikataramoor Uti Kulintj...

867. Making diabetes care more culturally safe

     Menzies School of Health Research has done research that shows our rates of Type 2 Diabetes and Gestation Diabetes are the highest in the world.

868. Adult male farmers most at risk of contracting monkey malaria in Malaysia

     Lead author, Menzies School of Health Research research fellow, Dr Matthew Grigg has specialised in identifying and researching risk factors and treatment for P. knowlesi malaria in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

869. NMRC Researchers Utilize a Unique Study Platform to Examine Multiple Diseases in Australia

     Researchers from the United States Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) works in collaboration with Professor Bart Currie from Menzies School of Health Research, one of the world's foremost authorities on melioidosis.

870. Research reveals concerning nutrition outcomes in remote communities

     Some remote Indigenous communities are spending as little as 2.2 per cent of total food expenditure on fruit and just 5.4 per cent on vegetables according to a study by the Menzies School of Health Research, published in the latest issue of the Medical Journal of Australia.

871. Drinks industry responds to report linking zero-alcohol products and underage drinking

     Alcohol Beverages Australia (ABA) CEO Andrew Wilsmore has criticised a research paper released by the Menzies School of Health Research that draws a link between zero-alcohol products and underage drinking.

872. Overview

     In remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, access to typical drugs of abuse can be restricted due to geographical or social policy constraints. In these unique contexts, the substances and patterns of use can differ markedly from...

873. New Partnership to Help Eliminate Complex and Persistent Malaria

     The Indonesia Ministry of Health, Universitas Gadjah Mada, University of Indonesia, Universitas Sumatera Utara, and Menzies are embarking upon a new program to improve the management of patients with Plasmodium vivax malaria.

874. Selected publications

     Bailie R., Stevens M., & McDonald E. L. (2014). Impact of housing improvement and the socio-physical environment on the mental health of children's carers: a cohort study in Australian aboriginal communities. BMC Public Health, 14, 472....

875. Improving P. vivax malaria treatment

     A study, led by a team at Menzies School of Health Research in Australia, has assembled individual patient data from clinical trials conducted since 2000, investigating the effect of chloroquine dosing, combined with the partner drug primaquine, and the risk of recurrent malaria across different settings.

876. New Partnership launched to accelerate elimination of relapsing P. vivax malaria

     As part of PAVE, Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), PATH, Menzies School of Health Research, and Burnet Institute will work with in-country partners to conduct feasibility studies looking at the best way to use different P. vivax relapse treatments and diagnostics at different levels of the healthcare system in endemic countries.

877. Northern Territory's strict COVID-19 isolation smashes curve

     THE Northern Territory’s strict public health measures in response to COVID-19 have so far proved successful in containing community transmission and preventing any deaths, despite the NT hospital system often operating “beyond capacity”, according to the authors of a research letter published online today by the Medical Journal of Australia.

878. NT News | Panel Revealed

     LARRAKIA Development Corporation CEO Nigel Browne and Menzies School of Health Research Aboriginal Programs associate director Heather D’Antoine are among four members named on the Independent Panel Review (IPR) into Endeavour Group’s proposal to build a Dan Murphy’s outlet in Darwin.

879. The B. strong story

     In response to the significant differences in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders living in Queensland (QLD) and the rest of the population, the QLD Government engaged Menzies to develop and deliver a brief health intervention training program to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community health and hospital workers across the state.

880. 2020 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Postgraduate Coursework Scholarships

     Congratulations to Corrine Butler and Tamika Williams recipients of Menzies 2020 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Postgraduate Coursework Scholarships.

881. CDU Newsroom | Boredom and isolation a key trigger for gambling

     Researchers from CDU’s Northern Institute and Menzies School of Health Research who investigated the gambling habits of the NESB communities found that anti-social gambling, such as electronic gaming machines (pokies), were popular with some sectors of the NESB and non-Indigenous community.

882. Indigenous celebrities back new national 'NoSmokes' website to slash youth smoking

     Comedian Sean Choolburra, Bangarra dance troupe performer Rarriwuy Hick, and hip hop singer Corey "Yung Nooky" Webster have teamed with the Menzies School of Health Research on an innovative multimedia anti-smoking project targeting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teens.

883. 2023 Menzies Research Seminar – Uncovering the burden of tuberculosis with Deolindo Ximenes

     Join us for our next research seminar as Menzies health informatics and data scientist, Deolindo Ximenes, shares an insight into the National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey of Timor-Leste.

884. Menzies supports release of new National Indigenous Suicide Strategy

     Indigenous suicide prevention experts from the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) have welcomed the Australian Government’s new National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy released today.

885. Tatoli | Menzies launch seroprevalance study to describe the extent of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases

     Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), revealed Covid-19 Vaccination is a very important strategy in Timor-Leste, for protecting people against diseases Measles, Rubella, Hepatitis B, and Dengue epidemiology in Timor-Leste.

886. My story: Gabrielle McCallum, nurse and PhD candidate

     Meet our winner of the 2012 NT Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Award for ‘Education, Research and Innovation’.

887. MEDIA RELEASE | New digital tool encourages First Nations people to Stay Strong

     A new, interactive, mental health and wellbeing tool – the Digital Stay Strong Plan – has been launched at Menzies during World Mental Health Day.

888. Selected publications

     Puszka S*, Walsh C*, Markham F, Barney J, Yap M, Dreise T (2022) Towards the decolonisation of disability: A systematic review of disability conceptualisations, practices and experiences of First Nations people of Australia, Social Science & Med...

889. 2023 Menzies Research Seminars – Patterns of student mobility with Professor Steve Guthridge

     Join us for our next research seminar as Menzies Professor for Child Development, Population Health, Prof. Steve Guthridge, presents on the patterns of mobility among primary school children in the NT.

890. Live the tropical life: PhD and honours study opportunities in Darwin

     Take up the opportunity of a lifetime, and come and study at Menzies School of Health Research.

891. Victoria Thanasos

     I had a really positive educational experience with Menzies – one that changed the trajectory of my career. What began as a desire to understand what public health could offer naturopathy ended up being an unexpected pathway to a career I find meaningful, challenging, rewarding and inspiring.

892. NHMRC fellowship snapshot: Dr Emma McMahon

     Menzies’ Dr Emma McMahon was recently awarded an Early Career Fellowship as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s latest multi-million dollar funding round. Emma’s fellowship provides support for her salar...

893. Overview

     "We named this project Ngawurramangajirri (we care for each other). We are helping our people to keep our culture strong, respect each other and look after ourselves and others, our land and our creators, Purrukupali and his mother, Muntakala...

894. Current projects

     AIMhi-Y App development & feasibility trial AIMhi NT the AIMhi Stay Strong app Optimum Thiamine Intervention (OpT In) Trial E-Mental health in Practice Wellbeing Intervention for Chronic Kidney Disease (WICKD): A trial of the AIMhi Sta...

895. Eliminating chronic hepatitis B in the NT

     Senior clinical research fellow, Dr Jane Davies, has dedicated the past eight years to eliminating the burden of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in the NT. CHB, a virus that causes inflammation of the liver, is endemic in communities. Approximately 25 per cent of cases lead to liver cancer and liver failure.

896. Danny Gilbert names panel for Darwin Dan Murphy’s review

     Mr Gilbert subsequently appointed four panel members – Heather D’Antoine, an honorary fellow with Menzies School of Health Research, Neil Westbury, chairman of the MJD Foundation and a former director of the Indigenous Land Corporation, Nigel Browne, former crown prosecutor and chief executive of the Larrakia Development Corporation, and Roland Houareau, general manager of INPEX in the Northern Territory.

897. 2023 Menzies Research Seminars – Malaria update with Professor Nick Anstey and Dr Steven Kho

     Join us for our next research seminar as Professor Nick Anstey and Dr Steven Kho from Menzies Global and Tropical Health Division present a malaria update: Hidden splenic reservoirs of P. falciparum and P. vivax.

898. Ruth Canty

     I wanted to understand more about how life is for all the people who live in the Northern Territory. I concluded that public health could help me answer some of the questions I had, or at least point me in the right direction.

899. Share a story

     Do you have an interesting story about the history of Menzies School of Health Research?

900. Director's Message | April 2023

     Menzies's Director, Professor Alan Cass shares a message to celebrate World Health Day on 7 April.

901. About

     Biography: Abel Dadi is a public health and social epidemiologist and biostatistician who has vast public health and research experience. He has worked as an expert (officer) and led public health departments in different districts in Ethiopia for m...

902. Resources

     Digital Stay Strong plan AIMhi pictorial care plan AIMhi Stay Strong iPad App AIMhi Stay Strong Android App AIMhi Stay Strong Planning | Brief Treatment Manual AIMhi anxiety AIMhi Alcohol & Other Drugs Brief Assessment Brief Wellbe...

903. Funders and collaborators

     Funders: Four country project: AusAID Pacific Public Health Sector Linkages Project. Collaborators: Solomon Islands Ministry of Health Tuvalu Ministry of Health Nauru Ministry of Health Kiribati Minis...

904. About

     Biography: Henrique is a proud Indigenous Australian of the Yuin nation and Badu Islands who was born and raised in Darwin. He is currently working with the Menzies-Ramaciotti Centre and Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia teams and aims to move in...

905. Citizen Scientists to help in important national research projects

     $499,323 for the Menzies School of Health Research to run its “Air in Alice” program.

906. Postgraduate degrees

907. 'Good tucker, long life': Hopes app will turn Indigenous eating habits around

     The Good Tucker app is designed to put free, instant and easy advice in the palm of your hand, moving away from conventional forms of healthy food campaigning.

908. 2011 Fulbright Northern Territory Scholar

     Menzies researcher Dr Steven Tong has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship for his critical research into golden staph, a major cause of severe community and hospital acquired infections.

909. Vision, purpose and values

     To improve health outcomes through excellence and leadership in research and training.

910. About

     As a prospective course study, the main aim is to assess the effect of early life factors, birth, childhood and adolescence, on later physical and mental health and to examine which factors influence these across the life course. This study see...

911. Resources

     AIMhi pictorial care plan AIMhi Stay Strong iPad App AIMhi Stay Strong Android App AIMhi Stay Strong Planning | Brief Treatment Manual AIMhi anxiety AIMhi brief wellbeing screener AIMhi brief yarning about wellbeing AIMHi delirium AI...

912. Overview

     Objective: Following on from the 2019 event, the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) Youth Health Summit 2021 (YHS21) engaged young people in conversations about what is important for youth health in the Northern Territory (NT) and disc...

913. Collaborators

     Northern Territory Mental Health Coalition Star College Australia 

914. Publications

     Raphiphatthana, B., Sweet, M., Puszka, S., Dingwall, K. & Nagel, T. (2020). Evaluation of a three-phase implementation program in enhancing e-mental health adoption within Indigenous primary healthcare organisations. BMC Health Services Res...

915. Overview

     Aims: Through benevolence, leadership and partnership, the Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Well-being – Northern Territory (FCMHW-NT) aims to drive, enable and support outstanding male health and well-being research that: Generates...

916. Graduate Certificate of Epidemiology

     An introduction to core concepts and skills in epidemiology, statistical research methods and quantitative analysis of health data.

917. Funders and Collaborators

     Funders: NHMRC Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Grant Collaborators:  Project Partners: Wuchopperen Health Service Mamu Health Service Gurriny Yealamucka Health Service  Queensland Health  Apunipima Cape Y...

918. About

     Biography: Louise has led the Education and Training team at Menzies since 2009. This team coordinates and delivers the Charles Darwin University (CDU) postgraduate public health and health research courses.  Louise has teaching responsibili...

919. Selected Publications

     Povey, J., Sweet, M., Nagel, T., Lowell, A., Shand, F., Vigona, J., & Dingwall, K. M. (2022). Determining Priorities in the Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initiative for Youth App Second Phase Participatory Design Project: Qualitative Stu...

920. NT RHD Evening Symposium 2016

     Free acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease seminar for health professionals, students and people who work in Indigenous communities.

921. This Dialysis Patient From A Remote Community Has Spent Years In A Short-Stay Hostel

     This delay in receiving the DSP is not unusual, according to Stefanie Puszka, a researcher with the Menzies School of Health Research and the ANU.

922. This Kidney Patient Thought Her Life Was At Risk.

     Stefanie Puszka, a researcher with the Menzies School of Health Research talks to BuzzFeed News.

923. Professor Rosemary Calder AM

     Patron profile Professor Rosemary Calder AM  is the Director of the  newly established Australian Health Policy Collaboration at Victoria University in Melbourne. Prior to the establishment of the AHPC in July 2015, Rosemary was Director, ...

924. Overview

     Aims: To produce practical and locally relevant information that health centres can use to improve health promotion service delivery.    Objectives: To develop and implement processes that will assess the quality of serv...

925. Mellora diagnóstiku no vijilánsia ba moras infeksiozu sira iha Timor-Leste

     Dezenvolve ona inisiativu foun ida hodi ajuda halo di’ak liu tan diagnóstiku no vijilánsia ba moras infeksiozu sira iha Timor-LesteM MATCHTL, ne’e signifika Malária, Tuberkuloze (TBC), COVID-19 no HIV nia diagnóstiku no vijilánsia iha Timor-Leste, sei lidera husi Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) hamutuk ho parseria ne’ebé eziste ona ho Ministériu Saúde Timor-Leste, liu-liu iha Timor-Leste nia Laboratóriu Nasionál Saúde (LNS) no Departamentu Kontrolu Moras.

926. Val Asche Memorial Prize for Academic Excellence 2022

     Congratulations to Jessica Hagley, Dr Matthew Roughan, Paula Van Dokkum and Isobel Walker, who have each been awarded the 2022 Val Asche Memorial Prize for Academic Excellence.

927. Media Release | Substance misuse researcher honoured with Menzies Medallion

     Long-term health researcher, Professor Peter d’Abbs, has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion.

928. Research reveals decline in Indigenous heavy smokers

     The number of Indigenous heavy smokers has fallen significantly according to a study by the Menzies School of Health Research.

929. Overview

     To make a difference, high-quality health research needs to be taken up into routine practice by health care providers, managers, funders and regulators. At Menzies we are building an evidence base to improve the methods through which ...

930. Photo gallery | CDU Graduation May 2023

     Congratulations to our students who recently graduated! We were delighted to formally recognise our Higher Degree by Research, and postgraduate coursework graduates at the CDU Graduation in May.

931. About

     Biography: Jenne is the Evaluation Manager at Menzies School of Health Research, where she has worked since 2011. Her team undertakes a range of client commissioned research and evaluation, including program design, theory of change and prog...

932. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies takes the stand to address the diabetes epidemic

     Increasing access to healthcare, addressing the social determinants of health and having appropriate research and governance are priority areas for action.

933. Women in regional areas struggle with unplanned pregnancies

     Susan Belton, an adjunct professor with Menzies school of health research in Darwin, said the lack of regional doctors did not help.

934. Young Territorians take their message to the top

     Youth Committee Members of the 2021 Menzies Youth Health Summit accepted an invitation to meet NT Government Ministers Lauren Moss and Eva Lawler at Parliament House on Wednesday 6 October 2021. The round-table discussion covered a range of topics, ...

935. Deloitte report launch

     The Deloitte Access Economics report on the Social and Economic Contribution of the Menzies School of Health Research in 2015 was launched on Tuesday 26 July 2016 at the Deloitte offices in Sydney, at a luncheon hosted by Keith Jones, the Chairman of Deloitte Australia.

936. About

     Biography: Robyn Aitken is a PhD prepared nurse with national and international experience in health service and professional leadership, research and evaluation, health policy, and health professional teaching, learning and curriculum design. Sh...

937. Val Asche Memorial Prize for Academic Excellence 2020

     Congratulations to Dr Matthew Nesbitt, Tarah Fantis and Jessica Harkness who have each been awarded the 2020 Val Asche Memorial Prize for Academic Excellence. The Val Asche Memorial Prize for Academic Excellence is awarded annually to...

938. Funders and collaborators

     Funders: Central Australian Academic Health Science Network Collaborators: Prof John Wakerman, Menzies School of Health Research Dr Deb Russell, Menzies School of Health Research Dr Richard Johnson, Central Australia Health Service...

939. About

     Biography: Dr Belton is a medical anthropologist and midwife with clinical experience in community health, women's health, family planning and refugee health. She has an adjunct position as senior researcher at Charles Darwin University (CDU)...

940. 2023 Menzies Research Seminars - shared decision making update with Dr Tina Noutsos

     Join us for our next Research Seminar, as our Global and Tropical Health Division Lead, Dr Tina Noutsos presents on: Blood transfusions - improving shared decision making with First Nations peoples in rural and remote Australia.

941. Overview

     Suicide prevention research is a central concern of researchers at CCDE. Our focus is primarily on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population and communities, and we approach suicide prevention from multiple perspectives and through diff...

942. $25k grant boosts lung researcher

     A HEALTH researcher who is tackling some of the world's highest rates of respiratory disease in Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory has won a $25,000 national grant.

943. 2023 Menzies Research Seminars - Suicide prevention update with Prof. Gary Robinson

     Join us for our next Research Seminar, as Menzies Centre of Child Development and Education Director, Professor Gary Robinson presents an update on suicide prevention research.

944. MEDIA RELEASE | New grant to investigate climate preparedness of remote communities

     A new project led by Menzies is working to co-design effective adaptation solutions to help remote desert communities manage the health impacts of climate change.

945. MEDIA RELEASE | NHMRC funding awarded to tackle malaria and pneumonia on a global scale

     Two top researchers from Menzies are closer to tackling life-threatening diseases and improving global health approaches after securing competitive national funding.

946. Researcher tackles NT respiratory disease

     A health researcher who is tackling some of the world's highest rates of respiratory disease in indigenous children in the Northern Territory has won a $25,000 national grant to further her fight.

947. Funders and collaborators

     Funders: Department of Health, Queensland Department of Health, Northern Territory Department of Health Western Australia: Western Australia Country Health Service Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (...

948. About

     Biography: Dr Cassandra Wright is a public health researcher specialising in alcohol and drugs research and leads the Alcohol and other Drugs Program at Menzies.  Dr Wright's team focuses on the intersection of alcohol and other drugs ...

949. MEDIA RELEASE | Crucial tool to assist in the elimination of Chronic Hepatitis B launched

     An educational app designed to improve health literacy around the hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been translated to provide more than 70 per cent of the Northern Territory (NT) Aboriginal population access in their first language.

950. Menzies to lead development of Australia's first National Indigenous Suicide Prevention Strategy

     Menzies School of Health Research has welcomed the Australian Government’s decision to appoint it to help develop the nation’s first National Indigenous Suicide Prevention Strategy.

951. Radio National Breakfast | The corrosive impact of racism

     In a speech to be delivered at the Menzies Oration tonight, Leanne Liddle will argue that discrimination directly causes high incarceration rates and poor health outcomes.

952. Research: petrol sniffing on decline

     Petrol sniffing rates in Indigenous communities have declined since the introduction of low aromatic unleaded fuel (LAF), a study by Menzies School of Health Research has revealed.

953. About

     Biography: Noemi is a Research Fellow at Menzies School of Health Research, Alcohol, Other Drugs and Gambling research team. Prior to this role, she was a Research Support Officer II. (Centre for Resilience and Socio-Emotional Health, University of ...

954. F&P| Balnaves Foundation contributes $2.5m to treating Indigenous hearing loss

     New initiative is jointly funded by the NT and federal governments, based on research from the Menzies School of Health Research.

955. NT News | App gives peek into future self

     The Menzies School of Health Research has launched a new app using facial remodelling technology to illustrate the long-term impact of unhealthy lifestyle choices for young people.

956. About

     Paul is a registered nurse and midwife with experience in both the primary and tertiary health care sectors as well as the eHealth arena. He has worked as a primary health care manager in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service as wel...

957. Talking About the Smokes

     A collaboration between Menzies, the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) and a number of other research institutions and Aboriginal community controlled health services (ACCHSs).

958. Overview

     Health promotion aims to encourage and support individuals, families and communities to have a healthy lifestyle that reduces the risk of illness or disease. An ideal form of comprehensive primary health care, articulated through the Alma Ata De...

959. Funders and collaborators

     Funders: Philanthropic Collaborators: AMSANT  Ampilatwatja Health Centre Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Katherine West Health Board Laynhapuy Homelands Aboriginal Corporation Malal'a Health Service Aboriginal...

960. EXPERT REACTION: Aussie smoking rate falls, alcohol consumption stable, but use of some illicit drugs is up

     Professor James Smith provides commentary on results about alcohol and other drugs from the National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2019 released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

961. EXPERT REACTION: NHMRC Alcohol Guidelines - No more than 10 a week and 4 a day

     Professor James Smith is a Father Frank Flynn Fellow (Harm Minimisation) and Head of the Alcohol, Other Drugs and Gambling team at Menzies School of Health Research.

962. National consultations seek answers to Indigenous suicide

     The Menzies School of Health Research will this week embark on a nationwide consultation on the development of Australia’s first national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy.

963. Patient 314 - Unearthing a mystery

     Like an episode of 'House', a research team at the Menzies School of Health Research is on the trail of one of the most unique clinical cases ever seen in its 28 year history. The United States Government considers it to be one of the deadli...

964. Food price gap shows need for subsidies and promo deals for remote areas

     Every year in the Northern Territory, government and non-government public health nutritionists gather data on the cost of a standardised basket of food.

965. New study to investigate drivers of Indigenous suicide

     The Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) will investigate the key drivers of suicide attempts and opportunities for prevention amongst Indigenous Australians in a new study.

966. Colloquium to unearth research that works

     The exciting science of translating health research into large-scale change will be the focus of an upcoming colloquium to be held at Charles Darwin University on 26 October.

967. Val Asche Prize for Academic Excellence 2017

     Congratulations to Gerrard Murray, Catherine Connolly and Chevy Brown who have been awarded the 2017 Val Ashe Prize for Academic Excellence.

968. About

     Biography: Poonam holds a Master of Public Health (Global Health and Advocacy) from Australian Catholic University Melbourne with experience and background in health services.  She has worked in government and non-government sectors, including ...

969. Funders and Collaborators

     Funders:  Northern Territory Department of Health Collaborators: Australian Digital Health Agency  NT Department of Health  Menzies School of Health Research  Department of Corporate and Digital Development, A...

970. 2022 Menzies Oration

     We are delighted to welcome Professor Paul Kelly, Chief Medical Officer for the Australian Government Department of Health, to deliver the 2022 Oration.

971. Dr Steven Kho Receives Harry Christian Giese Research Award

     We are proud to introduce the Harry Christian Giese Research Impact Prize. This is in memory of Harry Christian Giese AM MBE (1913-2000), post-War pioneer of health and education in the Northern Territory and a key founder of the Menzies

972. Territory wins praise

     Prof Kelly spent nine years in the NT working as a principal research fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research, as well as with the Centre for Disease Control.

973. Ex-bank boss to help pick CDU chief

     The committee also includes CDU council member and Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities chief executive Ken Davies, Menzies School of Health Research director Alan Cass.

974. Major research papers retracted over data controversy

     Health Report on ABC Radio National - Scientists have raised concerns about the data underlying a number of major coronavirus research papers, causing two of the world's biggest medical journals.

975. MEDIA RELEASE | New research: NT children receive an effective vaccine to reduce hearing loss

     A world-first study led by Menzies School of Health Research has uncovered that Northern Territory (NT) First Nations children aged 12-36 months have access to an effective vaccine that could prevent hearing loss.

976. Key staff

     Key staff: Jenny Brands Gill Schierhout Veronica Matthews Collaborators: The Lowitja Institute La Trobe University Northern Territory Department of Health AMSANT Queensland Health Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait I...

977. Study probes answers to memory loss for problem drinkers

     Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) have announced a new project which could have global implications for preventing memory loss and other neurological problems for problem drinkers.

978. Voice to Parliament: a Northern Territory doctor's perspective

     As part of the InSight+ coverage of the Voice to Parliament, they spoke to Professor Anna Ralph, the Deputy Director of Research at Menzies School of Health Research.

979. Paul Kelly officially promoted to chief medical officer

     He has also served as a principle research fellow with Menzies School of Health Research and the Centre for Disease Control in the NT Department of Health.

980. Research endorses national standard for assessment of kidney function in Indigenous Australians

     A new Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) study has backed the nation’s standard kidney function test for Indigenous Australians, deeming it accurate and valid.

981. Projects

     Current projects: E-Mental Health in Practice (eMHPrac) AIMhi-Y App development & feasibility trial Past projects Weathering Well app AIMhi NT the AIMhi Stay Strong app Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) Iron...

982. Study with us

     From work experience programs to Higher Degrees by Research (HDR), Menzies School of Health Research has the expertise to help you in your health career - no matter where you are on your journey. Do you want to be part of the next generation of heal...

983. ANU Media Release | Professor Terry Dunbar moves closer to the hill

     Professor Dunbar has been a dedicated leader in Indigenous health with positions at The University of Adelaide, Charles Darwin University and Menzies School of Health Research.

984. Research Impact Series #3: First Nations Leadership

     Join us during NAIDOC Week for the third event in our 40th Anniversary Research Impact Series. Aligning with the 2025 NAIDOC theme, you'll hear from a panel of up-and-coming First Nations leaders in health.

985. CDU announces new School of Medicine for the Territory

     A new School of Medicine will be established at Charles Darwin University (CDU) in partnership with Menzies School of Health Research, as plans progress to establish a new medical program across the Northern Territory.

986. The number of people with rheumatic heart disease in Australia continues to grow

     A report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has shown that the burden of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) continues to grow in Australia.

987. About

     Biography: Vishnu is a public health researcher with primary experience in rural health programs and applied health research methods. He started working with Menzies in October 2022 and has been involved in Optimising Digital Solutions to Improve Ac...

988. Menzies honour for specialist

     Long-serving Darwin paediatrician and specialist in Aboriginal health Sue Sayers has been awarded the Menzies Medallion, the highest award offered by the Menzies School of Health Research.

989. New resources to improve management of sexually transmitted infections

     The development of a pioneering sexual health clinical audit tool is set to improve the quality of sexual health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across the country.

990. About

     Biography: Alison is a PhD Candidate in the Centre for Primary Health Care Systems, Division of Epidemiology and Health Systems. Her recently completed study is the developmental evaluation of a knowledge translation project in Aboriginal and Torres...

991. Human Research Ethics Committee

     The Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) of the Northern Territory (NT) Department of Health and Menzies School of Health Research is registered and operates in accordance with the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) National...

992. Nutrition

     Diet is the leading contributor to the burden of disease for all Australians. Dietary improvement is essential to closing the gap in health, education and life expectancy for Indigenous Australians.

993. MEDIA RELEASE | MoU renewed to strengthen zoonotic disease work in Timor-Leste

     A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) and the Timor-Leste Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Forestry (MALFF) has been signed this week, continuing the collaborative partnership.

994. Research centre gets the green light to begin critical pandemic research

     APPRISE researcher Professor Ross Andrews, an epidemiologist at the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, said effective and respectful engagement with communities rather than for them is critical to effective preparation for future pandemics.

995. Funders and Collaborators

     Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council. Commonwealth Department of Health. Collaborators: The Australian Preterm Birth Alliance The University of Western Australia Northern Territory Health

996. Resources

     Resources: Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initiative for Youth (AIMhi-Y)    Policies: Privacy Policy for Mobile Application: AIMhi for Youth (AIMhi-Y)  

997. Researchers edge closer to better flu vaccine for Indigenous people across the world

     The research was a collaboration between the Doherty Institute, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Menzies School of Health Research and CQUniversity.

998. Condolence Statement - Dr M Yunupingu

     The staff and students at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) offer their deepest condolences to the Yunupingu family on the passing of Dr M Yunupingu.

999. Funders and collaborators

     Funders National Health and Medical Research Council Partners and collaborators Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Healthy Communities Foundation Australia  Katheri...

1000. Funders and collaborators

      National Health and Medical Research Council Northern Territory Public Health Network Headspace Anglicare NT Commonwealth Department of Health Northern Territory Government Department of Health

1001. Global costs of Plasmodium vivax malaria estimated for the first time.

      A new study published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Dr. Angela Devine at Menzies School of Health Research in Australia, and colleagues estimate the global economic burden of P. vivax for the first time using country-level data.

1002. Student profile | Julie Mae Malcampo

      Seeing firsthand the importance of ensuring access to health care services for all led Julie Mae Malcampo to enrol in a Master of Public Health with Menzies. Julie has a Bachelor of Nursing from Davao Doctors College and is a registered nurse in the...

1003. Dr Vincent He - Higher Degrees by Research

      Vincent is a statistician with diverse experience in the research fields of mental health, Indigenous health, demography, early childhood development, school education, child protection and juvenile delinquency.

1004. STI swabs reveal pattern | NT News 1 July 2017

      Surface swabbing of toilets and bathrooms could strengthen disease surveillance according to recent research from Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) published in the journal PeerJ.

1005. MJA Podcast on the clinical experience of patients with hepatitis C virus infection.

      Associate Professor Joshua Davis is a Principal Research Fellow with the Menzies School of Health Research. He is the coauthor of a Short Report on the clinical experience of patients with hepatitis C virus infection among Australian GP trainees.

1006. Val Asche Prize for Academic Excellence 2014

      Val Asche Prize for Academic Excellence: Congratulations to Heather Wallace and Camille Mewett who have been awarded the 2014 Val Ashe Prize for Academic Excellence. The Val Asche Prize for Academic Excellence is awarded annually to rec...

1007. Bupe Kyelu

      "The academic support I received was exceptional. The lecturers went the extra mile to offer help to students and guide them." 

1008. Weathering Well Privacy Policy

      Weathering Well Privacy Policy Menzies School of Health Research (ABN 70 413 542 847) (“Menzies”) is a charity registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission and is dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing...

1009. About

      Biography: Associate Professor Alex Edelman is the Research and Program Lead for the Centre for Health and Other Complex Systems Research.  Alex is a health policy and systems researcher, project manager and policy practitioner. Her work spa...

1010. AIMhi Stay Strong App Privacy Policy

      Privacy Policy Menzies School of Health Research (ABN 70 413 542 847) (“Menzies”) is a charity registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission and is dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of all Australi...

1011. Selected publications

      Smith, J., Adams, M. & Bonson, J. (2018). Investment in men’s health in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia. 208 (1), 6-7. Smith, J. & Herriot, M. (2017). Positioning health promotion as a policy priority in Australia. Health Pro...

1012. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. Collaborators: Northern Territory Department of Health Environmental Health Division.

1013. KOMUNIKADU IMPRENSA | Renova MoU atu haforsa servisu ba moras zoonótiku iha Timor-Leste

      Memorandu de Entendimentu foun (MoU) entre Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) no Ministeriu Agrikultura, Pekuaria, Peskas no Floresta Timor-Leste (MAPPF) asina ona iha semana ida ne'e hodi kontinua parseria ba kolaborativu.

1014. Establishing a First Nations research network

      Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) at Charles Darwin University will be part of a National Network for First Nations Researchers which is being established with the goal of growing the next generation of research leaders.

1015. Val Asche Prize for Academic Excellence 2016

      Val Asche Prize for Academic Excellence: Congratulations to Emma Grimes, Jodi Phillips and Leigh Moore who have been awarded the 2016 Val Ashe Prize for Academic Excellence. The Val Asche Prize for Academic Excellence is awarded annually to rec...

1016. Researcher profile | Dr Marita Hefler

      Dr Marita Hefler’s health research career began in 2005 at a health service for young people in Sydney who were homeless or at risk of homelessness. “I was a health promotion officer, and one of the projects I ran was a trial to provide ...

1017. About

      The Rioli Fund for Aboriginal Health has been established, in conjunction with the Menzies School of Health Research, to raise support for research into issues that impact upon the health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australi...

1018. CAAMA Radio | Traditional food trends

      Menzies researcher and lead author Megan Ferguson speaks to CAAMA's Paul Wiles about the publication of Traditional food availability and consumption in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory in the prestigious Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.

1019. Consortium to help close gap | Koori Mail

      Eleven organisations have united to form the new Central Australia Academic Health Science Centre (CAAHSC).Efforts to close the health gap in central Australia.

1020. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Collaborators: NT Health (Centre for Disease Control) Mala’la Aboriginal Health Service Sunrise Aboriginal Health Service  

1021. About

      Biography: Karen is an epidemiologist and a registered nurse/midwife with over 35 years’ experience. The first ten years of Karen’s health career were spent working as a Remote Area Nurse with the NT Department of Health (DoH) and Indige...

1022. About

      Biography: Professor John Wakerman is a Public Health Medicine specialist and general practitioner who has worked in remote primary health care as a clinician, senior remote health services manager, educator, researcher and advocate for the past thr...

1023. Funders and collaborators

      Collaborators: Fiji Ministry of Health Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne Telethon Child Health Research Institute Cardiology Department, Starship Hospital Auckland, New Zealand.  

1024. World first research shows shocking numbers of preventable deaths from gaps in kidney failure treatment

      Research by Menzies director Professor Alan Cass in collaboration with The George Institute for Global Health has shown that more than two million people globally die unnecessarily every year because they cannot access treatment for kidney failure (dialysis or a kidney transplant).

1025. Collaborators

      Collaborators  Sunrise Health Aboriginal corporation  Wurli Wurlinjang Health Service Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation Anyinginyi Health Aboriginal Corporation Katherine West Health Board Aboriginal Corporation Central Aus...

1026. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Collaborators: Katherine West Health Board Wurli Wurlinjang Health Service Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation

1027. Menzies makes headway on malaria research in Indonesia

      Improving the skills of health facility staff, extensive fieldwork, awareness raising sessions and the publication of research results are just some of the achievements of a collaborative project finishing in Indonesia later this year. 

1028. Key staff

      Chief Investigators Professor John Wakerman - Menzies School of Health Research Emeritus Professor John Humphreys - Monash University School of Rural Health Professor Alan Cass AO - Menzies School of Health Research Dr Leisa ...

1029. Overview

      The health systems in remote Australia are broken. Long-term and persistent workforce shortages, non-viable services, and fragmentation of care have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote health services’ struggles to keep clinics open...

1030. Funders and collaborators

      Funders National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Project Grant 1158075, 2019-2023 Collaborators Central Australia Health Service (CAHS) - Department of Health Top End Health Services (TEHS) The Purple Hous...

1031. Directors Statement National Reconciliation Week 2019 27 May – 3 June

      Menzies School of Health Research is engaging with National Reconciliation Week through a series of activities organised by the Menzies Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Working Group with support from other staff at Menzies.

1032. Improving understanding of COVID-19, measles, rubella, hepatitis B and dengue epidemiology in Timor-Leste

      In Timor-Leste, immunisation is key to protecting people against diseases such as measles, rubella and hepatitis B and is crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccination is available through government health services in Timor-Leste, but there is substantial variation in the uptake of different vaccines across different municipalities.

1033. Mix 104.9 | 2020 Telstra Business Women’s Awards

      2019 Telstra Northern Territory Business Woman of the Year, Professor Amanda Leach - a Principal Research Fellow at leading medical research institute the Menzies School of Health Research – urged other women to set ambitious goals.

1034. Townsville Bulletin | HOT NORTH funding

      North Queensland could be a “global leader” in tropical medicine as part of a multimillion-dollar research plan.Northern Australia Minister Matt Canavan said the program would be led by the Menzies School of Health Research and would build the region’s research capacity.

1035. Funders and collaborators

      Collaborators: Albion Street Centre Boab Health Service Charles Darwin University Deakin University Food and Agriculture Organization Fred Hollows Foundation John Snow International Mahidol Universit...

1036. About

      Biography: Jessica is an allied health clinician and research manager who believes that collaborative and empowering research can contribute positive and sustainable changes in health equity across the Northern Territory.  She is experienced in...

1037. Monitoring heat stress among mine workers to benefit northern Australia

      Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) is teaming up with Glencore at the McArthur River Mine (MRM) to gain an accurate assessment of the effects of heat stress on the workforce and productivity at the mine site and shipping facilities in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

1038. More information and how to apply

      All postgraduate public health courses are accredited through Charles Darwin University (CDU) and delivered through the Menzies School of Health Research by public health professionals and experts in their fields. How to apply Domestic Stud...

1039. Tribute Neil Balnaves AO

      Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), its Board and staff, mourn the tragic loss of Neil Balnaves AO and extend condolences to his family and the staff at The Balnaves Foundation.

1040. About

      Biography: Olivia has a background in public health nutrition and global health. She has worked in clinical research across major hospitals in Sydney where she investigated quality of life and surgical outcomes for pelvic cancer. She has also worked...

1041. Current projects

      CRE for Strengthening Health Systems in Remote Australia (CRESTRA) The cost and health impact of short-term health staffing in remote and rural Indigenous communities: Does community control make a difference? Co-design and Implementation of Wor...

1042. Current projects

      CRE for Strengthening Health Systems in Remote Australia (CRESTRA) The cost and health impact of short-term health staffing in remote and rural Indigenous communities: Does community control make a difference? Co-design and Implementation of Wor...

1043. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Collaborators: Professor Amanda Leach AM, Menzies School of Health Research Professor Anne Chang, Menzies School of Health Research and Queensland Children’s M...

1044. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Collaborators: Telethon Institute for Child Health Research Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Northern Territory Department of Health Univers...

1045. Publications

      Cunningham, F.C., Ferguson-Hill, S., Matthews, V. & Bailie, R. (2016) Leveraging quality improvement through use of the systems assessment tool in Indigenous primary health care services: a mixed methods study. BMC Health Services Research, 16, ...

1046. Funders and Collaborators

      Partner and Collaborate with us: Do you have an interest in women and girls’ health? Please contact us if you or your organisation would like to: participate on the SHELab Advisory Committee Support creation of health resources Partn...

1047. Selected publications

      Thompson, S.L., Chenhall, R.D., & Brimblecombe, J.K. (2013). Indigenous perspectives on active living in remote Australia: a qualitative exploration of the socio-cultural link between health, the environment and economics. BMC Public He...

1048. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders:  National Health and Medical Research Council Collaborators: Papuan Health and Community Development Foundation Pasteur Institute Exeins Health Initiative  Eijkman, Gadjah Mada University  Burnet Insti...

1049. Current projects

      AIMhi-Y App development & feasibility trial AIMhi NT the AIMhi Stay Strong app Wellbeing Intervention for Chronic Kidney Disease (WICKD) BEAT depression and substance misuse Cultural security and care planning Screening and treatment...

1050. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: The Fred Hollows Foundation Collaborators: Co-researchers and key advisors: Dr Elaine Lawurrpa Maypilama, researcher, Menzies School of Health Research Assoc Prof Julie Brimblecombe, senior research fellow, Menz...

1051. Woolworths Group commits to Independent Panel Review of proposed Dan Murphy’s Darwin development

      Danny is also currently a Member of the Social Impact Investing Taskforce Expert Panel at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, a Director of the Business Council of Australia, an Honorary Ambassador of the Menzies School of Health Research and prominent advocate for the Uluru Statement from the Heart and Constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians.

1052. Dr Thien Thai

      Why did you choose to study public health? Medicine isn’t just about treating disease, but about preventing disease and improving public health. I chose to study public health to because it is central to everything I do in medicine, from prima...

1053. Current Projects

      The cost and health impact of short-term health staffing in remote and rural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: Does Community Control make a difference? Optimising remote primary health care service access through evidence-based w...

1054. About

      Biography: Karen has extensive experience working in the field of global health in project management and academic roles, in various countries including South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan. She has worked for the World Health Orga...

1055. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Northern Territory Primary Health Network/Rural Workforce Agency NT Collaborators: Prof John Wakerman, Menzies School of Health Research Dr Deb Russell, Menzies School of Health Research Dr Devaki Monani, Charles Darwin Un...

1056. Children negatively impacted by early intervention restrictions

      The research team from the School of Economics at the University of Sydney and the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin examined daily school attendance records of children attending NT government schools in the 73 Aboriginal communities and 10 town camps affected by the policy.

1057. About

      Biography: Dr Shawn Ting is a veterinarian with a background in public health, food safety, animal health, animal welfare and public administration. He currently leads the animal health aspects of the Menzies Timor-Leste project, focusing on deve...

1058. Overview

      Aims:  The “Deadly Ears in Deadly Hands” trial will assess whether Aboriginal Health Professional (Aboriginal Health Practitioner, Worker or Registered Nurse)-assisted hospital discharge planning will improve ear health outcomes. Ab...

1059. WICKD News - February 2017

      The WICKD study is a randomised controlled trial that address the mental health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with CKD-stage 5. It brings together service providers from the Department of Health and Purple House and a team of wellbeing researchers.

1060. 13. Contact us

      Location: Menzies School of Health Research John Mathews Building (JMB) Building 58, Royal Darwin Hospital Campus Darwin, NT (Note: Hard copy submissions of ethics documentation are not required) Enquiries to: E...

1061. 2024 Menzies Timor-Leste Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship

      Menzies provided scholarship assistance to an outstanding Timor-Leste national, working offshore in our Timor-Leste office, enrolled in one of Charles Darwin University’s postgraduate public health and health research courses. Menzies review...

1062. Funders and collaborators

      Funders:  National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Collaborators: Professor Anne Chang, Menzies School of Health Research Professor Peter Morris, Menzies School of Health Research Keith Grimwood, Q...

1063. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)  Collaborators: Heidi Smith‐Vaughan, Menzies School of Health Research Allen Cheng, Monash University and The Alfred Hospital Anne Chang, Menzies ...

1064. Selected publications

      Thompson, S.L., Chenhall, R.D., & Brimblecombe, J.K. (2013). Indigenous perspectives on active living in remote Australia: A qualitative exploration of the socio-cultural link between health, the environment and economics. BMC Public Health,...

1065. NHMRC fellowship snapshot: Professor Joan Cunningham

      Menzies' Senior Principal Research Fellow Professor Joan Cunningham was recently awarded a research fellowship as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council's yearly multi-million dollar funding round.

1066. Projects

      Health promotion capacity building: tools, resources and training to strengthen health promotion practice and outcomes A structured systems approach to improving health promotion practice for chronic disease prevention in Indigenous commun...

1067. About

      Biography: Dr Bianca Middleton is a paediatrician and PhD student in the Global and Tropical Health Division at  Menzies School of Health Research. She is a practicing paediatrician in the Department of Paediatrics at the Royal Darwin Hosp...

1068. Staff

      Chief investigators: Associate Professor Gail Garvey, Menzies School of Health Research Professor Joan Cunningham, Menzies School of Health Research Professor Dianne O’Connell, Cancer Council NSW Dr Patricia Valery, Menzies School of ...

1069. Collaborators

      Project partners Northern Territory Department of Health Collaborators Ampilatwatja Health Care Aboriginal Corporation Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory Anyinginyi Health Aboriginal Corporation Australia and...

1070. Smoking, alcohol, drugs and other addictive behaviours

      The harm caused by tobacco, alcohol and other drugs is a major public health problem for Indigenous Australians.

1071. About

      Biography: Stuart Yiwarr McGrath is a Gumatj man from the Yolngu nation. He is an Aboriginal Health Practitioner (AHP) who is studying a Bachelor of Nursing at CDU. As an AHP, Stuart has worked in Darwin, Batchelor, Belyuen and at Miwatj Health in Y...

1072. Petrol sniffing on the decline in Indigenous communities

      Petrol sniffing rates in Indigenous communities have declined since the introduction of low aromatic unleaded fuel (LAF), a study by Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has found. The results of this study were released today by Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion Minister for Indigenous Affairs.

1073. Overview

        Aims: To establish and evaluate the effectiveness of a community of practice to support public health nutritionists in their work with remote community stores. Summary: This project was a collaboration between Menzies School of ...

1074. Funders and collaborators

      Funders:  National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: Menzies School of Health Research  University of Western Australia The University of Queensland Curtin University Northern Territory Depart...

1075. Overview

      Aims: To explore strategies and approaches to facilitate collaborative work between nutritionists and community health staff and members that focuses on culturally meaningful nutrition and health promotion that is inclusive of Indigenous knowledg...

1076. Home

      MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH TURNS 30 The Menzies School of Health Research is proudly celebrating 30 years of research, innovation and education. Our 30 year journey has seen us grow, discover and translate research that makes a differe...

1077. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies launches distribution of AIMhi-Y app

      Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has launched a project which supports youth services in the Northern Territory and South Australia to use a newly developed early intervention digital mental health tool co-designed by young people, Aboriginal Elders and clinicians.

1078. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies launches distribution of AIMhi-Y app

      Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has launched a project which supports youth services in the Northern Territory and South Australia to use a newly developed early intervention digital mental health tool co-designed by young people, Aboriginal Elders and clinicians.

1079. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: Northern Territory Department of Health.

1080. Using Facebook to quit smoking

      A Territory-wide partnership is aiming to identify how social media can be used to reduce smoking rates among Indigenous people. Through the partnership, a team of community-based researchers is working to understand the type of information people s...

1081. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Collaborators: Anne Chang, Menzies School of Health Research and Queensland Children’s Medical Research Institute Peter Morris, Menzies School of Health...

1082. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing Collaborators: National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO).

1083. Overview

      Aim: The aim of this project is to evaluate the implementation and outcomes of the MECSH sustained nurse home visiting program in East Arnhem and Katherine regions. MECSH is being implemented as part of the NT Government’s early childhood plan...

1084. About

      Biography: Natalie started working in the health research space as a consumer representative following the birth of her premature twins in 2014. To complement her consumer work, Natalie completed a Graduate Diploma in Health Research in 2023 and ...

1085. Funders and collaborators

      Commonwealth Department of Health beyondblue National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention, University of WA Headspace NT NT Commissioner for Children NT...

1086. MEDIA RELEASE | Grant awarded to measure air quality in East Arnhem

      Menzies has received funding for a new project focused on improving environmental health awareness among people living in East Arnhem Land. The ‘Air in East Arnhem’ project is a collaboration led by Menzies, Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation and AirRater.

1087. Staff

      Chief investigators: Associate Professor Gail Garvey, Menzies School of Health Research Professor Joan Cunningham, Menzies School of Health Research Professor Dianne O’Connell, Cancer Council NSW Professor Sandra Thompson, University ...

1088. Angela Sheedy

      "I chose to study with Menzies as they have a great research history and I have read and referred to many of the staff research publishing’s over the years."

1089. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council Collaborators: Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory

1090. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: The Australian Government’s Department of Health Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) – Working Group on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Health contributed funding towards this research....

1091. About

      Biography: Dr Radwan Rahman Talukder has extensive experience designing and monitoring projects in diverse public health areas including chronic diseases, infectious diseases, Aboriginal health, environmental health, and maternal and child health fr...

1092. Home

      MENZIES TURNS 40 Menzies School of Health Research is proudly celebrating 40 years of research and impact Menzies School of Health Research is proudly celebrating 40 years of research and impact. For four decades, Menzies has been at the f...

1093. Current projects

      Understanding and responding to the cost and health impact of short-term health staffing in remote and rural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled health services Evaluation of the Central Australian Medical Retrieval and Cons...

1094. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation (ALPA) Outback Stores Community store boards Uncle Jimmy Thumbs Up! The Northern Territory Department of H...

1095. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: Menzies School of Health Research Collaborators: St John of God Health Care DNASH (National Directorate of Hospitals) Australian Catholic University 

1096. About

      Biography: Professor Heidi Smith-Vaughan has researched at Menzies since 1990. She is a microbiologist passionate about growing the next generation of biomedical scientists, and particularly building capability among those with least opportunity. ...

1097. Publications

      Brimblecombe, J., Ferguson, M., Chatfield, M., Liberato, S.C., Gunther, A., Ball, K., et al (2017) Effect of a price discount and consumer education strategy on food and beverage purchases in remote Indigenous Australia: a stepped wedge ra...

1098. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: Danila Dilba Health Service Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Aboriginal Medical Services of the Northern Terr...

1099. Associate Professor Steven Tong honoured with Frank Fenner Award

      Associate Professor Steven Tong, Infectious Diseases Physician at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Indigenous Health Theme Leader at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), has been awarded the 2017 Frank Fenner Award for Advanced Research in Infectious Diseases.

1100. Indigenous employment | Opportunities and challenges

      Moderator: Professor Steve Larkin | ACIKE Speakers: Steve Rossingh | NAAJA, Heather D'Antoine | Menzies associate director for Aboriginal Programs, Wendy Ah Chin | NT Dept of Health, Foster Stavridis | Danila Dilba.

1101. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Collaborators: Kerry-Ann O’Grady, Queensland Children’s Medical Research Institute Anne Chang, Menzies School of Health Research Keith Grimw...

1102. Projects

      Flagship Priority Projects Engaging stakeholders in identifying priority evidence-practice gaps and strategies for improvement in primary health care (ESP Project) Project lead: Professor Ross Bailie, Menzies School of Health Research ABCD Nati...

1103. Selected publications

      Wakerman J 2004 Defining Remote Health. Australian Journal of Rural Health 12: 210-214. Wakerman J, Humphreys JS, Wells R, Kuipers P, Entwistle P, Jones J. 2008 Primary health care delivery models in rural and remote Australia - a systematic revie...

1104. Diabetes in poverty-stricken pregnant women in the NT, highest in the world

      Researcher and lead author Dr Matthew Hare said, for these women, poverty stricken and living in some of the most isolated regions of Australia, fresh and healthy food is often not for sale where they live or it is unaffordable.

1105. Preterm babies at risk of developing kidney disease

      How healthy we are in adulthood is, in many ways, determined while we are still in the womb. Babies born prematurely could be at greater risk of developing kidney disease later in life according to a landmark Monash University study investigating the impacts of preterm birth on kidney development.

1106. Overview

      The NT Aboriginal Health Forum coordinates strategic advice and decision making on Aboriginal health in the NT.  The Tobacco Working Group of the NT Aboriginal Health Forum was established in March 2020 to strengthen coordination of activity and p...

1107. Overview

      Aims: To determine if interactive health communication applications (ICHA), (applications that provide health information with a decision making support mechanism), are more effective in increasing knowledge and participation in healthy beha...

1108. Researchers

      Study director: Associate Professor Gurmeet Singh, Menzies School of Health Research Study founder: Associate Professor Susan Sayers AO (Deceased), Menzies School of Health Research Researcher team: Belinda D...

1109. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Collaborators: AMSANT Healthy Living NT Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Northern Territory Department of Health.  

1110. Overview

      Objective: The primary objective of this project is the technical implementation and change communication of the capability to upload synopsis letters from the TKC System to the My Health Record. Summary: Territory Kidney Care (TKC) is an inno...

1111. Projects

      Past Projects: Skills for Life Indigenous Youth Life Skills Development

1112. About

      Biography: Dr A M Shamsir Ahmed is a public health epidemiologist and his research focuses on clinical and community based health interventions to improve the life and health of children and women of low and middle income countries. As an in...

1113. Overview

      Consortium partners include Menzies School of Health Research, NT, Western Health, Melbourne and University of Tasmania will evaluate progress in the identification and management of CKD in primary care in the Northern Territory, Tasmania and Victoria:...

1114. 2023 Menzies Research Seminars - Malaria treatment update with Associate Professor Kamala Thriemer

      Join us for our next research seminar as Malaria researcher, Associate Professor Kamala Thriemer presents on Universal radical cure and how this is an additional tool towards malaria elimination.

1115. Selected Publications

      Adewunmi, M., Sharma, S. K., Sharma, N., Sushma, N. S., & Mounmo, B. (2022). Cancer Health Disparities drivers with BERTopic modelling and PyCaret Evaluation. Cancer Health Disparities, 6.  Adewunmi, M. A. (2022). Scalable colorectal canc...

1116. About

      Biography: Allison developed an interest in health research through growing up in Alice Springs. In her previous work, she assisted practitioners to develop the Remote Primary Health Care Manuals, coordinated professional development events for...

1117. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: Austin Health University of Melbourne University of Queensland

1118. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Collaborators: Professor Anne Chang, Menzies School of Health Research Professor Peter Morris, Menzies School of Health Research Colin Robertson , Royal...

1119. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Australian Centre for the Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (ACE-NTDs)  Collaborators: Leprosy Mission of Timor-Leste Ministry of Health  National Health Laboratory 

1120. About

      Biography: Prabhu is a qualified dental professional and an early career researcher whose research interests primarily focus on reducing oral health disparities, particularly among vulnerable and underserved populations. His areas of research are br...

1121. Staff

      Staff Centre co-leads: Mark Mayo, Associate Deputy Director, Indigenous Leadership and Engagement, Laboratory project manager and senior researcher Associate Professor Kalinda Griffiths, Director, Poche SA+NT, Flinders University & Resea...

1122. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: Leading funders: The Balnaves Foundation. The Northern Territory Government.  Australian Government Department of Health With further equipment donations from: Rotary Club of North Balwyn Variety – the chil...

1123. 2023 Menzies Research Seminars – Pneumococcal research update with Beth Temple

      Join us for our next Research Seminar, as Menzies epidemiologist Beth Temple shares an insight into: Pneumococcal vaccination for low- and middle-income countries: PCV10 or PCV13?

1124. About

      Program aims: STRONG TL will strengthen communicable disease surveillance and control in Timor-Leste and evaluate the impact of improved surveillance on health system and health security policy responsiveness. Development of local capacity in select...

1125. Research focus

      Overview: Menzies established One21Seventy in 2010 following the completion of two NHMRC funded research projects - the ABCD and ABCD Extension Projects (2002 – 2009). These projects aimed to improve health outcomes by assisting Indigenou...

1126. 2023 Menzies Research Seminars - Introducing Menzies Deputy Directors (Research)

      Join us for our next research seminar as Menzies Deputy Directors (Research), Professor Anna Ralph and Professor Louise Maple-Brown share an introduction to their roles.

1127. Key staff

      Key staff: Kim Mulholland Anna Roesler Aimon Riyana Jodi Phillips Jennifer Busch-Hallen. Collaborators: International Health Services, Albion Street Centre Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance...

1128. 2023 Menzies Research Seminars - Laboratory science update with Dr Mariana Barnes

      Join us for our next Research Seminar, as Menzies Bioinformatician and High-Performance Computing (HPC) Support Officer, Dr Mariana Barnes, shares an insight into the HPC named Ada.

1129. About

      Biography: Sam is currently studying full time at the University of Queensland, undertaking a bachelor of health science, majoring in public health. He has aspiration to become a doctor. Sam has been with Menzies for a number of years now, fulfil...

1130. Alcohol harm minimisation investments welcomed by leading NT research institute

      Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has welcomed the investment in alcohol harm minimisation strategies released today by the Northern Territory Government in The Northern Territory Alcohol Harm Minimisation Action Plan 2018-19.

1131. About

      The Centre for Research Excellence in Respiratory Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children (CRE) is a five year program of research and capacity building funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) from 2012-2017....

1132. Partnership supports remote and rural parents

      Find out more about our work in evaluating the Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting (MECSH) program.

1133. 2022 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Postgraduate Coursework Scholarships

      Congratulations to Corrine Butler, recipient of the Menzies 2022 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship.

1134. Val Asche Memorial Prize for Academic Excellence 2019

      Congratulations to Alexander Wetten, Hannah Singleton, April Carpenter and Fiona Johnson, who have each been awarded the 2019 Val Asche Memorial Prize for Academic Excellence.

1135. Current projects

      Extreme heat and pregnancy complications: harnessing the diverse Australian climate and population for global answers The heat health burden on First Nations communities in under-resourced remote Australia  Air in East Arnhem...

1136. Selected publications

      Silburn, S.R., Zubrick, S.R., DeMaio, J.A., Shepherd, C., Griffin, J.A., Mitrou, F.G., et al. (2006). The Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey: Strengthening the Capacity of Aboriginal Children, Families and Communities. Perth:...

1137. Current projects

      Head Health and Healing - Empowering Indigenous women and the healthcare workforce to respond to violence-related concussion through co-designed education and training (NHMRC Ideas Grant #2037339) The cost and health impact of short-term health st...

1138. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders:  The Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Collaborators: Timor-Leste Government, Ministry of Health Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares National Health Laboratory

1139. Resources

      Tari-Keresztes, N., Smith, J.A., B., Gupta, H. (2022) Evaluation of the Two Ways Mentoring Program Tari-Keresztes, N., Smith, J.A., B., Gupta, H. (2021) Follow-up Evaluation of the Peer-Led Education Pilot i...

1140. Collaborators

      This project is a collaboration involving the NT Department of Health, AMSANT, the Northern and Central Land Councils, the NT Power & Water Corporation, Western Diagnostic Pathology and SA Pathology. It is led by the Menzies School of Health Resear...

1141. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Rio Tinto Aboriginal Foundation The Ian Potter Foundation Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (CRCAH) Australian Government’s Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health. Colla...

1142. About

      Biography: Dr Michael Binks is a senior research fellow and program leader within the Child Health Division at Menzies School of Health Research. With expertise in biomedical science, clinical trials and epidemiology, Michael leads a collaborative a...

1143. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council Collaborators: AMSANT Healthy Living NT Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Northern Territory Department of Health SAHMRI  QLD Government Apunipima Mulungu MAMU...

1144. Menzies Rebrand

      Transforming together: A new chapter in health research For four decades, Menzies has been at the forefront of health research in the Northern Territory, expanding from Darwin to establish offices in Alice Springs, and Dili, Timor-Leste. Today, w...

1145. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: NT Department of Health Western Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation Queensland University of Technology University of Syd...

1146. Publications

      Kearns, T., Ward, F., Puszka, S., Gundjirryirr, R., Moss, B. & Bailie, R. (2017). Anaemia Health Literacy of Community Members and Health Practitioners Knowledge of Best Practice Guidelines in a Remote Australian Aboriginal Community. ...

1147. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: AMSANT Healthy Living NT Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Northern Territory Department of Health SAHMRI  QLD Government Apunipima Mulung...

1148. Funders and collaborators

      Collaborators: Arnhem Land Progress Association Outback Stores NT Department of Health The George Institute for Global Health Goodman Fielder Research team: Associate Professor Julie Brimblecombe Dr Emma McMahon Rachae...

1149. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: NHMRC Collaborators:  Prof Alan Cass, Menzies School of Health Research Prof Linda Ford, Charles Darwin University Prof Sotiris Vardoulakis, University of Canberra A Prof Deborah Russell, ...

1150. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Central Australia Academic Health Science Network (CAAHSN) Collaborators: NPY Women's Council Aboriiginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) Central Australian Health Service (CAHS) Purpl...

1151. Deputy Director Indigenous Leadership and Engagement

      Deputy Director Indigenous Leadership and Engagement, Menzies School of Health Research Executive Director Aboriginal Health & Diversity, NT Health Top End   Biography: Dr Sean Taylor is descendent of the Dauareb Tribe, one of the ...

1152. Publications

      Kong, K., Cass, A., Leach, A. J., Morris, P. S., Kimber, A., Su, J.-Y., & Oguoma, V. M. (2021). A community-based service enhancement model of training and employing Ear Health Facilitators to address the crisis in ear and hearing health of Abor...

1153. Projects

      Routine analysis of variation in care:  Analysis of national and jurisdictional data, Menzies School of Health Research Extent of screening for post natal depression in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island women, Combined Universities Centr...

1154. Publications

      Holden, S., Ferguson, M., Brimbelcombe, J. & Palermo, C. (2015). Can a community of practice equip public health nutritionist to work with remote retail to improve the food supply? Rural and Remote Health, 15, 3464. (Online) 

1155. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: Anne Chang, Menzies School of Health Research John Upham, University of Queensland and Princess Alexandra Hospital Peter Gibson, Universit...

1156. MEDIA RELEASE | Rapping for wellbeing: New youth hip-hop video launched

      A new hip-hop video aimed at empowering young people to take control of their mental health was launched at a youth event in Alice Springs today.

1157. Resources

      Flipcharts: Sniffing and the Brain When Girls and Women Sniff When Boys and Men Sniff The Grog Brain Story The Gunja Brain Story The Mental Health Brain Story The Tobacco Story Animations: The Tobacco Addiction Story The ...

1158. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Queensland Health Statewide Respiratory Clinical Network (COAG Close The Gap Funding) Collaborators: Professor Anne Chang, Menzies School of Health Research Dr Maree Toombs, University of Queensland Dr Alex...

1159. About

      Biography: Richard Midford is professor of health in education, in a jointly funded position, representing a significant partnership between Charles Darwin University and the Menzies School of Health Research. He also holds an adjunct appointme...

1160. Publications

      The Northern Territory Youth Health Declaration 2019 NT Youth Health Summit report

1161. Funders and collaborators

      Collaborators: Global Burden of Disease study core group: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington Harvard University Johns Hopkins University University of Queensland World Heal...

1162. Publications

      Gorham, G., Cass, A., Howard K., & Evans, K. Central Australia Renal Study: Technical Report Update. Report prepared by Menzies School of Health Research for the Australian Government Department of Health, Canberra 2016.

1163. Mother's Day

      At age five, Ronno Morgan was a young Aboriginal boy from the Kimberly suffering from kidney failure and requiring emergency surgery

1164. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Collaborators:  ARIA: Australian Regional Immunisation Alliance Timor-Leste Ministry of Health (MoH) National Institute of Health (INS) National Centre f...

1165. About

      Biography: Dr Victor is a Biostatistician with a multidisciplinary research skill set. He has degrees/training in medical/public health parasitology/entomology, cardiometabolic disease epidemiology, and biostatistics. His research interests ...

1166. Collaborators and funders

      Collaborators: Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal Department of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal Funders: Australian Academy of Science Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Photo credits: Pearl ...

1167. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders:  Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Indigenous Health Research Fund Collaborators : Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation  AirRater Healthy Environments and Lives (HEAL) network

1168. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Collaborators: Patricia Valery, Menzies School of Health Research Anne Chang, Menzies School of Health Research, Queensland Children’s Medical Research ...

1169. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Australian Government Department of Health                     Collaborators: Professor Matthew Jose, University of Tasmania  A/Prof Craig Nelson, Director, Western H...

1170. About

      About: Zhiqiang Wang is a senior biostatistician at the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin. He has extensive experience in analysing large and complex observational datasets. As Chief Investigator A, he has completed five NHMRC projects ...

1171. Understanding antimicrobial resistance in animals in Timor-Leste

      Infectious diseases can be transmitted from animals to humans, which is why it is important to understand animal health in order to improve human health. Research also shows that antimicrobial resistance in bacteria either in humans, animals or the env...

1172. Goodbye to...

      CARA Paul Stephson, Deputy Financial Controller Adrienne Fargo, Manager Governance & Strategic Services Child Health Jennifer Goodall, Project Officer Epidemiology and Health Systems Tania Patrao, QLD Re...

1173. About

      Biography: Steven Guthridge is a public health physician and medical epidemiologist with a diverse background in clinical services, health service management and research. He has a distinguished record of research in areas of specific relevance to t...

1174. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders:  Australian Government, Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Rapid Applied Research Translation (RART) grant  Collaborators: Katherine West Health Board Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation Sunrise Health Service ...

1175. Board

      Menzies School of Health Research is an independent body corporate under the control of a governing Board.

1176. Overview

      Aims: To pilot a dietary intake tool to record the daily intake of food and beverages for children. To explore the childhood anaemia health literacy of health practitioners and community members. To gain an understanding of the f...

1177. Awards and prizes

      Awarded by the Menzies Board to groups or individuals who have made a considerable contribution to health.

1178. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) University of Melbourne Curtin University Telethon Institute of Child Health Research

1179. Researcher profile: Dr Dino Hodge

      Audiologist Dino Hodge in the spotlight

1180. Darwin satellite event: 2022 NHMRC Research Translation Symposium, local sessions

      Menzies is proud to host the Darwin satellite event for the 2022 NHMRC Research Translation Symposium, featuring in person presenters and a panel discussion.

1181. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) University of South Australia  Collaborators: Participating communities and other stakeholders. Research team: Christel van den Boogaard Rachael Jaenke ...

1182. Overview

      Building stronger primary health care systems requires a systematic approach and collaboration between many partners.  Our research focus: To develop and refine continuous quality improvement (CQI) methods, particularly through tools deve...

1183. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Health Research Council New Zealand Cure Kids New Zealand James Russell Lewis Trust, New Zealand. Collaborators: University of Auckland Danil...

1184. About

      Biography: Audra is a recipient of the Australian Postgraduate Award PhD scholarship to investigate the patterns of cancer care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cancer patients at the Primary Health Care setting. The aim of the project is to...

1185. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Diabetes Australian Research Trust (DART) Northern Territory Research and Innovation Board Grant  Northern Territory Department of Health Collaborators: Prof Loui...

1186. Selected publications

      Smith JA., Herriot M., Williams C.,  Judd J.,  Griffiths K.,  Bainbridge R.,  (2019). Health Promotion: A political imperative. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 30(2):133-136.  Griffiths, K., Coleman, C., Al-Yaman, F...

1187. Goodbye to...

      CARA: Alice Plate, media and communications manager Bianca Hayes, research administration officer Child Health Division: Sarah Mares, senior research fellow Sarah Moberly, post doctoral fellow Epidemiology and...

1188. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)  Collaborators: Menzies Research Institute Tasmania Northern Territory Department of Health University of Adelaide Monash University Royal Adelaide Hospital ...

1189. About

      Biography: Christine Wigger is a clinical trial coordinator who is passionate about child wellbeing and particularly, their ear and hearing health. Christine has been working with the ear team of  Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin for...

1190. About

      Biography: Megan Ferguson has over 20 years' experience in the field of nutrition, predominantly in public health in remote Aboriginal communities of the Northern Territory. This experience has been across food security, food supply and mat...

1191. Funders and collaborators

      The National Indigenous Bowel Screening Pilot was a combined effort of many individuals and organisations. We would like to acknowledge: The project funder, the Australian Government Department of Health, and the many individuals within the Depar...

1192. Publications

      Hefler, M., Kerrigan, V., Grunseit, A., Freeman, B., Kite, J., Thomas, D.P. (2020). Facebook-Based Social Marketing to Reduce Smoking in Australia’s First Nations Communities: An Analysis of Reach, Shares, and Likes. Journal of Medical In...

1193. About

      Biography: Rob Commons is an infectious diseases and general medicine physician who completed his undergraduate medical degree at The University of Melbourne in 2006 in combination with a Bachelor of Medical Science. He completed his physician train...

1194. Young blood

      Menzies builds an Indigenous research team, brimming with youth and enthusiasm, in the Ngukurr community.

1195. Selected publications

      Fehring, E., Ferguson, M., Brown, C., Murtha, K., Laws. C., Cuthbert, K., ... Brimblecombe, J. (2019). Supporting healthy drink choices in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: a community-led supportive environment app...

1196. About

      Biography: Dr James Marangou is a PhD candidate with Menzies School of Health Research & Charles Darwin University and a consultant cardiologist at Royal Perth Hospital. His PhD candidature with Menzies is supported by a National Health and Medi...

1197. Catalyse | Photo Gallery

      HOT NORTH’s Catalyse program aims to champion the advancement of women in STEM, in particular women scientists working in Aboriginal and Tropical Health. Catalyse has recently celebrated it’s one-year milestone bringing together thirty m...

1198. About

      Biography: Henry commenced at Menzies School of Health Research as a Group Training Northern Territory Indigenous trainee within the Child Health Division in 2018. Throughout his traineeship he worked closely with CRE_ICHEAR team with helping organi...

1199. About

      Biography: For the first time, an audiologist has been recruited to the Child Health Team. Dino Hodge will be assessing the hearing of children participating the PREVIX clinical trial, aiming to ensure that all children at risk of developmental dela...

1200. Funders and collaborators

      Funders Top End Health Service Australian Partnership for Preparedness Research on Infectious Disease Emergencies (APPRISE) targeted responses to empower First Nations-led research on COVID-19 program, which is funded by the Paul Ramse...

1201. Resources

      Webinar - Understanding intersections between health, gender, & culture Young Aboriginal -  Fulbright Scholar, Professor James Smith, Vivian A. & James L. Curtis Center for Health Equity Research and Training, School of Soci...

1202. Overview

      Summary: There are significant differences in health outcomes between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and the rest of the population living in Queensland. A lot of this can be addressed by changing three key lifestyle factors: smoking, nutrit...

1203. About

      Biography: Sharon is a multidisciplinary academic with 25 years’ experience working across education, social science and public health research in the Northern Territory (NT).  Driven by a passion for human rights, social justice and life...

1204. Publications

      Liberato, S. C., et al. (2015). "Use of electronic visual recording to aid assessment of dietary intake of Australian Aboriginal children living in remote communities." Aust N Z J Public Health. Kearns T, Ward F, Puszka S, Gundjirryirr R, ...

1205. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Commonwealth Department of Health. HOT NORTH Central Australian Academic Health Science Centre Collaborators: Telethon Kids Institute Cairns Diabetes Centre Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services South Australian...

1206. Selected publications

      Hobday, K., Zwi, A.B., Homer, C., Kirkham, R., Hulme, J., Wate, P.Z., Prata, N. 2020. Misoprostol for the prevention of post-partum haemorrhage in Mozambique: an analysis of the interface between human rights, maternal health and development. BMC In...

1207. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: Medical Research Future Fund, Clinical Trials Activity Grant MRF2031200 Health Research Council of New Zealand HRC 23/180 A Randomised Controlled Trial of Oral Dexamethasone to treat Sydenham's Chorea | Health Research Council of...

1208. Professor Louise Baur AM, FAHMS

      Biography: Louise Baur is Chair of Child and Adolescent Health at the University of Sydney, with a conjoint appointment as Professor in the Sydney School of Public Health. She is an NHMRC Leadership Fellow (2022-2026). She is also a consultant paedi...

1209. About

      Biography: Niamah commenced at Menzies School of Health Research as a GTNT Indigenous trainee within the Child Health laboratory team. Throughout her traineeship she also worked on the medicinal plant project within the laboratory and closely with t...

1210. Strengthening family relationships through play

      Local Aboriginal implementation officers are delivering an innovative variation of the Play to Connect parenting program in Wurrumiyanga, Tiwi Islands to support families through learning and play. The Menzies Play to Connect team works with parents...

1211. Darwin Regional Institutional Biosafety Committee

      The Darwin Region Institutional Biosafety Committee is administered by the Menzies School of Health Research. The committee represents three organisations conducting genetic research in the region - Charles Darwin University (plants), the North...

1212. Overview

      Aim: In October 2018, Dr Kirkham established the Menzies Youth Working Group to enhance collaborations and synergies between research initiatives in youth health at Menzies. This led to discussions around the need to meaningfully incorporate youth p...

1213. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Citizen Science Grants – Round 2 grant recipients Collaborators: Prof John Wakerman, Menzies School of Health Research Dr Supriya Mathew, Menzies School of Health Research Dr Lisa Stefanoff, Menzies School of Health ...

1214. Selected publications

      Keresztes, N., Piko, B. F., Howard-Payne, L., & Gupta, H. (2020). An exploratory study of Hungarian university students’ sexual attitudes and behaviours. International Journal of Emotional Education, 12(1), 83-87. Tari-Keresztes, N., Chr...

1215. Celebrating 25 years of service

      Professor of Global Health and Infectious Disease Physician, Dr Nick Anstey, returned to the Territory in 1996 to establish Menzies Global Health Program. Prof Anstey was appointed by John Mathews to a bilateral Northern Territory Government resea...

1216. Publications

      McGuinness, K. & Arney, F. (2012) Foster and Kinship Care Recruitment Campaigns: A Review and Synthesis of the Literature, Darwin: Menzies School of Health Research. Nutton, G., Moss, B., Fraser, J., McKenzie, J. & Silburn, S. (2012). Recr...

1217. Investigators

      The CRE-IQI has a demonstrated record of collaboration in quality improvement in Indigenous PHC and comprises representatives from academic, clinical, Aboriginal community-controlled and government health service delivery, and state, national and inter...

1218. Overview

      On 1 June 2012 the Department of Health and Ageing appointed Menzies to conduct a national consultation process to inform the development of a National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy. Menzies worked in pa...

1219. About

      Biography: Supriya Mathew is an environmental health researcher leading the climate change research program at Menzies.  Her PhD developed a framework to assist local governments in Australia and India prioritise adaptation options under eco...

1220. About

      Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has been awarded a Fleming Fund Country Grant to support testing and surveillance for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Timor-Leste. The Fleming Fund is a UK aid program managed by the UK’s Departmen...

1221. Reports

      Summary: ESP project findings across all areas of care For more detailed information on the key areas of health care click below: Rheumatic Heart Disease One page summary of Rheumatic Heart Disease findings Key messages Final Repor...

1222. Publications

      Mooi, J.K., Whop, L.J., Valery, P.C., & Sabesan, S.S. (2012). Teleoncology for Indigenous patients: the responses of patients and health workers. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 20(5), 265-269. Whop, L.J., Garvey, G., Lokuge, K., M...

1223. About

      Biography: Thérèse, more commonly known as TK, has been at Menzies since 2006 and is currently employed in the Tropical and Global Health and Education Division. TK has over 15 years of experience working in rural and remote Abori...

1224. Current projects

      Optimising Digital Solutions to Improve Access to Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) Services in Remote Indigenous Communities Synthesis Report: Tjilku Walykumunu Ngaanyatjarra Lands Child Health Study. Alice Springs, Northern Terri...

1225. Overview

      Aims: To increase the amount of preventive treatment (secondary prophylaxis) given to people with acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Objectives: To test whether a model of care designed to optimise heal...

1226. Resources

      Nutrition and food security - approaches to improving the health of women and children - nutrition for adolescent girls and women throughout the lifecycle - course report Nutrition and food security short course - approaches to improving t...

1227. Overview

      Aims: To cover a broad range of important issues relevant to a community environment that supports achieving and maintaining good health. Summary: The residents of many Australian rural and remote communities do not have the essent...

1228. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security | Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade  Collaborators: Burnet Institute University of Melbourne Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia         National...

1229. Selected publications

      Williams, K., Rung, S., & Currie, B.J. (2021). Addressing the urban-rural health gap through a northern research collaboration. The Medical Journal of Australia 214 (10) 484 https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51076  Williams, K., Rung, S., D&rs...

1230. Resources

      Menzies School of Health Research, in partnership with the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation and the Telethon Kids Institute, developed and implemented a flexible, modular package of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Pre...

1231. Diabetes across the LIFECOURSE: Northern Australia Partnership 2023 Annual Educational Symposium

      Held at Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, with satellite sites in Cairns and Alice Springs, this event aims to bring together healthcare professionals, researchers and those interested in diabetes prevention and management to share experienc...

1232. Resources

      Videos Co-researcher Alison Milyika Carroll shares her experience of Menzies School of Health Research Dialysis Models of Care project Co-researcher Margaret Smith shares her experience of Menzies School of Health Research Dialysis Mod...

1233. About

      Biography: Angelica is a PhD student at the Menzies School of Health Research. She previously worked with two clinical research organisations in Malaysia, one of which was in collaboration with the malaria research group at the Global and Tropica...

1234. Overview

      Aims: To create multi-media educational resources to assist clinicians and health science students better understand the situations that lead to misunderstandings, miscommunication and a lack of shared understanding between Aboriginal Australians...

1235. Overview

      Aims: To understand the interplay between health literacy, gender and cultural identity among young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males living in the Northern Territory. Objectives: To understand how young Aboriginal and Torres...

1236. Closing the Gap 2013: three good news stories

      With the Prime Minister’s Closing the Gap report published in February this year, here are three ways Menzies is helping to improve the lifespan and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians.

1237. Projects

      Current projects Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initiative for Youth (AIMhi-Y) Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initative for Youth (AIMhi-Y) Feasibility study AIMhi NT the AIMhi Stay Strong app e-Mental Health in Practice (eM...

1238. Opportunities for the next generation of local scientists

      The Ramaciotti Regional and Remote Health Sciences Training Centre (the Centre) is providing a new pathway into laboratory and health sector careers for young Territorians, with a focus on career development for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander yo...

1239. About

      Biography: Professor James Smith is an Honorary Research Fellow at Menzies School of Health Research. He previously held roles as the Father Frank Flynn Fellow (Harm Minimisation); Head of the Alcohol, Other Drugs and Gambling team; and Directo...

1240. Publications

      Liberato ,S.C., Bailie, R., & Brimblecombe, J. (2014). Nutrition interventions at point-of-sale to encourage healthier food purchasing: a systematic review. BMC Public Health, 14, 919. Brimblecombe, J., Liddle, R., & O'Dea, K. (20...

1241. Publications

      Bailie, R., Si, D., Connors, C., Kwedza, R., O'Donoghue, L., Kennedy, C., et al. (2011). Variation in quality of preventative care for well adults in Indigenous community health centres in Australia. BMC Health Services Research, 11(139). Si, ...

1242. Overview

      Aims: To understand the reliability of cough reported by Indigenous people to doctors and other health care workers. Objectives: To determine the reliability of a 24-hour history of cough taken from the accompanying carers of I...

1243. Scholarships

      Coursework Scholarship Information 2024 International Student Scholarships CDU Scholarship Finder  

1244. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Australian Research Council Linkage project, with contributions from partner organisations: NT Government Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory NT Primary He...

1245. About

      Biography: After living and working in the remote Indigenous community of Galiwin’ku for three years in a health related field, Adam began working for Menzies School of Health Research. Adam has specific interest in the use of store sales a...

1246. Overview

      Aims: To obtain an Aboriginal perspective on respiratory illnesses, health services and programs To evaluate whether the IROC initiative is achieving its goals of increasing community awareness of respiratory disease.  Summary: Que...

1247. Goodbye to...

      Child Health: Jo Fitz, project officer Education and Research Support: Falon Downing, ethics admin officer Epidemiology and Health Systems: Bron Silver, strive trail coordinator Jennifer O'Dempsey, executive support office...

1248. Coursework research project information

      PHM820/PHM840 Research Project:   Unit Description This unit will develop the knowledge and skills required to plan and implement a substantial research-based project in the public health or health research areas, under the s...

1249. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security | Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade Collaborators: Timor-Leste Ministry of Health Maluk Timor  Northern Territory Centre for Disease Control Royal ...

1250. Overview

      Winner - Excellence in Indigenous Evaluation 2015, Australasian Evaluation Society. Click here to see our nomination.  Commissioned by the Federal Department of Health and Ageing , the Sentinel Sites Evaluation (2010 – 2013) was a holi...

1251. Current Projects

      Fisheries Research Development Corporation: An investigation of Indigenous knowledges and nutritional health and wellbeing benefits and values of seafood for supporting Indigenous fisheries development (2019-143) ACHIEVE – Address Commercial...

1252. Selected publications

        Nation ML, Manna S, Tran HP, Nguyen CD, Vy LTT, Uyen DY, Phuong TL, Dai VTT, Ortika BD, Wee-Hee AC, Beissbarth J, Hinds J, Bright K, Smith-Vaughan H, Nguyen TV, Mulholland K, Temple B, Satzke C. Impact of COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interve...

1253. About

      Biography: Dr Kamil Braima is a Postdoctoral Molecular Scientist in the Global and Tropical Health Division at Menzies School of Health Research. His research involves molecular diagnostics and development, to examine zoonotic malaria transmission a...

1254. Publications

      d'Abbs, P., & Chenhall, R. D. (2013). Spirituality and religion in responses to substance misuse among Indigenous Australians. Substance Use & Misuse, 48, 1-16. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2013.800746 Nagel, T., Kavanagh, D., Barclay, L....

1255. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Australian Government Collaborators: Northern Territory Department of Health Central Australian Aboriginal Corporation Anyingini Health Aboriginal Corporation

1256. Support us

      To support the work of the Rioli Fund for Aboriginal Health and make a difference to the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, download and complete this form and send via email or post to: The Rioli Fund for Abor...

1257. Kidney research on the national agenda

      Dr Jaquelyne Hughes, a Torres Strait Islander woman and the country’s first Indigenous kidney specialist, continued to shine the spotlight on the experiences of Indigenous Australians with chronic kidney disease. In September, Dr Hughes, who i...

1258. E-Learning CQI Modules

      Welcome to One21Seventy eLearning Modules This education package provides an opportunity to learn about best-practice approaches in continuous quality improvement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care. eLearning modules ...

1259. Associate Professor Kelvin Kong honoured with Menzies Medallion

      Australia’s first Aboriginal surgeon and highly acclaimed ear, nose and throat surgeon, Associate Professor Kelvin Kong has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion. The Menzies Medallion is the highest award given by Menzies School of H...

1260. About

      Background: Menzies operated One21Seventy as a non-profit entity from 2010 to 2016 to provide evidence-based practical tools and processes to help primary health care providers with continuous quality improvement (CQI).  One21Seventy aimed t...

1261. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Menzies School of Health Research Small Grant Vicki Kerrigan supported by HOT NORTH​​​ PhD scholarship Stuart McGrath supported by HOT NORTH Indigenous Development and Training Award Collaborators: Top...

1262. Overview

      There is an unqualified need to strengthen PHC services in very remote communities in NT for the following reasons: The pressing need for high quality, effective and efficient services to meet high population health needs; A strongly expres...

1263. About

      Biography: Yitayal is a Medical Biotechnologist and Microbiologist with vast health and applied microbiology research experience. For more than a decade, he worked at the University of Gondar and Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia from the lev...

1264. Photo gallery | Hearing for Learning Initiative graduations

      Newly graduated ear health facilitators in Wurrumiyanga on the Tiwi Islands and Kalkarindji will provide local knowledge and expertise when checking the ears and hearing of children in their community. Menzies celebrated the first graduates of i...

1265. Outcomes

      Publications: D’Aprano, A., Silburn, S., Johnston, V., Bailie, R., Mensah, F., Oberklaid, F., & Robinson, G. (2016). Challenges in monitoring early childhood development in remote Aboriginal health services: Clinical audit findings and ...

1266. Resources

      Policy and Practice Brief: Social Media to Enhance Indigenous Tobacco control Social media in health promotion and tobacco control | Tips and Tricks, March 2018 Make Facebook work for your health service - View the video here Make ...

1267. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: The Royal Australasian College of Physicians.  Foundation award for Katherine Barraclough, research establishment award. Collaborators: This project is a collaboration with Melbourne Health and Menzies School of Healt...

1268. Projects

      Implementation of Innovations in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health care ABCD National Research Partnership Sentinel Sites EvaluaImplementation of Innovations in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health care ABCD National ...

1269. About

      Biography: Tiana commenced at Menzies School of Health Research as a GTNT Indigenous trainee within the Hep B team in 2019. Throughout her traineeship she worked to improve health literacy regarding hepatitis B amongst Indigenous communities and imp...

1270. About

      Accessible, appropriate and high quality primary health care (PHC) is vital to Closing the Gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous health outcomes. Despite significant advances, a 2014 review found that efforts to improve the quality o...

1271. Assisting the COVID-19 response in Timor-Leste

      Over the last few months, our team in Timor-Leste have been working closely with the Timor-Leste Ministry of Health, Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the WHO Timor-Leste and Maluk Timor on the country's COVID-19 ...

1272. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: NT Department of Health NT Department of Housing NT Department of Education Ernst & Young Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT (AMSANT) Austr...

1273. About

      Biography: Dr Holger Unger is a staff specialist in obstetrics and gynaecology at the Royal Darwin Hospital. He is a Senior Research Fellow at Menzies School of Health Research and a Honorary Academic Clinical Lecturer at the Liverpool Sch...

1274. Selected publications

      Gorham, G., Howard, K., Togni, S., Lawton, P., Hughes, J., Majoni, S. W.,Cass, A. (2017) Economic and quality of care evaluation of dialysis service models in remote Australia: protocol for a mixed methods study. BMC Health Serv Res, 17(1), 320. ...

1275. 11. Forms

      Please note: This form is for Low Risk Audits and Case Studies using de-identified data.

1276. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: The Fleming Fund is a UK aid program managed by the UK’s Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) Mott MacDonald is the Management Agent for the Fleming Fund Grants Program Collaborators: Timor-Leste Ministry of H...

1277. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)  Mary MacKillop Foundation- funding a half year follow up in Nyirripi community. Collaborators: Participating communities, store associations, Shire councils Chi...

1278. About

      Biography: Michael is a PhD student and program manager with the Ramaciotti Regional and Remote Health Sciences Training Centre (Menzies-Ramaciotti Centre), based at Menzies School of Health Research in the Northern Territory (NT), Australia. The Me...

1279. Current projects

      NDIS funded and TeamHEALTH led Two-way Mentorship program evaluation Northern Territory Primary Health Network (NTPHN) funded and Northern Territory Mental Health Coalition (NTMHC) led ‘3rd Phase of the Peer Led Education Pilot’ evalua...

1280. Publications

      Brimblecombe, J., Bailie, R., van den Boogaard, C., Wood, B., Liberato, S., Ferguson, M. et al (2017). Feasibility of a novel participatory multi-sector continuous improvement approach to enhance food security in remote Indigenous Australian communi...

1281. Overview

      Summary: The Territory Integrated Care: Primary health data Linkage Using Software (TIC PLUS) will build on Territory Kidney Care (TKC). The project consolidates electronic health records (EHR) from public hospitals, government operated primary...

1282. SHELab

      Taking health promotion to women and girls in regional, remote and very remote Australia.

1283. Overview

      “Ask the Specialist” is a cultural education podcast developed by researchers at Menzies School of Health Research with Top End Health Service, the NT Aboriginal Interpreter Service and Aboriginal leaders: Larrakia Elder Aunty Bilawara...

1284. Access and Participation

      Access The TKC system is hosted by NT Health and security and privacy are governed by NTG sits within NT Health is only available to clinical staff in NTG and partnering health services who are providing clinical care. Approved users must have an NT...

1285. About

      Biography: Samantha Togni is a social researcher and evaluator. For the last 20 years Samantha has worked with, and for, regional and remotely-based Aboriginal organisations in the areas of Aboriginal health, wellbeing, art and culture. Samantha com...

1286. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: AusAID The Fred Hollows Foundation.  Collaborators: Albion Street Centre Boab Health Service Charles Darwin University Deakin University Food and Agriculture Organisation Fred H...

1287. Centre for Child Development and Education

      The Centre for Child Development and Education is a transdisciplinary research centre that aims to support better outcomes in health, education and social emotional wellbeing through investigation of the contexts and influences shaping child developmen...

1288. Current projects

      Evaluating organisational cultural competence in Maternity Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women - A project conducted on behalf of the Maternity Services Interjuristictional Committee (MSIJC) and funded by the Australian Health Minis...

1289. About

      SHELab is a new program taking interactive health promotion to women and girls living in regional, remote and very remote Australia. SHELab builds on the successful HealthLAB model and community networks to deliver a tailored program for wome...

1290. Funders and collaborators

      Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: Menzies School of Health Research Queensland University of Technology University of Adelaide The University of Queensland Royal Prince Alfred Hospital ...

1291. Overview

      Australia spends a lot of money developing and testing medicines, technologies, systems and new ways of doing things to improve health care and health outcomes. But we spend very little on understanding how to implement all these evidence-based product...

1292. Funders and collaborators

      Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: Menzies School of Health Research Brisbane Children’s Hospital Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Queensland University of Technology Ro...

1293. Publications

      Hume, A., O'Dea, K., & Brimblecombe, J.K. (2013). A survey of remote Aboriginal horticulture and community gardens in the Northern Territory. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37(4), 394-5. Hume, A., Wetten, A., Feeney, ...

1294. Publications

      Smith, J., Merlino, A., Christie, B., Adams, M., Bonson, J., Osborne, R., Drummond, M., Judd, B., Aanundsen, D., Fleay, J. & Gupta, H. (In Press). Using social media in health literacy research: A promising example using Facebook with young Abor...

1295. Overview

      Aim: Identify changes in clinical outcomes and activity related to the management of kidney patients at participating health services between 2004 and 2014.  Objectives: Analyse aggregated de-identified longitudinal clinical data from 200...

1296. About

      Biography: Emma Field is an Epidemiologist. She started with Menzies in July 2016 and since then she has developed two research areas: the impact of heat on health and infectious disease surveillance and response.  Emma is interested in the ...

1297. The Companion of Menzies

      The Companion of Menzies provides an opportunity to recognise exceptional contributions and support to the continued development and success of Menzies School of Health Research. The 2024 recipients of the Companion of Menzies are: Dr Aunty ...

1298. Building genomics expertise in the NT

      Menzies is investing and developing expertise in the emerging research area of genome sequencing. In the past year, we took the lead in a number of national and international collaborative programs investigating the genomics of tropical pathogens, a...

1299. About

      Biography: Amy joined the Darwin Child Health Respiratory Team in early 2019 as the Research Midwife for the PneuMatters Trial. PneuMatters is a multi-centre randomised controlled trial looking to prevent early onset pneumonia in high risk children ...

1300. Resources

      Videos Co-researcher Alison Milyika Carroll shares her experience of Menzies School of Health Research Dialysis Models of Care project Co-researcher Margaret Smith shares her experience of Menzies School of Health Research Dialysis Mod...

1301. Publications

      McDonald,E.L., Bailie, R., & Michel,T. (2013). Development and trialling of a tool to support a systems approach to improve social determinants of health in rural and remote Australian communities: the healthy community assessment tool. Inte...

1302. About

      Biography: Within the Menzies Division of Global and Tropical Health Chris is working on a range of projects to improve our understanding of the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) in our region and strengthen regional response systems for improved cl...

1303. Overview

      Aims: To learn from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people about their experiences with health care for chronic and end-stage kidney disease.   Summary: Darwin recently hosted the 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australia...

1304. Funders and collaborators

      Funders Northern Territory Government    Collaborators Department of Health  Department of the Attorney-General and Justice 

1305. About

      Biography: Liang is a medically trained epidemiologist and biostatistician with more than 10 years research experience in the field of health research. Throughout Liang’s research career, he has worked at the National Drug and Research Institu...

1306. Selected publications

      Russell DJ, Zhao Y, Guthridge S, Ramjan M, Jones MP, Humphreys JS, Wakerman J. (2017). Patterns of resident health workforce turnover and retention in remote communities of the Northern Territory of Australia, 2013 – 2015. Hum Resour Health; 1...

1307. Resources

      Within each resource below, the date is provided of the most recently updated version of the tool, protocol or manual. Materials have been updated in accordance with clinical guidelines until the version date. Acute Rheumatic Fever/Rheumatic Hear...

1308. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders:  NHMRC Partnership Grant 2008644, 2022-2026 MRFF Rapid Applied Research Translation Grant 2022-2027 Menzies School of Health Research small grants scheme Harry Giese Research Into Action Award 2024 Collaborators NT ...

1309. Kate Russell

      Patron profile Kate Russell is Director and co-founder of Russell Services Group (RSG). RSG provides a range of services in the health and philanthropic sectors. For the previous 14 years, Kate was co-founder and Director of Russell Consulting In...

1310. Overview

      In 2019, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) began implementing the Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-visiting (MECSH) program for the first time in the NT. This model of care provides regular visits by a nurse and social care...

1311. Selected publications

      Bailie R, Matthews V, Larkins S, Thompson S, Burgess P, Weeramanthri T, Bailie J, Cunningham F, Kwedza R, Clark L. (2017) Impact of policy support on uptake of evidence-based continuous quality improvement activities and the quality of care for Indi...

1312. About

      Dr Sophie Pascoe is a researcher with experience in project management, monitoring and evaluation, and ethnographic fieldwork. She has worked in Papua New Guinea and Bougainville since 2014 in public health, gender and social inclusion, environmental g...

1313. 2023 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Postgraduate Coursework Scholarships

      Congratulations to Sharna Motlap, recipient of the Menzies 2023 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship.

1314. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: The Fred Hollows Foundation Collaborators: Yalu’ Marnggithinyaraw Indigenous Corporation Outback Stores Pty Ltd Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation (ALPA) Department of Health, Northern ...

1315. About

      Background: The ARIA-RISE project is a collaboration between the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, Menzies School of Health Research and Timor-Leste Ministry of Health (MoH).  It aims to provide information about ...

1316. What’s app-ening with my lungs?

      Learning about healthy lungs has just become a lot easier for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and health practitioners thanks to an expanded interactive app. The app, produced by Menzies Child Health Division, uses interactive ima...

1317. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Danila Dilba Health Service

1318. Overview

      Aims:  To build a local research workforce and empower local residents in community-based participatory action research methods  To foster a community with health literacy relating to acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and its complication, ...

1319. 2023 Graduate Certificate Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship

      Congratulations to Ellie Aniulis, recipient of the Menzies 2023 Graduate Certificate Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship.

1320. About

      Program aims: Multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant (MDR) malaria pose major public health challenges, threatening health security across the Asia-Pacific region. Our team has a proven 20-year record of strengthening researc...

1321. Overview

      Aims:  To identify measurable, modifiable targets to improve kidney transplantation outcomes for Indigenous Australians.  Objectives:  Our national research program will provide in depth understanding of the pathophysiol...

1322. About

      Biography: Varunika Ruwanpura is a journalist, author and social sciences researcher. She is currently doing her PhD in Public Health at the Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Australia. Her research focuses on developing ...

1323. About

      Biography: Amy is a biomedical scientist in the Child Health Division. Her research involves investigation of the microbiological and immunological processes underlying the development of ear and lung infections in children and aims to understand ho...

1324. Improving nutrition across borders

      A group of Indigenous Australian health workers and East Timorese nutritionists travelled to Central Australia in 2012 to join a series of Menzies’ short courses designed to build confidence and knowledge about nutrition for women, children and babies in remote areas

1325. Resources

      Nutrition and Food Security - Approaches to improving the health of women and children - Nutrition for adolescent girls and women throughout the lifecycle Development of the Nutrition Critical Appraisal Tool Nutrition and Food Securi...

1326. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: Menzies School of Health Research  Queensland Children’s Hospital, South Brisbane  Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane  G...

1327. Key staff

      Key staff: Elizabeth McDonald Collaborators: Northern Territory Department of Health (Environmental Health Division) Fred Hollows Foundation Northern Territory Department of Housing.  

1328. Menzies Medallion and Menzies Companions announced

      Professor Paul Torzillo has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion for being a national leader in Aboriginal health care, research and policy. Professor Torzillo was presented the award at the 2018 Menzies Oration in recognition of his work...

1329. About

      Kate Johnston is the project assistant for the Let’s Start: Play to Connect intervention program at the Centre for Child Development and Education. Kate is an aspiring play therapist who is currently studying her Master of Child Play Therapy...

1330. Higher Degrees by Research (HDR)

      View the current PhD, Masters and Honours research project opportunities.

1331. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: NHMRC - APP1184032 “‘Deadly Ears at Discharge’ - A hospital-based randomised controlled trial of an additional ear and hearing assessment to inform discharge planning by a trained Aboriginal Ear Health Worker in Aborigi...

1332. NT News | Menzies takes on an "amazing young man"

      Aboriginal Territorian and aspiring health researcher Jahdai Vigona received a big rap from his boss....

1333. Under the Big Tree: Extraordinary stories from the movement to end neglected tropical diseases

      Reviewed by Dr Daniel Cooper, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Australia

1334. About

      The Menzies HealthLAB is a face-to-face experience for participants with a clinical coordinator and trained staff who can discuss chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, alcohol literacy and smoking.

1335. Overview

      Aims: Evaluate a pilot health promotion activity to reduce gambling-related harms in three Aboriginal communities in the NT.  Objectives: Using a mixed methods approach (qualitative and quantitative data collection), determine if gambling...

1336. Menzies trains nutritionists from Timor Leste in Central Australia

      In May 2012, a team of five nutritionists from Timor Leste arrived in Alice Springs to undertake an AusAID Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) Fellowship program through Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies).

1337. Communicate study gets everyone talking

      Image caption: The RDH hospital interpreters (L-R Shannon Paddy, Beatrice Jacky, Elah Yunupingu, Georgina Gellett, Patricia Paterson, Arlu Brown) on a recent educational visit to ICU. The team discussed ventilators, renal therapy, and feeding in the IC...

1338. Overview

      Aims: To support Pacific Island nations to strengthen and develop Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) prevention activities while undertaking research to define and improve primary health care strategies, establish baseline epidemiology, and undertake ...

1339. About

      Biography: Nancy is a specialist physician in the areas of Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine, who works in the public sector and has broad experience and interests.  Her formal qualifications include clinical medicine, public health,...

1340. Overview

      Aims: To improve end of life health service delivery to Indigenous people. Objectives: To determine how Indigenous cancer patients utilise palliative care services To determine the impact of relocation for specialist treatm...

1341. Selected publications

      Cuningham W, McVernon J, Lydeamore MJ, Andrews RM, Carapetis J, Kearns T, Clucas D, Dhurrkay RG, Tong SYC, Campbell PT. (2019) High burden of infectious disease and antibiotic use in early life in Australian Aboriginal communities. Aust N Z J Public...

1342. Selected publications

       Kirkham, R., Boyle, J., Whitbread, C., Dowden, M., Connors, C., Corpus, S., et al. on behalf of the NT Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership (2017) Health services changes to address diabetes in pregnancy in a complex setting: persp...

1343. NT News | CDU's world of research

      CDU's Casuarina Campus will become a "science park" with STEM and VET courses alongside the Menzies School of Health Research.

1344. Tuberculosis remains a worry in Australia despite low disease rates, experts warn

      Health experts have urged people most at risk of tuberculosis to be tested, in order to help keep the killer disease at bay in Australia.

1345. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research International Development Research Centre  Collaborators: Timor-Leste Ministry of Health Timor-Leste Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries National Health La...

1346. About

      Biography: Linda initially worked as a software designer and developer, in Sydney and Darwin. She then decided to apply her data analysis skills to health research data by undertaking a degree in biostatistics and (molecular) epidemiology and m...

1347. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: ​Northern Territory Primary Health Network (NT PHN) Collaborators: Central Australia Health Service Western Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku (WDNWPT) Fresenius Medical Care Central Australia Renal Voice

1348. Funders and collaborators

      Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council Collaborators: Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Australia Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand The University of Q...

1349. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Collaborators: Northern Territory Department of Health Queensland Health University of Melbourne Danila Dilba Health Service Cairns Hospital The University of Queensland South Au...

1350. Dean Rioli

      Dean grew up on the Tiwi Islands and moved away to Perth and Melbourne to achieve his dream of playing for Essendon Football Club in the AFL. Dean has worked tirelessly since retiring from the AFL in supporting sustainable employment outcomes for ...

1351. Nearly 2000 Territorians Set To Graduate

      On Friday morning students from the College of Nursing and Midwifery, Menzies School of Health Research will be awarded their qualifications.

1352. NT News | Praise for NT virus tactics

      The Territory's strict public health measures in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic have to date prevented an outbreak of the virus.

1353. Staff

      Associate Professor Heidi Smith-Vaughan - Head of Child Health Laboratory Research and NHMRC Career Development Fellow Primary project: Molecular public health in Australian Indigenous communities and developing countries in...

1354. Selected publications

        Stevens, M. and Livingstone, C. (2019). Evaluating changes in electronic gambling machine policy on user losses in an Australian jurisdiction. BMC Public Health 19(1): 517. Flack, M., & Stevens, M. (2018). Gambling motivation: Compar...

1355. Overview

      Tuberculosis (TB) remains endemic in our region and is the second leading major cause of death in both Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Indonesia. Menzies has partnered with the Burnet Institute and other stakeholders (with Burnet as the lead) to deliver PRI...

1356. About

      Biography: Kamala Thriemer is a clinical researcher committed to public health and tropical medicine. She holds a Medical Degree, a Master of Public Health and a PhD. She has more than fifteen years’ field experience in Africa and Asia, coordi...

1357. 2023 Menzies Research Seminars – Kidney care update with Professor Paul Lawton and Dr Solomon Woldeyohannes

      Join us for our next research seminar as Menzies Honorary Research Fellow, Professor Paul Lawton and Biostatistician and Monash University Research Fellow Dr Solomon Woldeyohannes present an update on the Return to Country project.

1358. Key staff

      Key staff: Beth Temple Kathryn Bright. Collaborators: National Institute of Hygiene and Epidiemology, Hanoi, Vietnam Pasteur Institute, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Health Services (Department of Health), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ...

1359. April 2023

      Read the latest stories included in the April 2023 Healthy Tomorrow update.

1360. Chronic disease | Research Translation

      Speakers: Dr Anna Ralph | Rheumatic heart disease, Associate Professor Louise Maple-Brown | Diabetes in Pregnancy, Associate Professor John Condon | Indigenous Cancer, Professor Alan Cass | Kidney health

1361. Selected publications

      Kerrigan, V., McGrath, S. Y., Herdman, R. M., Puruntatameri, P., Lee, B., Cass, A., Ralph, A. P., & Hefler, M. (2022). Evaluation of “Ask the Specialist": a cultural education podcast to inspire improved healthcare for Aboriginal peop...

1362. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade   Collaborators: Burnet Institute Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Indonesia Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Papua New Guinea Natio...

1363. Overview

      Summary:  The Maternal Health Program is dedicated to improving maternal health outcomes for women, families, and communities across the Northern Territory. The current focus of our program is promoting full term pregnancy and safely reducin...

1364. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Respiratory Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children. Collaborators: Blake Giarola, Northern Territory Flinders Medical School Gabrielle McCallum, Menzies S...

1365. Act now to tame the superbugs that are killing 700,000 a year

      The UN general assembly recognised drug-resistant infections last year as one of the greatest threats facing humanity. And in May, G20 leaders called for national action plans by the end of 2018 – plans set in train by the World Health Organisation in 2015. But we have already lost momentum. Commitments are the first step, but nothing will be achieved if we don’t translate them into action

1366. Leading respiratory physician presented with Menzies Medallion

      Professor Paul Torzillo has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion for being a national leader in Aboriginal health care, research and policy.

1367. Noosa News | Heading up Peregian community hub is John's new role

      He is a former board member of the National Heart Foundation in the Northern territory and served on the ethics committee of the Menzies School of Health in Darwin.

1368. Menzies history in brief

      "My first dream for the Menzies School was to establish a centre for research excellence. The second dream was to somehow make a difference in Aboriginal health,” Professor John Mathews, founding director. Menzies School of Health Researc...

1369. Photo gallery | CDU Menzies School of Medicine Public Lecture Series

      The first in a series of public lectures hosted by CDU Menzies School of Medicine kicked off on 17 March with Menzies Professor of Global Health Professor Ric Price giving a talk on the history of Malaria and its global elimination. Sixty peopl...

1370. About

      Biography: Jane is a registered nurse. She graduated in 1989 as part of the final nursing group to train at Royal Darwin Hospital. Jane has worked in various health settings in Darwin and joined Menzies in 2014 as a project officer with the National...

1371. HEP VOICE Magazine - October - December 2023

      Kelly Hosking of Menzies School of Health Research shares an insight about the Hep B PAST Program with the World Hepatitis Alliance online magazine.

1372. Funders and collaborators

      Collaborators: University of Western Australia Townsville Hospital James Cook University Aboriginal Health Council South Australia Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. Alan Walker Cancer Centre. Key staff:  Chief and associ...

1373. About

      Biography: Dr Boettiger uses his detailed knowledge of epidemiology, biostatistics, and health economics to analyse large trials and cohorts, and build quantitative models that address key infectious disease concerns. His research is cited in intern...

1374. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence – HOT NORTH NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Respiratory Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children Collaborators: Menzies School of Health Research  Bri...

1375. About

      Biography: Matt is a clinician-researcher whose work focuses on addressing the intergenerational impacts of diabetes and related conditions among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. He is a Staff Specialist and Clinical Lead for Remote Se...

1376. Resources

      Resources for One21seventy

1377. Our patrons

      Dr Marion Scrymgour - CCDE Co-patron Dr Marion Scrymgour is a pioneer Indigenous health administrator and a former deputy chief minister of the Northern Territory. She became CEO of the Wurli-Wurlinjang Aboriginal Corporation Heal...

1378. Menzies AGM 2017

      Menzies School of Health Research will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday, 14 August 2017.

1379. About

      Biography:  Within the Menzies Division of Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases, Fiona works as research officer on the NHMRC Return to Country project. This study aims to understand and improve the factors leading to disparities in renal...

1380. About

      Biography: Associate Professor Joshua Francis is a Paediatrician and Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, with academic appointments at Menzies School of Health Research, Flinders University and James Cook University. A/Prof Francis lea...

1381. Current projects

      Outcomes of self harm: a study of outcomes of admission for deliberate self harm in NT Hospitals (beyondblue inc and NT Department of Health, 2013-2015) Mura Kazil Sagul: a capacity building partnership to support children and parents in the ...

1382. Publications

      Su JY, He VY, Guthridge S, and Silburn S. The Impact of Hearing Impairment on the Life Trajectories of Aboriginal Children in Remote Australia: Protocol for the Hearing Loss in Kids Project. JMIR Res Protoc. 2020;9(1):e15464. Su JY, Guthridge S, H...

1383. A 25-year journey with Menzies

      Image: Professor Joan Cunningham (L) with Associate Professor Gail Garvey (R). A social epidemiologist, with a core focus on equity in health and health care, Professor Joan Cunningham celebrated 25 years with Menzies this year. In 1993, Joan fir...

1384. Crucial tool to assist in the elimination of Chronic Hepatitis B launched

      An educational app designed to improve health literacy around the hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been translated to provide more than 70 per cent of the Northern Territory (NT) Aboriginal population access in their first language. The Hep B Story App, ...

1385. Ten of the Best 2013

      A Menzies research project is part of ten of the best health and medical research projects underway in Australia today.

1386. About

      Biography: Having previously worked as an analytical chemist, Ruth undertook her Master’s in public health to better understand harms related to alcohol and other drug use.  Ruth’s PhD research is investigating NT stakeholder views...

1387. Publications

      Stevens, M. and Livingstone, C. (2019). Evaluating changes in electronic gambling machine policy on user losses in an Australian jurisdiction. BMC Public Health 19(1): 517. Flack, M., & Stevens, M. (2018). Gambling motivation: Comparisons acro...

1388. Resources

      Information brochures: ABCD National Research Partnership – Research Focus 2010-2014 brochure ABCD National Research Partnership – Improving Practice through Research brochure Data Dictionary Information for researchers - N...

1389. Menzies AGM 2016

      Menzies School of Health Research will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the morning of Monday 9 May 2016 in the auditorium located on the Royal Darwin Hospital campus.

1390. Research Impact Series #2: Working together - Menzies Partnerships

      For our second event in our 40th Anniversary Research Impact Series, we're focusing on our partnerships.

1391. Projects

      Current Projects: Child and Youth Development Research Partnership (CYDRP), 2017-2024 This collaborative research partnership between CCDE and the NT Government supports the ongoing maintenance and development of the CYDRP data repository and selec...

1392. About

      Biography: Anna is a Project Coordinator, within the Communicate Study Partnership, a collaborative program working to ensure Aboriginal patients receive culturally safe healthcare, to deliver better health outcomes. She is co-leading the developmen...

1393. Selected publications

      Li M, Roder D, Whop LJ, et al Aboriginal women have a higher risk of cervical abnormalities at screening; South Australia, 1993-2016. Journal of Medical Screening. Accepted October 2018 Diaz A, Baade PD, Valery PC, Whop LJ, et al. Comorbidity and ...

1394. Diabetes epidemic hits Central Australia

      The rates of type 2 diabetes in remote communities are some of the highest in the world and getting worse, according to new research released by the Menzies School of Health Research.

1395. Selected publications

      Sebastian, S., Thomas, D.P., Brimblecombe, J., Majoni, V. & Cunningham, F.C. (2020). Factors impacting on development and implementation of training programs for health professionals to deliver brief interventions, with a focus on programs devel...

1396. Staff profile | Boden Tighe

      Born in Nambour and growing up in Rockhampton (Darumbal country), Boden says it was his love of sport and his mother that encouraged him to pursue a career in health. “She always had me involved in sport (NRL, soccer, rugby, athletics) wh...

1397. Beating superbugs a matter of choosing the right biological weapon.

      As part of the CSIRO's Pint of Science — a program aiming to make science appeal to the masses — Menzies School of Health Research scientist Dr Tegan Harris and Charles Darwin University scientist Dr Martin Boland are set to explain how science can both create and kill off superbugs.

1398. About

      Professor Nelson is a Senior Technical Advisor at Menzies.  He was the Timor-Leste Minister of Health from June 2007 to August 2012. At the same time, he also held the position as a president of Timor-Leste’s National Commission for HIV/A...

1399. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: Prof Julie Simpson and Dr Megha Rajasekhar, University of Melbourne Prof Marcus Lacerda, Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr Heitor Vieira Dourad...

1400. Nursing student crowned NT Young Australian of Year

      Charles Darwin University Bachelor of Nursing student Stuart McGrath is the 2021 NT Young Australian of the Year, in recognition for his passion for improving health outcomes in his local community.

1401. Information for applicants

      Applicants to the Menzies School of Health Research should include the following information with their application: A brief covering letter of application identifying the position being applied for and providing your complete contact details (ph...

1402. Indigenous political pioneer to deliver 2013 Oration

      An opportunity to hear from Australia’s first Indigenous member of the House of Representatives about his vision for Indigenous health is set to attract hundreds of people to an upcoming public address.

1403. MEDIA RELEASE | ‘See, Stop, Scan’ key to ensuring best pregnancy outcomes for First Nations mums and bubs

      Pregnancy outcomes for First Nations mothers and their babies across the country have received a boost following the release of a pioneering public health campaign delivered by Menzies and Australian Preterm Birth Prevention Alliance.

1404. Major stakeholders

      Charles Darwin University (CDU): Menzies was established in 1985 as a body corporate of the Northern Territory Government under the Menzies School of Health Research Act 1985 (the MSHR Act). The MSHR Act and subsequent amendments establishes Menzies...

1405. Ear disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

      In remote communities across the Northern Territory (NT), only one in 10 Aboriginal children younger than three years have healthy ears, a new report in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) has found.

1406. Inspirational students celebrate end of their studies

      Menzies School of Health Research and the VET School of Primary Industries and School of Community and Children's Services will be awarded their qualifications.

1407. Overview

      The Engaging Stakeholders in Identifying Priority Evidence-Practice Gaps and Strategies for Improvement (ESP) Project. (2014 - 2017) Project aims: The aims of the ESP Project were to:  Distribute reports of aggregated continuous qualit...

1408. Selected publications

      Russell, D., Humphreys, J. S., McGrail, M. R., Cameron, W. I., & Williams, P. (2013). The value of survival analyses for evidence-based rural medical workforce planning. Human Resources for Health, 11(1 (Art. No.:65)), 1 - 9. https://doi.org/10....

1409. About

      Biography: Ade is a healthcare professional with a strong academic interest and has a longstanding special research interest in kidney disease, diabetes, cardiovascular medicine and Indigenous health. He has distinctive, cognate background knowledge...

1410. Remote Indigenous communities experience dramatic improvement in life expectancy

      Professor Hoy paid tribute to the Tiwi people who requested these studies, which were initiated by founding Director of Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, Professor John Matthews.

1411. Dr Jennifer Yan: Responding across borders

      Dr Jennifer Yan is a paediatrician and paediatric infectious diseases physician at Royal Darwin Hospital, as well as a senior research fellow at Menzies School of Health Research. At Menzies she leads projects in Timor-Leste with Dr Josh Francis, in...

1412. Overview

      Aims: Discovering the cross-cultural training options available to staff across health services (both government and non-government) in the Northern Territory (NT).   Objectives:  Create a better understanding of the evolution...

1413. Richard Russell

      Patron profile Richard Russell is Director and co-founder of Russell Services Group (RSG). RSG provides a range of services in the health and philanthropic sectors. For the previous 14 years, Richard was co-founder and Managing Director of Russel...

1414. Overview

      The Australian Government Department of Health commissioned Menzies to develop and implement a flexible, modular package of FASD Prevention and Health Promotion Resources (FPHPR) to reduce the impacts of FASD on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander po...

1415. Darwin: Driving Australia’s Medical Discussion

      Australia’s leading medical research institution, Menzies School of Health Research has conducted research on malaria in over 20 countries across the Asia-Pacific region.

1416. Recent publications

      Green, M., Cunningham, J., Anderson, K., Griffiths, K., & Garvey, G. (2021). Measuring cancer care experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia: trial of a new approach that privileges patient voices. Patient Exp...

1417. Food price gap shows need for subsidies and promo deals for remote areas

      Every year in the Northern Territory, government and non-government public health nutritionists gather data on the cost of a standardised basket of food... the price difference for grocery type foods was 136%.

1418. Overview

      Summary: Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has received funding to work with government and non-government organisations to implement an integrated clinical information system to improve the care and management of people at risk of or diag...

1419. Donate

      Make a Lasting Impact on Health Equity in Australia and Beyond With your support, we can broaden our impact, bringing transformative health solutions to regional and remote First Nations communities while addressing critical global challenges in tro...

1420. Publications

      McDonald, E., Cunningham, T., & Slavin, N. (2015). Evaluating a handwashing with soap program in Australian remote Aboriginal communities: a pre and post intervention study design. BMC Public Health, 15,1188. McDonald, E., Slavin, N., Bailie, ...

1421. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: University of South Australia (Phase 1) Menzies School of Health Research (Phase 2) Research team: Dr Selma Liberato (CI) A/Prof Julie Brimblecombe Professor Kylie Ball, Deakin University Dr Georgie Nutton,...

1422. Bronwyn Pike

      Ambassador profile Bronwyn Pike is the former member for Melbourne and Victorian Minister for housing, aged care, community services, health , education , skills and workforce participation. Her 13 year parliamentary career included 11 as a Minister...

1423. About

      The Regional Engagement in Surveillance and response to Priority diseases, providing Opportunities for National health system strengthening and Development (RESPOND) partnership will engage with key partners in the Asia-Pacific region, to support the d...

1424. Selected Publications

      CUBILLO, B., Stacey, N., & Brimblecombe, J. (2023). How is nutrition, health and wellbeing conceptualised in connection with seafood for coastal Indigenous Peoples. Food Policy, 116, 102434. doi CUBILLO, B., Brimblecombe, J. & Stacey, ...

1425. About

      Biography: Sharon has extensive experience in project management and policy development in the areas of maternal and child health and has worked in a variety of clinical and management roles in the Northern Territory over the past 26 years. Sharon h...

1426. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies Timor-Leste Program Celebrates 5 Years of Impact

      Menzies Timor-Leste Program has marked its fifth anniversary, celebrating a significant milestone in its contribution to the health sector in Timor-Leste.

1427. 2. Human Research Ethics Committees in the NT

      The Human Research Ethics Committees of the Northern Territory described here are registered with the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and operate in accordance with the NHMRC’s National Statement on Ethical Con...

1428. Alcohol, pregnancy and its effects - A community conversation

      Researchers from Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) and WA’s Telethon Kids Institute want to hear from member of the community about what they think are important issues in preventing and addressing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

1429. Webinar Series| Briefing on Menzies response to COVID-19

      Globally we are living in unprecedented times, and in Australia Menzies School of Heath Research is at the forefront of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly as it applies to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. A...

1430. Overview

      Image supplied by Dr Bronwyn Rossingh   Air in East Arnhem: Crowdsourcing Air Quality, Temperature, and Health Data with Yolŋu Citizen Scientists Aims:  The ‘Air in East Arnhem’ project has three main aims: To impr...

1431. About

      Biography: Sarah has been working in the malaria world since obtaining her MSc in the Control of Infectious diseases in 2017. After graduating, Sarah worked with the World Health Organization as a United Nations Volunteer and a Provincial Malaria Of...

1432. Cancer care training tools win Harry Christian Giese - Research into Action Award

      Cancer care training tools win Harry Christian Giese - Research into Action Award Harry Giese AM MBE (1913–2000) was a Territory community leader and administrator who played a key role in the establishment of the Menzies School of Health Rese...

1433. Dr Brandon Carp

      Ambassador profile Brandon graduated medicine from Monash University with honours in 1987 and continued clinical practice up until 2008.  Brandon holds an honorary position at Monash University’s Department of Public Health & Preventa...

1434. Selected publications

      Francis, J.R., Sarmento, N., Draper, A.D.K., Marr, I., Ting, S., Fancourt, N., [...], Yan, J. (2020). Antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic use in Timor-Leste: building surveillance capacity with a One Health approach. Communicable Diseases I...

1435. About

      Our cause: Until now cancer has been a low priority on the Indigenous health agenda, despite the disease accounting for a greater number of deaths each year than diabetes and kidney disease. Little is known about the availability of Indigeno...

1436. About

      BRUCE-TL (Brucellosis Reduction Using Codesign Elements in Timor-Leste) is a One Health project which involves partnering with the government and local communities to identify and implement candidate strategies for brucellosis control, with continual r...

1437. About

      Biography: Hayley joined Menzies School of Health Research in 2011 as the administration officer for One21seventy and later began working as a research assistant for the Cancer Epidemiology team in 2012. Since joining the Cancer Epidemiology tea...

1438. Overview

      For decades, researchers have tried to better understand Indigenous disadvantage by considering what is 'going wrong'. The poorer social, economic and health outcomes for Indigenous children are a common research focus. But, often things go rig...

1439. About

      Biography: Stef is a medical anthropologist with experience in public health and ethnographic research. She works with First Nations peoples to undertake both applied and critical projects. Her research interests include caregiving in contexts of ch...

1440. Award-winning PNG malaria prevention project gets underway

      The first 40 babies from mothers enrolled in an award-winning malaria prevention project in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have been born.

1441. Research focus

      The CRE-IQI’s research is about ensuring that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people receive the best possible primary health care, wherever they live. Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) initiatives are increasingly seen as an effective w...

1442. Overview

      Scabies affects >200 million people worldwide each year. This parasitic skin infection disproportionately affects First Nations communities and low-middle income countries (LMICs). Scabies is recognised by the World Health Organization as a neglecte...

1443. 2023 Menzies Research Seminars - Malaria Update with Dr Rob Commons

      Join us for our first Research Seminar of 2023, as Dr Rob Commons provides an update on: What dose of primaquine is best to prevent relapsing vivax malaria?

1444. Goodbye to...

      CARA: Patricia Gaff, building projects manager Eve Handley, building projects officer Child Health: Kate Senior, senior research fellow Tiffanie Pearse, project officer Education and Research Support: ...

1445. Stay Strong app helps self-management 

      The importance of social connection and culturally sensitive self-management tools to support patients managing chronic health conditions has been emphasised in a recent study by Menzies.  The study of the digital health tool – the Stay S...

1446. Overview

      Alcohol misuse has long had devastating effects on health and wellbeing in rural and remote communities in Australia, among both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents. A report c...

1447. 2019 Harry Christian Giese Research into Action Award announced

      The 2019 recipient of the Harry Christian Giese Research into Action Award, Dr Nicholas Fancourt, is a paediatrician with degrees in medicine and bioethics, and a PhD in heatlh systems which was achieved while an International Fulbright Scien...

1448. Overview

      A life course approach to reduce intergenerational diabetes in remote northern Australia through improved systems of care and consumer engagement   Aims: To improve child and maternal health outcomes for women with diabetes in pregnanc...

1449. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

      Prevention and Health Promotion Resources

1450. Current projects

      HealthLAB project  Ramaciotti Centre  Pneumatters  AUSBREATHE CRE  Amanda’s PREVIX trials  Microbiology coordinator for a pneumococcal vaccine trial in Vietnam

1451. Bridging the Gap Foundation highlights Indigenous inequality

      Bridging the Gap Foundation was established through the Menzies School of Health Research and Charles Darwin University. The national organisation aims to bridge the gap through raising awareness of challenges Indigenous people face and raising funds to address these issues.

1452. Bridging the Gap Foundation highlights Indigenous inequality

      Bridging the Gap Foundation was established through the Menzies School of Health Research and Charles Darwin University. The national organisation aims to bridge the gap through raising awareness of challenges Indigenous people face and raising funds to address these issues.

1453. Stress not a barrier to quitting the smokes

      Professor David Thomas the Head of Menzies' Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division has outlined how stress may not be a major long-term obstacle to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people quitting smoking, as previously b...

1454. Thirty years strong | Amanda Leach and Bart Currie

      Congratulations to Professor Amanda Leach and Professor Bart Currie for a milestone 30 years of working for Menzies School of Health Research.   Professor Amanda Leach Amanda began her career with Menzies in 1988 in Alice Springs as a res...

1455. About

      Background: The ABCD project originated in 2002 in the Northern Territory with the ABCDE project continuing this work from 2005-2009. By the end of 2009 over 140 health centres around Australia were using ABCD tools and processes to improve their qu...

1456. Research into malaria treatment wins Harry Christian Giese – Research into Action Award

      Pioneering research into optimising treatment therapies for malaria is likely to benefit the millions of people worldwide who suffer from the potentially deadly disease.

1457. Timor-Leste

      We work with the Timor-Leste Government and partners to strengthen health systems for responding to infectious diseases challenges. Our projects in Timor-Leste have been designed to build capacity in clinical, surveillance and laboratory sett...

1458. About

      Biography: Dr Davies is a clinical researcher with over ten years’ experience in the area of Global Health and Infectious Diseases. Dr Davies has an extensive clinical background in these areas including working in communities in Tanzania...

1459. About

      Biography: Maddison Sims is the Project Manager of the NHMRC- and MRFF-funded Communicate Study Partnership, which works to ensure more Aboriginal patients receive culturally safe healthcare to ensure better health outcomes.  Previously at M...

1460. Q&A with Ismael Barreto, a Menzies technical advisor in Timor-Leste

      Ismael Barreto is a technical advisor for the COVID-19 laboratory response in Timor-Leste. He recently talked to us about his decision to return to Timor-Leste and his role in the response.

1461. Overview

      Aims: To evaluate an anaemia prevention program in Community A and anaemia best practice guideline fidelity in East Katherine Communities A, B and C. Methods:   Record reviews will be conducted on electronic primary health care (PH...

1462. Goodbye to...

      CARA: Peter Stephens, Business Development Unit manager Jing Zhang, finance assistant Monica Barolits-McCabe, finance controller Belinda Snell, resarch administration officer Kayleigh Ross, receptionist Child He...

1463. Publications

      M., Truong, Y., Paradies, N., Priest 2014. Interventions to improve cultural competency in healthcare: a systematic review of reviews, BMC Health Services Research 14 (1), 99 ​​​​N., Priest, Y., Paradies, B., Trenerry, ...

1464. Directors Message | July 2023

      Menzies's Director, Professor Alan Cass highlights some examples of our work over the past few months.

1465. MSHR apoia makina haat ba HoREX Baucau

      Organizasaun Menzies School of Health Research apoia makina haat kompostu hosi bactec, microscope, Biosafety Cabinet no inkubator ba laboratoriu Hospital Rejional Eduardo Ximenes (HOREX) Baucau hodi fasilita serbisu antendimentu teste raan.

1466. Selected publications

      Cass, A., Feyer, A.M., Brown, A., Snelling, P., & Howard, K. (2011). Central Australia Renal Study. Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing. Baigent, C., Landray, M.J., Reith, C., Emberson, J., Wheeler, D.C., Tomson, C., Wanner, C., ...

1467. The Wire | Alert Anaemia

      A new study has found that half of aboriginal and Torres strait islander infants who took part were anaemic. Danielle Aquino a PHD candidate at Menzies school of health research and was working as Senior program officer at the Fred Hollows foundation when they conducted the study.

1468. About

      The Northern Territory (NT) Government approached Menzies School of Health Research to carry out a repeat of the 2015 Gambling Prevalence and Wellbeing Survey. Since the 2015 survey there have been several gambling policy changes, particularly in relat...

1469. COVID-19 Vaccine Workshop

      Sharing Success Stories & Smashing Myths

1470. Tuberculosis rates fall in the Top End

      The Northern Territory (NT) has the highest incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in Australia, but the rate of infection is decreasing, according to a collaborative study between the NT Centre for Disease Control, Menzies School of Health Research,...

1471. Overview

      Aims: To develop an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander led culturally appropriate consultation process informing the needs of the inaugural KHA-CARI (Kidney Health Australia-Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairment) Guideline for the manage...

1472. Overview

      Chronic suppurative lung disease (CSLD, including bronchiectasis), acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) and otitis media (OM) are major health problems affecting young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the Northern Territory. H...

1473. Overview

      Aim:  To determine the best vaccination strategy for early interventions that improve school readiness of Indigenous children and others at high risk of otitis media and hearing loss throughout the first 3 years of life. Objectives: ...

1474. Overview

      The GOOD TUCKER app was developed by Uncle Jimmy Thumbs Up!, The University of South Australia and Menzies School of Health Research in partnership with The George Institute, to provide a simple way for people to identify the healthiest food and drink ...

1475. AMR microbiology services at five referral hospitals in Timor-Leste

      Fleming Fund grantee, Menzies School of Health Research boosts healthcare in Timor-Leste by successfully implementing microbiology laboratory services for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) data surveillance at all five referral hospitals – achieving immediate results by the patient bedside for improved treatment plans.

1476. AMR microbiology services at five referral hospitals in Timor-Leste

      Fleming Fund grantee, Menzies School of Health Research boosts healthcare in Timor-Leste by successfully implementing microbiology laboratory services for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) data surveillance at all five referral hospitals – achieving immediate results by the patient bedside for improved treatment plans.

1477. Overview

      Streamlining access to community care for patients with complex care needs who attend the ED frequently This project will streamline access to more efficient and structured health care and wrap-around support services through case management to a hi...

1478. Trainee profile | Tiana Alley

      Tiana Alley has made the most of her 12-month GTNT Indigenous traineeship at Menzies working towards gaining a Certificate III in Community Services working with our hepatitis B research team. Tiana is an Alawa Marra woman from the Minyerri and Rope...

1479. Publications

      d'Abbs, P. (2012). Problematizing alcohol through the eyes of the other: Alcohol policy and Aboriginal drinking in the Northern Territory, Australia. Contemporary Drug Problems, 39(3), 371-396. Hinton, R., & Nagel, T. (2012). Evaluatio...

1480. Centralian Advocate | Kids miss out on early intervention

      Another submission, from Menzies School of Health Research, says most young offenders “grow out of” their poor behaviour as they develop. “Much research has shown the juvenile institutions are not rehabilitative or cost effective; incarceration is traumatic and interferes with the development process of young people,”

1481. Menzies medallion

      The Menzies medallion is awarded by the Menzies Board to individuals or groups who have made a considerable contribution to health, of relevance to the Northern Territory. In 2024, Dr Donna Ah Chee, a proud Bundjalung woman, and CEO of Central Austr...

1482. Projects

      Current projects: Healthy Stores 2020 Food security and child health outcomes in Darwin/ Palmerston Completed projects: The GOOD TUCKER app Act on Salt SHOP@RIC: Stores healthy options project in remote Indigenous communities C...

1483. Publications

      Sentinel Sites Evaluation Reports Bailie, R., Griffin, J., Kelaher, M.,  McNeair, T., Laycock, A., & Percival, N. 2013. Sentinel Sites Evaluation: Interim Report December 2011. Report prepared by Menzies School of Health Research for the Au...

1484. Publications

      Colles, S.L., Belton, S., & Brimblecombe, J. (2015). Insights into nutritionists' practices and experiences in remote Australian Aboriginal communities. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 15(2). Colles, S.L., Maypilama, E...

1485. Researcher profile | Beverley Marcusson

      Beverley Marcusson is a Wiradjuri woman born on Gadigal country (Sydney). She is a part of the Stolen Generations and her story can be read in the National Museum of Australia. Beverley says her career in health only started after her kids had grown...

1486. Publications

      Robinson, Gary & Lee, Eunro & Leckning, Bernard & Silburn, Sven & Nagel, Tricia & Midford, Richard. (2022). Validity and reliability of resiliency measures trialled for the evaluation of a preventative Resilience-promoting social...

1487. Selected publications

      Martins N, Soares D, Gusmao C, Nunes M, Abrantes L, Valadares D, et al. (2024) A qualitative exploration of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender-based violence against women living with HIV or tuberculosis in Timor Leste.  PLoS ONE ...

1488. Funders and collaborators

      Collaborators: Northern Territory Department of Health, Health Gains Planning Branch

1489. The history of Malaria and its global elimination by Professor Ric Price

      The first in a series of public lectures hosted by CDU-Menzies School of Medicine kicked off on 17 March with Menzies Professor of Global Health Professor Ric Price giving a talk on the history of Malaria and its global elimination.

1490. Goodbye to...

      CARA: Linda White, trainee operation support officer CCDE: Eric Grist, biostastician Child Health Division: Virginie Branchut, senior project officer Yuki Ruzsicska, lab and youth engagem...

1491. Overview

      The National Indigenous Cancer Network (NICaN) is a partnership between the Menzies School of Health Research, the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet, the Lowitja Institute and Cancer Council Australia. NICaN was established in 2013 and aims to imp...

1492. MEDIA RELEASE | Understanding the intergenerational impact of diabetes: a key part to improving care across the lifecourse

      Understanding the intergenerational impact of diabetes will be discussed at today’s DIABETES across the LIFECOURSE: Northern Australia Partnership (the Partnership) 13th Annual Educational Symposium, held at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies).

1493. 2024 Menzies Oration

      We’re delighted to be joined by Senator the Hon Malarndirri McCarthy, Minister for Indigenous Australians, who will deliver the 2024 Menzies’ Oration.

1494. Overview

      Aims: To determine if mass drug administration is an effective public health measure to reduce the prevalence of scabies (skin mite) and strongyloides (intestinal worm). Objectives: Conduct a population census at month 0 and 12 to coll...

1495. The Australian| Stop jailing kids under age 14: Don Dale judge

      Ms White, a retired judge who sat on the Supreme Court of Queensland, served as co-­commissioner alongside Mick Gooda during the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory. The pair last night gave the 2018 Menzies Oration at the Menzies School of Health ­Research in Darwin.

1496. Current projects

      Child and Youth Development Research Partnership 2017-2024      

1497. Overview

      Aims: To update the prevalence, incidence and health economic data relating to chronic kidney disease in the Central Australian Region. Objectives: To identify the current burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the CA region includi...

1498. Overview

      The Northern Territory (NT) Community Benefit Fund (CBF) approached Menzies School of Health Research to carry out a Gambling Prevalence Survey. The last gambling related survey in the NT was carried out in 2005 and since this time there have been sign...

1499. Malaria research wins international award

      Image caption: The SAPOT team will assess whether a novel antenatal malaria intervention reduces malaria and ill-health in infants in Papua New Guinea. A malaria prevention project which brings together Menzies School of Health Research (Menzie...

1500. Researcher profile | Dr Alana Gall's unconventional academic journey

      Dr Alana Gall is a proud ‘Pakana’ Tasmanian Aboriginal woman whose ancestral heritage links to the north-east coast of Lutruwita (Tasmania), and more recently, the Bass Strait Islands of Cape Barren and Flinders Island.  Alana has a...

1501. Current projects

      Early developmental pathways linking health, disability, education, welfare and justice (NHMRC program grant, 2010-2015) Transforming Indigenous education: research partnership (NT Department of Education and Training tendered contr...

1502. Overview

      Aims: To determine the best pneumococcal conjugate vaccine schedule for Indigenous children and others at high risk of invasive and mucosal respiratory infection throughout the first three years of life To compare type-specific immune corr...

1503. Overview

      Aims: To improve the care and outcomes for women with diabetes in pregnancy and their babies.  Summary: Diabetes in pregnancy (DIP) is associated with an increase in short-term and long-term health risks for mothers and their babies....

1504. About

      Biography: Dr Monica Green is a member of the cancer research team in the Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division at Menzies. Monica's recent research has involved collaboratively working towards systematic ways of measuring the expe...

1505. About

      The Northern Territory (NT) Government approached Menzies School of Health Research to carry out a 2018 Gambling Prevalence and Wellbeing Survey. As part of the survey, this qualitative study will provide insights into gamblers and affected other&rsquo...

1506. Funders and collaborators

      Funders:  Heart Foundation Collaborators:  Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University  Dr Elizabeth Barr Prof Louise Maple-Brown Prof Kerin O’Dea Prof Joan Cunningham Prof Zhiqiang Wang Pr...

1507. Current projects

      Chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus and water quality in remote NT communities Indigenous Patient Voices eGFR study: accurate assessment of renal function and progression of chronic kidney disease in Indigenous Australians Distance and t...

1508. Overview

      MATCH TL will strengthen diagnosis and surveillance of infectious diseases in Timor-Leste. It will work closely alongside the Timor-Leste Ministry of Health to improve access to, and quality of, laboratory diagnostic testing for Malaria, Tuberculosis (...

1509. About

      The CRE_ICHEAR is a national research collaboration dedicated to improving ear and hearing health of Indigenous children, through high quality innovative research, Indigenous leadership, and more effective and sustainable research translation. In parti...

1510. Kamil Braima

       

1511. Fifth wave of research to roll out across the Top End

      Australia’s largest, longest-running and most significant study of the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the Aboriginal Birth Cohort study (ABC), has begun its fifth wave of data collection. The ABC study, conducted by the...

1512. NHMRC Investigator Grant success

      Five researchers based at Menzies have received recognition in the form of Investigator Grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF). Dr Robert Commons - Advancing the radic...

1513. About

      Biography: Lisa is a perinatal epidemiologist with over 20 years clinical midwifery experience and over 10 years experience in clinical health research. Her areas of research expertise are predominantly pregnancy-based and include hypertensive ...

1514. Dr Benxiang Zeng

      Biography: I am Senior Research Fellow at Menzies School of Health Research, and Research Coordinator at Central Australian Aboriginal Congress (Congress). I hold an honorary appointment with Charles Darwin University (CDU) as Adjunct Senior Researc...

1515. About

      The STREP Ca-CIndA program shares the aim of The DISCOVER-TT Centre of Research Excellence to improve the survival and quality of life of Indigenous people with cancer, through strategic focus on health system performance in the areas of diagnosis, tre...

1516. HOT NORTH

      Linking you to the HOT NORTH external website

1517. About

      Biography: Mandy is a Senior Project Officer on the NHMRC funded project “Return to Country: A national platform study to return Indigenous renal patients home. She is interested in culture, race, diversity and inclusion, particularly as it...

1518. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: HOT NORTH NT Primary Health Network Collaborators: The event was supported by: NT Youth Round Table Balanced Choice Anglicare NT  Darwin City Council Education Change Makers ​Stall holders: Heads...

1519. About

      Biography: Lisa’s key motivation is improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Her research to date has focused on improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cancer. Her PhD proj...

1520. TB contact tracing in Sabah

      Tuberculosis (TB) is an important public health issue in Sabah, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. Our TB team including Menzies genomics doctoral researcher Dr Ella Meumann has been working with Malaysian, Singaporean and Australian TB genomics expert...

1521. About

      Biography: Vanessa is a Public Health Scientist. She has a background in maternal and newborn health research with a keen interest in lactation physiology, breastfeeding and reproductive health. Her work in the field spans clinical trials, product d...

1522. Student profile | Bernard Leckning

      Research officer and PhD candidate Bernard Leckning is part of Menzies inaugural Centre for Child Development and Education (CCDE) team, commencing as a casual research assistant in 2011. Having followed his wife, an ABC journalist to the Top End, B...

1523. Overview

      Aim: To co-design a community-based implementation trial to improve pre-conception health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. Objectives:  To co-design with Aboriginal communities a culturally appropriate and c...

1524. AIMhi-Y app's privacy policy

      PRIVACY POLICY FOR MOBILE APPLICATION AIMhi for Youth (AIMhi-Y) Effective Date: 21/02/2023 This privacy policy (hereinafter “Privacy Policy”) deals with the protection of your privacy while you use Our application, “AIMhi for You...

1525. Establishing a National Network for First Nations Researchers

      Menzies will be part of a National Network for First Nations Researchers which is being established with the goal of growing the next generation of research leaders. The National Network is made up of a team of 91 investigators, led by four...

1526. ABC Radio National | When malaria policy gets personal

      In this ABC Radio National Health Report episode, PhD Candidate from Menzies School of Health Research, Varunika Ruwanpura, shares her personal story with malaria, and talks about the impact health policy has in tackling this mosquito-borne illness.

1527. ABC Radio National | When malaria policy gets personal

      In this ABC Radio National Health Report episode, PhD Candidate from Menzies School of Health Research, Varunika Ruwanpura shares her personal story with malaria, and talks about the impact health policy has in tackling this mosquito-borne illness.

1528. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: Collaborators: The project was a collaborative effort between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous investigators, including: Professor James Smith Mr Jason Bonson - Northern Territory Department of Health ...

1529. Resources

      This project brought together parents, practitioners and researchers to co-create resources to strengthen home visiting and parenting programs with First Nations families in the Northern Territory. From 2022–2025, we worked in partnership with...

1530. Overview

      The Communicate Study: partnership across the Top End to improve First Nations patients’ experience and outcomes of healthcare The vision of the Communicate Study Partnership is to ensure more First Nations patients receive culturall...

1531. Overview

      Aims: To ascertain if the introduction of screening and brief interventions change health service provider practice and improve access to care for high risk drinkers and those with wellbeing concerns admitted to the maxillofacial unit To determ...

1532. 6. Stakeholder, site support and permits

      Depending on what the research entails regarding location, participants, and type of data, you may be required to obtain support letters and permits from other organisations and communities to accompany your ethics application or before your resear...

1533. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Lung Foundation Australia Collaborators: European Multicentre Bronchiectasis Audit and Research Collaboration (EMBARC) COPD Foundation Cough Asthma & Airway Research Group, Queensland University of Technology, Centre...

1534. Publications

      Wave 1: Sayers, S.M., & Powers, J.R. (1992). An evaluation of three methods used to assess the gestational age of Aboriginal neonates. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 28(4), 312-317.  Sayers, S.M., & Powers, J.R. (1993). B...

1535. Funders and collaborators

      Collaborator: Top End Health Services

1536. About

      Biography: Jiunn-Yih is a medically trained epidemiologist. He completed his Master of Public Health and Doctor of Public Health at Menzies. He had worked at the Northern Territory Centre for Disease Control on the surveillance of sexually transm...

1537. Next generation of First Nations researchers recognised

      Menzies’ next generation of First Nations researchers are being recognised for their work across the Territory, with 4 young researchers listed as finalists for, or winners of 2 major awards. 

1538. About

      Biography: Nyasha Majoni is an 18-year-old Zimbabwean. He was born and raised in the United Kingdom where he spent a lot of his early childhood. In 2008 he and his family then ventured to Darwin, Australia where he began his academic journey at...

1539. Overview

      Aims:   To understand how social media can be harnessed to enhance the impact of tobacco control strategies among Indigenous Australians.   Objectives:   Smoking causes 1/5 deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strai...

1540. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: HOTNORTH                      Collaborators: Menzies School of Health Research – research implementation             ...

1541. Funders and collaborators

      Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council Collaborators: Northern Territory Government Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation Katherine West Health Board Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Me...

1542. Selected publications

      Gorham, G., Howard, K., Cunningham, J., Barzi, F., Lawton, P., & Cass, A. (2021). Do remote dialysis services really cost more? An economic analysis of hospital and dialysis modality costs associated with dialysis services in urban, rural and re...

1543. Vale Neil Balnaves AO

      Menzies, its Board and staff, mourn the tragic loss of Neil Balnaves AO and extend condolences to his family and staff at The Balnaves Foundation. Neil Balnaves passed away unexpectedly on 19 February 2022. He was the founder of The Balnaves Foundat...

1544. Tackling ear disease in remote communities

      Maximising the protection of infants and young children from the many bacteria that cause ear disease.

1545. Current projects

      2017 - current: Chair of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Group, Diabetes Across the Lifecourse: Northern Australian Partnership 2015 - current: Senior Research Officer, Diabetes Across the Lifecourse: Northern Australian Partner...

1546. Key staff

      Key staff: Professor Alan Cass Associate Professor Gillian Gorham Associate Professor Asanga Abeyaratne Associate Professor Oyelola Adegboye Dr James Harley ...

1547. Resources

      What is MECSH? Animation: ‘What is MECSH?’ is an animation to provide information to pregnant women, families, and communities about the Maternal and Early Childhood Sustained Home visiting (MECSH) program in the Northern Territory. MECS...

1548. About

      Biography: Deb is a medical epidemiologist whose specific academic interests include rural and remote health services research (models of care, understanding and measuring access to health care) and health workforce supply, distribution, recruitment...

1549. Current projects

      Youth Type 2 Diabetes Projects - evaluator 

1550. CDU September virtual graduation

      With COVID-19 restrictions in place Charles Darwin University held its second virtual graduation ceremony for 2020 on Friday 18 September.  As the ceremony was virtual we have included photos of some of the graduates with their thoughts on studyin...

1551. Student profile | Dr Gillian Gorham

      Dr Gillian Gorham earned her PhD from Charles Darwin University in 2021, for her thesis exploring the concept of ‘place’ in the delivery of dialysis services in the Northern Territory (NT). Most dialysis patients in the NT are Aboriginal...

1552. 2017 Menzies Oration

      Deputy Secretary for Indigenous Affairs, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Professor Ian Anderson AO will deliver the 2017 Menzies Oration.

1553. Overview

      Bowel cancer is one of the most treatable cancers – if it’s found early. The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) mails out a free bowel screening test to eligible Australians aged between 50 and 74. This test can help find ch...

1554. Photo Gallery | Graduation

      Higher Degree by Research Name Principal Supervisor Degree Title Alison Mitchell Dr Suzanne Belton   PhD ...

1555. Ms Patricia (Trish) Angus PSM

      Biography: Trish is a Jawoyn woman from Katherine, Northern Territory; residing in Darwin for the past 29 years. Trish commenced her career as a registered nurse, followed by a 12-month ward administration certificate midwifery certificate the fo...

1556. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Respiratory Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children Collaborators: Menzies School of Health Research Qld Children’s Medical Research Institute (University of Que...

1557. Selected publications

      Belton, S., Myers, B., & Ngana, F. R. (2014). Maternal deaths in eastern Indonesia: 20 years and still walking: an ethnographic study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 14(1), 39-39.  Ireland, S., Narjic, C. W., Belton, S., Saggers, S...

1558. About

      Biography:  Dr Lisa Stefanoff is a cultural anthropologist and community media-arts producer, currently Senior Research Officer on the ‘Air in Alice’ project.  She also holds senior Adjunct positions at University of New South ...

1559. Cough, step and jump: a profile of Professor Anne Chang

      One doctor’s mission to beat childhood lung disease.

1560. The melioidosis files

      A potentially fatal bacterial disease, lurking in soil.

1561. Bush Medicines

      Ya (hi) everyone, my name is Alana Gall and I am an Indigenous health researcher at Menzies School of Health Research.

1562. Goodbye to...

      We say goodbye to... Child Health: Sabine Sprenger, research nurse, finished 22 April Sukoluhle Moyo, research nurse, finished 22 April Methinee Intarapanya, project officer/ nurse, finished 28 January  Bronwyn Nankervis, research...

1563. Photo Gallery | CDU Graduation April 2022

      On 6 April we formally recognised our Higher Degrees by Research, postgraduate and VET graduates at the Charles Darwin University Graduation Ceremony, held at the Darwin Waterfront. PhD student, Danielle Longmore, with Director, Professor Alan Cas...

1564. Publications

      Christian B, George A, Veginadu P, Villarosa A, Makino Y, Kim WJ, Masood M, Martin R, Harada Y, Mijares-Majini MC. Strategies to integrate oral health into primary care: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 2023 Jul 5;13(7):e070622. https://doi.org/10.113...

1565. We say hello to...

      We say hello to... Child Health: Linel Franck, research assistant, commenced 18 March Jennifer Anderson, project officer - Let's Start, commenced 7 April Cecelia Gore, project manager, commenced 13 April Kate Ranford, research nurs...

1566. Overview

      Aims: To promote social and emotional wellbeing through strengthening pathways to care and support for people at risk of depression and substance misuse in remote communities To develop and test a brief motivational intervention for people who ...

1567. CARPA Standard Treatment Manual 7th Edition

      A clinic manual for primary health care practitioners in remote and Indigenous health services in central and northern Australia

1568. National Indigenous Bowel Screening Project

      Find out about the online training module for health workers working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health people.

1569. Overview

      Aims: To screen school students in Timor-Leste and the Northern Territory, using echocardiography to identify cases of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) To determine the sensitivity and specificity of a highly abbreviated echo protocol for the dete...

1570. Publications

      Ferguson, M., O’Dea, K., Holden, S., Miles, E., Brimblecombe, J. (2017) Food and beverage price discounts to improve health in remote Aboriginal communities: mixed method evaluation of a natural experiment. Aust NZ J Public Health. 41:32-...

1571. Working with communities to end rheumatic heart disease

      Did you know that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) at rates 60 times higher than non-Indigenous Australians? RHD is permanent heart damage, resulting from a throat or skin infection caused by Group...

1572. Overview

      Co-designing, implementing and evaluating a patient navigation model of care to meet the complex needs of NT youth presenting to the Emergency Department. Young people in the Northern Territory (NT) are twice as likely to be at risk of alcohol relat...

1573. Overview

      Tobacco smoking was responsible for 20 per cent of national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths and 12.1 per cent of the total national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander burden of disease in 2003.  First Nations Australians' smoki...

1574. Current Projects

      CYDRP – current projects The following are current projects, that utilise the CYDRP data repository and have full approval for the conduct of the study. The list includes projects funded directly by the CYDRP grant as well as those from other ...

1575. About

      Biography: Dr Winnie Chen is a clinician-researcher and health economist. Winnie recently completed her PhD in 2024 with the Territory Kidney Care team at Menzies School of Health Research. Her skillsets include health economics (modelled economi...

1576. Research

      We have a 28-year history of scientific discovery and public health achievement.

1577. Publications

      Clucas, D.B., Carville, K.S., Connors, C., Curries, B,J., Carapetis, J.R., Andrews, R.M. (2008). Disease burden and health-care clinic attendances for young children in remote Aboriginal communities of northern Australia. Bulletin...

1578. Selected publications

      Brimblecombe, J., McMahon, E., Ferguson, M., De Silva, K., Peeters, A., Miles, E., . . . Mah, C. L. (2020). Effect of restricted retail merchandising of discretionary food and beverages on population diet: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Th...

1579. Overview

      Aims: To develop, pilot and evaluate culturally appropriate diabetes management programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with type 2 diabetes across Northern Australia (Kimberley, Northern Territory and Far North Queensland) ...

1580. Let's Start in the Tiwis

      A program for pre-school aged kids with behavioural problems nurtures stronger relationships between parents and children.

1581. Harry Christian Giese Research Impact Prize

      Harry Christian Giese AM MBE (1913-2000) was a pioneer of health and education in north Australia and a key founder of Menzies School of Health Research. He was a member of our Board from 1985-95 and served the people of the Northern Ter...

1582. Key staff

      Key staff: David Thomas Peter D'Abbs Marita Hefler Collaborators: Lowitja Institute Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) Australian Government Department of Health NT Department of He...

1583. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: NHMRC Targeted Call for Research Grant Collaborators: Associate Professor Stefanie Schurer, University of Sydney Professor Lisa Cameron, University of Melbourne  Professor Pat Dudgeon, University of Western Australia ...

1584. Publications

      Kerrigan, V., McGrath, S.Y., Baker, R.D. et al. “If They Help Us, We Can Help Them”: First Nations Peoples Identify Intercultural Health Communication Problems and Solutions in Hospital in Northern Australia. J. Racial and Ethnic Health ...

1585. Overview

      Aims: Our primary aim is to determine whether a watchful waiting treatment approach is non-inferior to immediate antibiotic treatment in achieving clinical resolution of acute otitis media (AOM) at day seven in Indigenous children...

1586. New resources to improve nutrition communication in remote communities

      A new resource package focused on improving health communication and practices in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander remote communities will help to strengthen efforts to support good nutrition, health and wellbeing.

1587. Podcast | Prof David Thomas on 'smoking' chapter

      With over 30 years’ experience in Indigenous health, Professor David Thomas from the Menzies School of Health Research discusses updates to the smoking topic from Chapter 1: Lifestyle, in the third edition of the National Guide.

1588. Selected publications

      Bailie, J., Laycock, A., Matthews, V., & Bailie, R.S. (2016). System level action required for wide-scale improvement in quality of primary healthcare: synthesis of feedback from an interactive process to promote dissemination ...

1589. Photo gallery | June Virtual Graduation

      With COVID-19 restrictions in place Charles Darwin University held its first-ever virtual graduation ceremony on 12 June 2020.  As the ceremony was virtual we have included some photos of some of the graduates with their thoughts on studying at Me...

1590. Increased interpreter use linked to decrease in patient self-discharges

      A new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia has found that an increase in using Aboriginal interpreters in a hospital is associated with a decrease in patients leaving their treatment early. The Communicate Study, at Royal Darwin H...

1591. About

      Biography: Beth joined Menzies in 2008. Currently she is the epidemiologist for a program of pneumococcal research in Vietnam, involving the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne. This p...

1592. Selected publications

      Edelman, A., Allen, T., Devine, S. et al. “Hospitals respond to demand. Public health needs to respond to risk”: health system lessons from a case study of northern Queensland’s COVID-19 surveillance and response. BMC Health Serv R...

1593. About

      Biography: Dr Cubillo is a (Larrakia and Wadjigan) First Nations Senior Research Fellow within the Wellbeing & Preventable Chronic Diseases (WPCD) Division at Menzies.  Cubillo has expertise and experience in research related to Indige...

1594. Our beginnings

      In 1979 a phone rang in the house of retired Darwin Royal Hospital senior surgeon Dr Alan Bromwich. Sir Edward Hughes was calling from Melbourne with an offer. Hughes was the head of surgery at Monash University and the new chairman of the Sir Ro...

1595. Overview

      End-stage kidney disease (ESKD), when dialysis or a kidney transplant is required to maintain life, has a devastating impact on Indigenous patients and their families. In remote communities, rates of ESKD are 15 or more times higher than amongst non...

1596. Researcher Profile | Amalia de Jesus Alves

      Amalia de Jesus Alves joined Menzies in Timor-Leste in October 2020, beginning work as a veterinary technician supporting national field sampling protocols for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antimicrobial use (AMU) surveillance programs. Amalia ...

1597. Overview

      Aims: To assess outcomes of women with and without hyperglycaemia in pregnancy in the NT and their children. Summary: PANDORA is a longitudinal birth cohort study of mothers and their children that will assess outcomes of diabetes in preg...

1598. Trainee profile | Ashanti Berry

      Ashanti Berry is an exceptional Menzies trainee on track to complete her traineeship by October this year. Born and raised in Darwin, Ashanti is a Marramaninjsji woman from the Daly River Region who loves spending time with her family and friends wh...

1599. Overview

      Aims:   The NEARER SCAN / LENO BESIK study aims to evaluate the implementation of a diagnostic approach to screening for RHD in children and pregnant women, that incorporates novel technology (handheld echocardiography performed by local health...

1600. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Australian Government Department of Health Collaborators: Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) Australian Government Department of Health NT Department of Health National Best Pra...

1601. Menzies' 40th Anniversary Gala

      For 40 years, Menzies has been at the forefront of groundbreaking health research, transforming lives across Australia and beyond. Join us for a spectacular evening celebrating our impact, while supporting the next generation of research changemakers.

1602. About

      Biography: Cate started her career as an enrolled nurse at Royal Darwin Hospital before completing a Degree in Psychology with Honours. Cate joined Menzies in 2000 as study co-ordinator for the CHIPS study. Over the years Cate ha...

1603. Get your text books for free!

      Are you considering study in public health or health research in 2023?   Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) is offering FREE textbooks* to international students commencing in any of the following programs in 2023:   ...

1604. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council Collaborators: Wesfarmers Centre for Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, WA Health and Clinical Analytics, School of Public Health, University of Syd...

1605. About

      Biography: Ery received his bachelor’s degree in public health and master’s degree in economics from the University of Indonesia. His research interests include tuberculosis, HIV, Maternal and Neonatal Health (MNH), and malaria. In his p...

1606. Selected publications

      Midford, R. (2010). Drug prevention programmes for young people: where have we been and where should we be going? Addiction, 105(10), 1688-1695. Midford, R. (2007). Is Australia 'fair dinkum' about drug education in schools? Drug and Alcoh...

1607. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies Timor-Leste anniversary marks achievements and challenges, tackling infectious diseases old and new

      Three years ago today, Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) officially established an office in Timor-Leste, working with the government and partners to strengthen health systems in the country to better respond to infectious diseases challenges.

1608. Overview

      Worldwide, pregnant women and children have the highest rates of anaemia.  In the Northern Territory (NT), 15% of pregnant women and up to 25% of children aged 0-5 years are anaemic. Anaemia is associated with adverse effects on physical and co...

1609. Overview

      Aims: To improve tuberculosis (TB) case finding and prevention – both critically important in reducing the spread of TB, achieving End TB targets and improving quality of life. Objectives: To develop a tool that supports better (rea...

1610. About

      Biography: Kalinda is a Scientia Fellow at the Centre for Big Data Research, UNSW. Kalinda’s work addresses complex health disparities in populations by using existing administrative data. She holds honorary positions at the University of Sydn...

1611. Resources

      B.strong Update - Results to December 2018 Rolling with resistance video To order copies of the Quit, Eat, Move & Pregnancy and Early Life brochures please contact the Preventative Health Branch, Queensland Health.

1612. Life changing research to roll-out after Menzies over performs on the National stage

      Eight critical projects led by researchers from the Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), have secured significant funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

1613. About

      Vongayi Majoni is a professional registered nurse with more than twenty years nursing experience, and is currently a PhD student with Menzies School of Health Research. Her Research Themes include diabetes and cardiac, kidney disease, prim...

1614. About

      Biography: Danielle is a Paediatric Endocrinologist. She is completing her PhD evaluating the impact of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy on neonatal and infant outcomes in the Pregnancy and Neonatal Diabetes Outcomes (PANDORA) cohort. She is supported by...

1615. About

      Biography: Dr Sweet completed a PhD in March 2010. For the past 20 years she has worked in the Indigenous health, research and wellbeing area in both service provision and program development. Michelle works across different fields as a Researcher, ...

1616. Overview

      Malnutrition is the underlying cause of 3.5 million child deaths and 11% of the total global burden of disease. There is now global recognition that the 1000 days between conception and two years of age is a critical window of action, when good ...

1617. CYDRP resources

      Research briefs  Overview Child and Youth Development Research Partnership Early development and education series Pathways to school success: self-regulation and executive function The impact of hearing impairment on childhoo...

1618. About

      Hearing loss is not just about “ears”. Ear disease affects speech and language development, many of life’s enjoyments, and access to culture, education, and employment. Children with ear problems cannot hear properly – they have...

1619. Big Ear Close the Gap event

      Coinciding with the 2013 National Close The Gap Day (21 March), Menzies School of Health Research and the Rioli Fund for Aboriginal Health partnered for the charity event to support research to improve Aboriginal lives.

1620. Overview

      Good decisions need evidence-based and the most current information. At Menzies we have developed a tool to track what is bought in stores and to provide real-time electronic data to help inform policy and practice to improve healthy eating. Marke...

1621. Key staff

      Key staff: Prof Josh Davis A/Prof Jane Davies A/Prof Steven Tong Paula Binks Kelly Hosking Melita McKinnon Anngie Everitt Emily Vintour-Cesar Aaliyah Bailey Collaborators: Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laborat...

1622. ABCD National Research Partnership

      ABCD National Research Partnership - Engagement, Evidence, Impact   Info-graphic that describes the engagement and reach of the ABCD National Research Partnership   A brief on the key research findings and messages for action ...

1623. Key staff

      Key staff: Associate Professor Gail Garvey Professor Joan Cunningham Jenny Brands Bronwyn Morris Brian Arley Bridget Kehoe Alana Gall Collaborators: The National Indigenous Cancer Network (NICaN) has been established in p...

1624. Rachael Sharp

      Research nurse, Child Health

1625. Q&A with infectious diseases expert Professor Josh Davis

      Professor Josh Davis is a clinician researcher, and divides his time between clinical work as an infectious diseases physician in Newcastle, and research work as a senior principal research fellow based at Menzies. He is also the President of the Austr...

1626. Publications

      Smith, J.A., Adams, M. & Bonson, J. (2018). Investing in men’s health in Australia. The Medical Journal of Australia, 208(1). doi: 10.5694/mja17.0017 Merlino, A., Smith, J., Adams, M., Bonson, J., Osborne, R., &am...

1627. Harvey Darcy

      Local implementation officer, Child Health

1628. Joelene Mardjalpunu

      Local implementation officer, Child Health

1629. Maxwell Mitropoulos

      Research assistant, Epidemiology and Health Systems

1630. Series of projects in Timor-Leste helps improve vaccination procedures

      Read more about the achievements of the ARIA-RISE project in Timor-Leste - one of the largest examples of field research in the country.

1631. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: beyondblue Department of Health and Families.

1632. About

      Biography: Trudi is an emerging qualitative researcher with the Renal program. She manages the Renal Wellbeing project that looks at ‘Models of care to reduce ED pressures related patients missing dialysis’.  Trudi is currently e...

1633. MEDIA RELEASE | National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey of Timor-Leste

      The Ministry of Health’s National Tuberculosis (TB) Program in collaboration with Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) is launching the National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey.

1634. Lunchtime Seminar | Professor Dominic Upton

      Dean of College of Health and Human Science at CDU - ‘Research in the College of Health and Human Sciences’

1635. Overview

      Aims: To provide a better understanding of how positive clinical outcomes can be obtained and what components of chronic kidney disease (CKD) management programs influence or enhance acceptability for patients and result in cost-effective care fo...

1636. Funders and collaborators

      Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

1637. Funders and collaborators

      Central Australian Academic Health Sciences Centre

1638. Funders and collaborators

      Funder: Northern Territory Department of Health and Families.

1639. Funders and collaborators

      Collaborators: Top End Indigenous Primary Health Care Centres.

1640. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Top End Health Service Northern Territory Government

1641. Funders and collaborators

      National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

1642. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: NT Health Collaborators: Drug Policy Modelling Program, University of New South Wales Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, LaTrobe University  

1643. About

      Biography:  Vicki Wade is a senior Noongar woman with over 40 years of experience in health at state and national levels. Vicki is a recipient of multiple national awards including the 2019 AHHA Sidney Sax medal and CSANZ Indigenous Health life...

1644. About

      Biography: Angela Devine is a health economist with over 15 years of experience in the economic evaluation and costs related to the management of infectious diseases. She is an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow.    She leads the Hea...

1645. Cain Hendy

      Gap year placement in the child health lab. Commenced 24 February 2014.

1646. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

1647. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

1648. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHRMC).

1649. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

1650. Funders and collaborators

      Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

1651. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

1652. Lisa Smith

      Interviewer for epidemiology and health systems. Commenced 25 February 2014.

1653. Rebecca Cass

      Gap year placement in the child health lab. Commenced 24 February 2014.

1654. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: Collaborators: Sunrise Health

1655. Photo gallery | October graduation

      Higher Degree by Research Name Degree Principal supervisor Thesis title Claire Bartlett PhD Professor Gary Robinson A constructivist grounded theory study of reformers’ experience of scalin...

1656. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).  

1657. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)  

1658. Funders and collaborators

      Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)  

1659. Funders and collaborators

      Funders Northern Territory Government  Collaborators Department of Health Department of the Attorney-General and Justice  

1660. Funders and collaborators

      Funders Northern Territory Government  Collaborators Department of Health Department of the Attorney-General and Justice  

1661. Articles, reports and links

      Healthy skin workshop briefing paper with articles | May 2016 Healthy skin workshop outcomes summary paper | May 2016 Articles The Diagnostic Accuracy of Dermoscopy for Scabies 2012 Comparison of Dermoscopy, Skin Scraping, and th...

1662. Current projects

      Examining the impact of extreme temperature on primary health service utilisation in remote Central Australia to inform adaptation strategies Air in East Arnhem: Crowdsourcing Air Quality, Temperature, and Health Data with  Yolŋu  Citiz...

1663. Rosemary Thomas

      Clinical research nurse in child health. Commenced 9 December 2013.

1664. About

      Biography: Victoria is a PhD research student at the Menzies School of Health Research and a medical doctor at Royal Darwin Hospital in the Northern Territory. After graduating from medical school at the University of Adelaide in 2014 with First ...

1665. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) Collaborators: Bowchung Pty Ltd SRA Information Technology.

1666. About

      Biography: Nick is an Infectious Diseases Physician at Royal Darwin Hospital and a post-doctoral Senior Research Fellow in the Global and Tropical Health Division at Menzies School of Health Research. His particular interests include the haematologi...

1667. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Australian National Preventative Health Agency. Collaborators: Monash University.  

1668. Current projects

      The Ramaciotti Regional and Remote Health Sciences Training Centre

1669. Overview

      Aims: To determine if nurses can be trained in basic Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) echocardiography to undertake field echocardiography screening in remote settings To determine the sensitivity and specificity of these trained nurses in detecti...

1670. Partners

      Partners NACCHO Telethon Kids Institute Funders Australian Government, Department of Health

1671. Current projects

      The Ramaciotti Regional and Remote Health Sciences Training Centre

1672. Current projects

      Territory Integrated Care: Primary health data Linkage Using Software (TIC PLUS)

1673. Resources

      One21seventy health promotion CQI tools.

1674. About

      Biography: Dr Hannah O’Farrell is an early career researcher working as a post-doctoral scientist employed by the Menzies School of Health Research. She was awarded her PhD in November 2021, in which she investigated the diagnos...

1675. Resources

      Healthy Starts - reducing the health effects of smoking around Indigenous babies and children

1676. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: The Fred Hollow Foundation Collaborators: Top End Health Service

1677. Publications

      Brimblecombe, J.K., Ferguson, M.M., Liberato, S.C., & O'Dea, K. (2013). Characteristics of the community-level diet of Aboriginal people in remote northern Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 198(7), 380-384. Brimblecombe, J...

1678. Collaborators

      Collaborators: Menzies School of Health Research  Royal Darwin Hospital  

1679. Current projects

      Centre for Research Excellence (CRE) in Respiratory Health 

1680. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Collaborators: Royal Darwin Hospital.

1681. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: Alice Springs Hospital.

1682. Photo gallery | BRUCE-TL Project Launch

      A new project to tackle brucellosis – a disease that can spread between animals and people – held their official launch event in Timor-Leste in June.  

1683. Menzies delivers evaluation of federal Indigenous chronic disease package

      Primary healthcare policy and planning experts from Menzies have welcomed the release of the report into the landscape of chronic disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

1684. New research may help break the cycle of intergenerational diabetes

      New research, at Menzies within the NT Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership Project led by Associate Professor Louise Maple-Brown will be funded by Diabetes Australia. Researches will investigate the barriers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers accessing optimal healthcare during pregnancy and may help to address the intergenerational cycle of diabetes.

1685. NT podcast recognised on national stage

      A Northern Territory podcast designed to inspire better healthcare has picked up a silver medal for Smartest Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards.

1686. About

      Biography: I have been working with NT Health in varying data and business system analysis/design roles since 2006. 

1687. Major supporters

      Menzies has many new and ongoing projects and programs happening and the financial support we receive is crucial to driving our medical research, education and training. We are immensely grateful to the following donors for their generous support in 20...

1688. History

      To view the Menzies School of Health Research history as a timeline, click here.

1689. Research Seminar series re-launched

      After a COVID-19 related hiatus, the Menzies Research Seminar series have been relaunched. Open to the public and free of charge, the sessions can be attended online or in-person in a newer, shorter format. 

1690. A dozen staff reach top 2 per cent

      Twelve Menzies School of Health Researchers have been ranked amongst the world’s top scientists by a prestigious Stanford University study. The annual list, known as the World's Top 2% of Scientists, ranks researchers as per thei...

1691. Overview

      Aims: This large retrospective study of over 100,000 births (36% with Aboriginal mothers) between 1986 and 2016 will investigate: trends in the rates of diabetes during pregnancy and adverse birthweight over three decades, associations of bi...

1692. Selected publications

      Dingwall, K. M., Gray, A. O., McCarthy, A. R., Delima, J. F., & Bowden, S. C. (2017). Exploring the reliability and acceptability of cognitive tests for Indigenous Australians: a pilot study. BMC Psychology, 5, 26. doi:10.1186/s40359-017-01...

1693. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council Collaborators: Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory.

1694. Publications

      Gardner, K.L., Dowden, M., Togni, S. & Bailie, R. (2010). Understanding uptake of continuous quality improvement in Indigenous primary health care: lessons from a multi-site case study of the Audit and Best Practice for Chronic Disease project. ...

1695. About

      Biography: Renae Kirkham is a leader in public health with expertise in Implementation Science research and qualitative research methodologies. As Lead of the Diabetes Across the Lifecourse: Northern Australian Partnership, Renae plays a key role in...

1696. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: The Kirby Institute, UNSW (NHMRC) Collaborators: NT Health, Northern Territory Government  Top End Medical Centre

1697. Current projects

      ABC Wave 5: Early life and contemporary influences on body composition, mental health, and chronic disease risk markers in the Aboriginal Birth Cohort.

1698. National Guide to Prevention Launched

      The National Guide to a preventive health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is a practical resource intended for all health professionals delivering primary healthcare to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

1699. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Collaborators: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI).

1700. Current projects

      Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) in Respiratory Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children

1701. Current projects

      Outcomes of maternal mental health-related hospitalization prior to pregnancy Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Mid-school retention of Aboriginal children in NT Early childhood developmental outcomes 

1702. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders:  Australian Regional Immunisation Alliance (ARIA) Collaborators: Community Health Centres in Dili, Ermera and Ainaro

1703. About

      Biography: Mark is a diligent, experienced, applied biostatistician, with excellent consultancy skills and deep statistical insight. He collaborates and provides advice to many research projects at different stages from the very beginning to th...

1704. Careers

      There are currently no job opportunities available with the Centre of Research Excellence in Integrated Quality Improvement in Indigenous Primary Health Care (CRE-IQI)​.

1705. Funders and collaborators

      Investigators: Chief investigator, Professor Anna Ralph (Menzies) Associate Professor Vicki Krause (DoH Director Centre for Disease Control) Angela Kelly (Menzies) Heather D'Antoine (Menzies) Anne-Marie Lee (Chair Sunrise He...

1706. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: Mark Cocks Transplant Research Scholarship  Collaborators: Top End Health Service Clinicians

1707. Current projects

      Extension “No germs  on me” social marketing health promotion program and evaluation

1708. News

      2021 Menzies Youth Health Summit - Podcast Series Episode 11

1709. About

      Biography: John’s career has comprised several threads (data analysis, youth work and community development) that have come together in his work at the Centre for Child Development and Education (CCDE). He is currently co-managing the Child...

1710. About

      Biography: Nevio Sarmento is a microbiologist from Timor-Leste (TL) and a PhD student at Menzies. His PhD on nasopharyngeal bacterial carriage in high-risk hospitalised Timorese children with malnutrition or pneumonia, is funded by a Charles Darwin ...

1711. Publications

      Su JY, Guthridge S, He VY, Howard D, and Leach AJ. The impact of hearing impairment on early academic achievement in Aboriginal children living in remote Australia: a data linkage study. BMC Public Health. 2020;20(1):1521. Su JY, Guthridge S, He V...

1712. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Charles Darwin University and Menzies School of Health Research Supporting Stronger Collaboration Grant Collaborators: The Northern Institute  

1713. Publications

      Brimblecombe, J., Liddle, R., & O'Dea, K. 2012. Use of point-of-sale data to assess food and nutrient quality in remote stores. Public Health Nutrition, 1-9.

1714. TB project named best in province

      TB project in Papua is now a model for others A Menzies-supported program in Papua, Indonesia has been recognised as the best tuberculosis (TB) program in the province by the Indonesia National TB Program for the second year in a row. Dr Tri...

1715. Supporters

      HealthLAB is sponsored by Darwin Rotary, Learnmed, EPAC and Power and Water Corporation.

1716. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: The Lowitja Institute Collaborators: ABCD National Partnership Project The Centre for Child Development and Education Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation.

1717. Current projects

      Associate Investigator and member of Management Committee for the project An innovation platform for integrated quality improvement in Indigenous primary health, NHMRC (Centre for Research Excellence) Investigator in Aremella Arratyenye-ileme &nda...

1718. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Attorney-General's Department. Collaborators: Northern Territory Department of Health.

1719. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Kidney Health Australia Astellas Pharma Novartis Australia

1720. News

      ‘Protecting Mother and Child: A Global Imperative’ ‘Sexual and reproductive health omission disappointing’ ‘Unsafe abortions still killing women’ ‘In those days we had no choice and these women still d...

1721. Publications

      Morey, M. J., Cheng, A. C., McCallum, G. B., & Chang, A. B. (2013). Accuracy of cough reporting by carers of Indigenous children. Journal of  Paediatric Child Health, 49(3), E199-203.

1722. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: The Fred Hollows Foundation Collaborators: Top End Health Service Outback Eye Service Western NSW LHD.

1723. Projects

      Lungs - child health and development D-Kids: Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory infections (ARIs) among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the Northern Territory: a randomised placebo-controlled trial

1724. Key Staff and Collaborators

      Funders: MRFF    Collaborators NT Health 

1725. Award money for researcher

      A Kamilaroi researcher at the Menzies School of Health Research has been recognised at the Research Australia Awards.

1726. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Heart Foundation  National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

1727. Overview

      The research partnership involves a collaboratively developed program of policy relevant research that uses individual-level linked data to investigate the causal pathways through which individual- and community-level factors in early life influence ou...

1728. About

      Biography: Taylah is a proud Indigenous woman born and raised in Darwin. Her journey with Menzies began in 2018 when she commenced a Traineeship with the Medicinal Plants project.  Taylah completed a Bachelor of Environmental Science at Char...

1729. Contact us

      Colin Baillie Head of Development Menzies School of Health Research Email    

1730. About

      Biography: Cherie Whitbread is a nurse practitioner and diabetes educator who has been working in the Northern Territory for 24 years. She is a diabetes educator at Royal Darwin Hospital and the coordinator of Northern Territory and Far North Que...

1731. Overview

      The Population Health and Wellbeing research theme undertakes large scale population studies, using statistical and epidemiological methods, to describe the impact of various factors and events on the lives of children and young people. Many of the res...

1732. Staff reunion

      Over 150 past and present staff enjoyed an evening at Eva's Cafe, George Brown Botanic Gardens, Darwin to celebrate 30 years of Menzies School of Health Research.

1733. Indigenous Governance Committee: Our Role & Function

      Professor Gail Garvey, Deputy Division Leader, Wellbeing & Preventable Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research and Ms Heather D’Antoine, Division Leader of Education & Capacity Building / Associate Director for Aboriginal Programs, Menzies School of Health Research: Indigenous Governance Committee: Our Role & Function

1734. Overview

      Aims: To examine the planning and early implementation process associated with the reintroduction of the Banned Drinker Register (BDR) in the Northern Territory. Evaluation Questions: Three key questions underpinned this evaluation: Was ...

1735. About

      Biography: Benedikt Ley is a public health expert with a focus on diagnostics, Malaria and G6PD deficiency. He started his career in 2008 with the University of Vienna (Austria), based in Bangladesh working on infectious diseases in the Bangladesh /...

1736. About

      Biography: Siobhan is a General Practitioner (GP) and medical educator living and working on Larrakia Country in the Northern Territory, based in Darwin. Having completed her GP training with the RACGP in Darwin and remote communities across the Top...

1737. About

      Biography: After completing an Honours Degree in preterm infant nutrition, Emma embarked on a PhD at Flinders University, South Australia in the area of food policy. This work, completed in June 2016, spans the topics of food labelling regulation, s...

1738. Stakeholder engagement

      Results have been presented at the following conferences: ASTMH 67th Annual Meeting, Session 167, Symposium “Short Course Primaquine Regimen for the Radical Cure of Plasmodium vivax” New Orleans, October 28 - November 1, 2018  ...

1739. Global research highlights impact of racism on people with diabetes & Menzies program as a world-class example of care 

      A new series on diabetes research published in The Lancet and The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journals has found diabetes is pervasive, growing in prevalence and outpacing most diseases globally.

1740. Publications

      Gorham G, Howard K, Togni S, Lawton P, Hughes J, Majoni W, Brown S, Barnes S, Cass A. Economic and quality of care evaluation of dialysis service models in remote Australia: protocol for a mixed methods study. BMC Health Services Research 2017; 17:3...

1741. Current projects

      Improving systems and quality of cancer care in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care settings 

1742. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Cancer Australia - Supporting people with cancer grant.  

1743. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security Collaborators: Burnet Institute

1744. Selected publications

      Kirkham, R., Boyle, J., Whitbread, C., Dowden, M., Connors, C., Corpus, S., et al. on behalf of the NT Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership (2017). Health services changes to address diabetes in pregnancy in a complex setting: perspectives of heal...

1745. Can you hear me, baby?

      When two young nurses swapped the corridors of Darwin Royal Hospital for life as researchers, together they took steps towards finding enduring solutions for people in Aboriginal communities.

1746. Collaborators

      Collaborators: Menzies School of Health Research Royal Darwin Hospital Queensland Children’s Medical Research Institute

1747. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Australian Government Department of Health Collaborators: Maningrida College Maningrida GREATS Youth Service

1748. Resources

      Bronchiolitis (lower respiratory tract infection) Pneumonia - paediatric Lung health for kids

1749. Deputy Director - Strategy

      Brendon Douglas is the Deputy Director at Menzies School of Health Research. Brendon brings experience in executive leadership in the higher education, commercial, community and public service sectors. His responsibilities and expertise include strateg...

1750. Overview

      Australia has one of the highest reported rates of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in the world.  Globally, there are at least 15.6 million people with RHD, and annually, over 230 000 people die from the disease. I...

1751. Overview

      Summary: The evaluation project involves process and outcome evaluations to assess the implementation, usability, and impact of Territory Kidney Care (TKC) system on chronic kidney disease (CKD) service delivery in Northern Territory (NT). The proje...

1752. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Collaborators: Timor-Leste Ministry of Health Maluk Timor

1753. Current projects

      SHEPPI study: Strengthening Health Systems for Effective Primaquine in Papua Indonesia Estimating the risk of severe vivax malarial illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis

1754. About

      Biography:  Jennifer is a clinician-researcher, working as a general paediatrician and paediatric infectious diseases specialist at the Royal Darwin Hospital, and co-leading the Menzies Timor-Leste projects with Dr Josh Francis. Her work with M...

1755. Research focus

      National and regional research program: The Partnership aimed to: investigate the variation in quality of care in Indigenous primary health care (PHC) centre explore the underlying factors associated with variation at the health centre and r...

1756. Current projects

      The Ramaciotti Regional and Remote Health Sciences Training Centre The Menzies Biyamarr ma traineeship program

1757. Current projects

      The Ramaciotti Regional and Remote Health Sciences Training Centre The Menzies Biyamarr ma traineeship program

1758. Publications

      Águas, R., Mahdi, A., Shretta, R., Horby, P., Landray, M., White, L.,et al. (2021). Potential health and economic impacts of dexamethasone treatment for patients with COVID-19. Nat Commun, 12, 915. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-2113...

1759. Resources

      The food and health communication across cultures resource is designed for use in remote Indigenous communities and adaptable to local situations. Click here to view the publication.

1760. About

      Biography: Manoj Bhatta is an interdisciplinary socio-ecological researcher specialising in participatory action research, and mixed-method research approaches. He has a broad interest in biodiversity management and conservation, community-based con...

1761. Publications

      National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy 

1762. RESPOND Partnership

      Under the Partnerships for a Healthy Region Initiative by the Australian Government, Menzies is leading a 4-year health system strengthening partnership in the Asia-Pacific region.

1763. Funders and collaborators

      Funder: Commonwealth Department of Health Collaborators: Queensland University of Technology University of Sydney Black Dog Institute

1764. Current projects

      Current projects: Anaemia Evaluation Queensland better cardiac care data-linkage project  MESCH evaluation SAMELFS -  Samoan elimination of lymphatic filarisis and scabies Past projects: Ivermectin MDA: beating scabies ...

1765. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Masonic Charities Trust Collaborators: Darwin Indigenous Men’s Service South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute The Wardliparingga Aboriginal Research Unit  The University of Adelaide ...

1766. Resources

      Recommendations for clinical care guidelines on the management of otitis media in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations Centre for Research Excellence in Ear and Hearing Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children (CRE_ICH...

1767. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: Music NT Collaborators:  Music NT  Charles Darwin University Menzies School of Health Research 

1768. About

      Are you a future female leader of STEMM in the Northern Territory?  Take the next step on your leadership journey and apply for the 2024 Catalyse Mentorship Program.  Catalyse 2024 is an important initiative to support the pro...

1769. Publications

      Smith, J., Whetton, S. & d’Abbs, P. (2019). The social and economic costs and harms of alcohol consumption in the Northern Territory. Darwin, Menzies School of Health Research.

1770. Latest news

      ABC NEWS 02112017 Good Tucker App Launch from Menzies School of Health on Vimeo.

1771. Reflections of the National Apology

      To mark the 6th anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations, Menzies staff have shared some reflections to the very important celebration for all Australians.

1772. Current projects

      Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) in Respiratory Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children PneuMatters Study: Preventing early-onset pneumonia in children through maternal immunisation: a multi-centre randomised control trial (RCT...

1773. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Northern Territory Government Department of Health Collaborators: Charles Darwin University, College of Indigenous Futures, Arts and Society Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI).

1774. Selected publications

      Lane T, Lilley R, Black O, Sim, M., & Smith, P.M. Healthcare provider communication and the duration of time off work among injured workers: a prospective cohort study. Medical Care. 2019; 57:718-722. Black O, Sim MR, Collie A, Smith P. Differ...

1775. Menzies opens its doors to inspire tomorrow's scientists

      Menzies encourages science students to take up careers in research.

1776. About

      Biography: Michelle completed her PhD at the University of Melbourne, with Prof James Beeson in 2012 with a focus on developing methods to study Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite invasion of red blood cells. These studies included investigating...

1777. Selected publications

      Bailie, J., Laycock, A., Conte, K., Matthews, V., Peiris, D., Bailie, R., Abimbola, S., Passey, M., Cunningham, F., Harkin, K. & Bainbridge, R. (2021). Principles governing ethical research in a collaboration to strengthen Indi...

1778. Selected publications

      Clifford S, Wright CJ, Miller PG, Griffiths KE, Smith JA, Livingston, M. (2024). What are the impacts of alcohol supply reduction measures on police-recorded adult domestic and family violence in the Northern Territory of Australia? International...

1779. Training

      Managing Hep B course The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce play a crucial role in the path to viral hepatitis elimination by providing hep B care on country. This course is exclusively for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...

1780. Current Projects

      CONTRA TB - a tool to scale up TB contract tracing in a high burden setting PRIME-TB - Papua New Guinea & Indonesia for the Micro Elimination of TB Shorter Treatment Regimens for TB Infection in the NT Strengthening Regional Tuberculosis R...

1781. Funders and collaborators

      Collaborators: Cancer Council New South Wales James Cook University Queensland Health University of Otago, New Zealand Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. Chief and associate investigators: Professor Dianne O’Connel...

1782. Nevio Sarmento: Behind the frontline of the COVID-19 response

      Nevio Sarmento is a microbiologist on the frontline of Timor-Leste’s COVID-19 response. He is also a PhD student at Menzies studying the serotypes of pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae) in pneumonia and malnourished children under five who ar...

1783. Publications

      Russell D, Monani D, Martin P & Wakerman J. Northern Territory General Practice Training Pathway Analysis. Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Alice Springs: 2020. (Available on request)

1784. Overview

      Aims: To undertake a 12 month impact evaluation of the reintroduction of the Banned Drinker Register (BDR) in the Northern Territory. Summary: The BDR is a policy initiative which aims to improve community health and safety by re...

1785. Funders and collaborators

      Funders:  National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Collaborators: Katherine Kedzierska, University of Melbourne Adrian Miller, Griffith University.    

1786. Researcher profile | Abbey Diaz

      Dr Abbey Diaz began her research career with the Brisbane-based cancer research team, and is currently a Postdoctoral Early Career Research Fellow, having graduated with a Menzies PhD from Charles Darwin University in 2018. Her research is focused o...

1787. Important submission requirements

      Intention to lodge a research ethics application: Researchers are required to email the ethics administrator four (4) weeks prior to close off day of your intent to lodge an application for ethics review. The email notification will ensure the ...

1788. Inspiring Indigenous researcher

      Inspiring Indigenous researcher Sian Graham is an Indigenous woman from the Balladong area near Perth and One Arm Point community out of Broome. Born and raised in Darwin, Sian has strong links throughout the NT and Western Australia (WA) where s...

1789. Publications

      Liberato, S.C., et al. (2016) Use of electronic visual recording to aid assessment of dietary intake of Australian Aboriginal children living in remote communities. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 40(S1), S27–S29.

1790. About

      Biography: Dr Balasubramanya is a public health physician with a decade of experience serving remote and rural communities in India. She has been involved in the provision of primary healthcare with a motto of ‘reaching the unreached’. ...

1791. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)                           

1792. Publications

      Jayaraj, R., Thomas, M., Kavanagh, D., d'Abbs, P., Mayo, L., Thompson, V., Griffin, C.  & Nagel, T. (2012). Study Protocol: Screening and Treatment of Alcohol-Related Trauma (START) - a randomised controlled trial. BMC Health Services R...

1793. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Australian Government  Collaborators: South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI)

1794. Key staff

      Key staff: Lyn O’Donoghue Alison Laycock. Collaborators: Northern Territory Department of Health The Lowitja Institute James Cook University The University of Melbourne La Trobe University.

1795. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Collaborators: Top End Renal Patient Advisory and Advocacy Committee (RAAC) ​Kidney Health Australia ANZDATA KHA-CARI Guidelines 

1796. About

      Biography: Lucsendar Alves is a Timorese senior Medical Scientists with over 10 years of working in resource limited laboratory settings and with over 5 years of leadership in Menzies Timor-Leste program with experience in coordinating, mentoring, l...

1797. Trial details

      Study title: Short course radical cure of P. vivax in Nepal - a randomized controlled trial – pilot study.  Aims: Assess the efficacy of a 7-day low dose course of primaquine (3.5mg/kg total dose) for the radical cure of P. vivax ma...

1798. Current projects

      •    Lecturer in the Masters of Public Health Program •    Epidemiologist with Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia  

1799. Publications

      Lawton, P.D., Cunningham, J., Zhao, Y., Gray, N.A., Chatfield, M.D., Baade, P., et al. (2015) Survival of Indigenous Australians on Renal Replacement Therapy: Closing the Gap? Med J Aust. DOI 10.5694/mja14.00664 Zhao, Y., Wright, J., Guth...

1800. Overview

      There is no single solution to dietary improvement in remote communities. We believe the most effective approach to dietary improvement is to provide the best available evidence to those who can directly influence change and to support the capacity of ...

1801. Selected publications

       d'Abbs, P., & Chenhall, R. D. (2013). Spirituality and religion in responses to substance misuse among Indigenous Australians. Substance Use & Misuse, 48, 1-16. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2013.800746  d'Abbs, P. (2012). Probl...

1802. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Australia  Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak, Malaysia The Un...

1803. Menzies Biyamarr ma Traineeship Program Graduate | Ashanti Berry

      Ashanti joined the Menzies Biyamarr ma Traineeship Program in February 2020 soon after completing Year 12 in Darwin. She said she was given a tour of Menzies organised by the Biyamarr ma trainees while still at school, which helped her decide on a care...

1804. Overview

      Aboriginal people living in very remote desert communities hold strong local environmental knowledge to inform effective climate adaptation. At the same time, remote desert communities are at risk to climatic changes due to geographic isolation, poor q...

1805. About

      Biography: Tessa is a senior laboratory technical advisor and medical scientist with a history of work in Cambodia and Timor-Leste in laboratory capacity-building and mentoring. She has over 10 years’ experience in diagnostic microbiology and ...

1806. Become a partner

      Help us to continue our crucial work for the next 30 years.

1807. About

      Biography: Vicki believes stories have the power to inspire positive change. She is a multidisciplinary qualitative researcher and workshop facilitator with two decades of experience at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as a broadcaster and mu...

1808. Current projects

      Top End Health Partners - Improving Health Outcomes in the Tropical North: A Multidisciplinary Collaboration The Darwin Prospective Melioidosis Study (DPMS) Improving diagnostics Improving therapy Using bacterial genomics to understand...

1809. About

      Biography: Nanda is an environmental economist specialising in climate change, disaster risk management, behavioural economics, and private land conservation, focusing on quantitative research approaches. He began working with Menzies in June 2021 a...

1810. About

      Biography: Zhou Yu has joined Menzies School of Health Research as a PhD student in 2023. He has a Master of Governance and Public Policy from The University of Queensland. His research focuses on comparative case studies of countries implementing e...

1811. About

      Biography: Dr Kevin Williams is the Project Coordinator of the DFAT-funded PRIME-TB, a partnership that will develop four “fast-track” sites (Yogyakarta, Port Moresby, Mimika and Daru) as knowledge and innovation hubs in TB elimination t...

1812. Overview

      Summary: The project aims to crowdsource air quality and temperature data to facilitate a sustainable environmental health response in Alice Springs, a remote central Australian town with a resident population of 24,000. More than 25 percent of the ...

1813. Tribute to Dr John Hargrave AO, MBE

      Dr John Hargrave AO, MBE, who died in Tasmania in August 2020 at the age of 89, served the people of the Northern Territory and the Islands of Timor and Flores for his entire working life of 45 years. His is an exemplary story of humble service, consta...

1814. Genomic sequencing transforming infectious disease surveillance

      The Top End of Australia has unique environmental bacteria that can cause severe human disease. Acinetobacter, is a good example: although it is best known globally as a multidrug-resistant hospital pathogen, it presents differently in the Top End as a nasty form of pneumonia acquired in the community.

1815. Selected publications

      Chenhall, R., Davison, B., Fitz, J., Pearse, T., & Senior, K. (2013). Engaging youth in sexual health research: refining a “youth friendly” method in the Northern Territory, Australia. Visual Anthropology Review, 29(2), 123-132. ...

1816. Selected Publications

      Nadjib M, Dewi RK, Setiawan E, Miko TY, Putri S, Hadisoemarto PF, et al. (2022) Cost and affordability of scaling up tuberculosis diagnosis using Xpert MTB/RIF testing in West Java, Indonesia. PLoS ONE 17(3): e0264912. https://doi.org/10.1371/journa...

1817. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Collaborators: Department of Health NTPHN NT Cardiac Services Top End Medical GP Practice Pandanus Medical GP Practice

1818. Selected publications

      Laycock A, Bailie J, Matthews V and Bailie R. Using developmental evaluation to support knowledge translation: reflections from a large-scale quality improvement project in Indigenous primary health care. Health Research Policy & Systems 2019; 1...

1819. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: Professor Paul Keim, Northern Arizona University  Associate Professor Jeff Warner, James Cook University.

1820. Renal team staff draw on personal experiences to help kidney disease patients

      Image caption: Henry Craigie and Niamah Walters have been enjoying their work with the Territory Kidney Care (TKC) team.  Menzies is updating information for people living with kidney disease in northern and central Australia and some of the re...

1821. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) University of Western Australia (UWA) University of Edinburgh   

1822. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: The study is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Synergy Grant as part of the STARFISH project (APP 2010716)   Collaborators: Telethon Kids Institute The University of Melbourne

1823. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Menzies School of Health Research Small Grant. Research team: Dr Selma Liberato (CI) A/Prof Julie Brimblecombe Dr Therese Kearns Felicity Pearce

1824. Investigators and funders

      Project team: Chief investigator: Professor Richard Price Project manager: Contact Catherine Martel for further information about the study. Investigators: Dr. Kamala Ley-Thriemer - Menzies School of Health Research...

1825. About

      Porsche was born in Adelaide and moved to the Northern Territory when she was 6 months old. During her schooling, Porsche completed a Certificate III in Allied Health. She is currently completing a Certificate III in Laboratory Skills through the...

1826. Student prizes

      The Val Asche Prize for Academic Excellence is awarded on an annual basis at the end of each academic year.

1827. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders:  National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: Dr Rebecca Chisholm, La Trobe University  Dr David Price, University of Melbourne  

1828. Current Projects

      Optimising Aeromedical Retrievals in Remote Northern Territory The Right Workforce at the Right Time: Improving the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Retrieval Systems in Remote Australia Impact of Primary Health Care Services on Potentially Preve...

1829. Staff awards and recognition

      Superstars of STEM Associate Professor Heidi Smith-Vaughan, Dr Teresa Wozniak and Dr Kalinda Griffiths were named as 2019 Superstars of STEM Fulbright Scholarship Professor James Smith was named as a 2019 Fulbright Scholar. James will tra...

1830. Publications

      Below is a list of selected publications relating to lung health: Marsh, R.L., Kaestli, M., Chang, A.B., Binks, M.J., Pope, C.E., Hoffman, L.R., & Smith-Vaughan, H.C. (2016). The microbiota in bronchoalveolar lavage from young children with c...

1831. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: We gratefully acknowledge our funding partners and participating AMOSS sites: Funding for this study is through a four year project grant (NHMRC #1024206) 2012-2016. The University of New South Wales provided support to redevelop th...

1832. Publications

      Reilly, R., Evans, K.M., Gomersall, J., Gorham, G., Peters, M., Warren, S., et al. (2016). Effectiveness, cost effectiveness, acceptability and implementation barriers/enablers of chronic kidney disease management programs for Indigenous people in A...

1833. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Australian Government Children First Foundation HeartKids Kiwanis clubs of Australia Cabrini Health. Collaborators: James Cook University Baker IDI Central Australia University of Western Australia.  

1834. Coronavirus improves ability to tackle infectious diseases in Timor-Leste

      The rapid expansion of Timor-Leste’s laboratory abilities during the COVID-19 pandemic has better prepared the country to respond to future infectious disease outbreaks.

1835. Scabies and strongyloides: a community snapshot

      Researcher Therese Kearns tests a new treatment for mite and worm infections.

1836. Key staff

      Key staff: Professor Peter D’abbs Associate Professor Kylie Dingwall Collaborators: Northern Territory Government Department of Health and Ageing Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services (CAAPS) Ilpurla ...

1837. Overview

      Indigenous children have the highest reported rates of otitis media (OM), commonly known as middle ear infection, and burst eardrums in the world. Nine out of 10 young Indigenous children who live in remote communities have some form of ear disease,...

1838. Selected publications

      Ting, S., Pereira, A., Davis, S., Vong da Silva, P. G., Alves, A., Dos Santos, C., . . . Barnes, T. S. (2022). Knowledge and Practices on Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance Among Smallholder Pig Farmers in Timor-Leste. Frontiers in Veterinary ...

1839. About

      Biography: Anthony migrated to the Menzies School of Health Research after an extensive career in retail management, spending the last five years working for a Northern Territory retail business focused on affordable food supply and n...

1840. Selected publications

      Sayers, S., Singh, G., Mackerras, D., Lawrance, M., Gunthorpe, W., Jamieson, L., et al. (2009). Australian Aboriginal Birth Cohort study: follow-up processes at 20 years. BMC International Health Human Rights, 9(23). Click here to vie...

1841. Overview

      The Tropical Disease Research Regional Collaborative Initiative (TDRRCI) Aims: Specific malaria aims are to: Strengthen capacity within malaria control programs to apply novel tools for molecular surveillance of drug-resistan...

1842. Publications

      Laycock A, Bailie J, Percival N, Matthews V, Cunningham F, Harvey G, et al. Wide-scale continuous quality improvement: A study of stakeholders’ use of quality of care reports at various system levels, and factors mediating use. Front Public He...

1843. Overview

      Optimising aeromedical retrievals in remote Northern Territory Residents of remote and very remote NT Aboriginal communities have high rates of aeromedical retrievals, ED presentations, avoidable hospitalisations and mortality, and lower life expect...

1844. Projects

      Interactive (Online) Gambling: A national study of online gambling by Australians (2019-2021) Talking About Gambling: Using technology to reduce gambling harm in NSW Aboriginal communities: a community health promotion randomized control trial (20...

1845. New School of Medicine is NT Proud

      Menzies is proud to join with Charles Darwin University (CDU) in supporting the establishment of a new School of Medicine at CDU. From 1 January 2022, CDU will establish the CDU Menzies School of Medicine, which will be established within CDU’...

1846. Support us

      Please click on the donate button to make your secure online donation today. Menzies School of Health Research is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR). A tax deductible receipt will be issued for all donations over $2.

1847. About

      Biography: Kim Piera works as a research assistant in the Global Health laboratory, where she coordinates the logistics of undertaking international scientific research.     She also travels to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and Timika, Ind...

1848. About

      Biography: Marie started at Menzies as a research nurse with the PneuMum project in 2007. She has worked in many locations in the Northern Territory in the area of Indigenous health since 1983. Her current role is the Top End coordinator for th...

1849. About

      Biography: Christel’s work is mainly focused on participatory action research with effective engagement of communities in resource limited settings. She is currently the continuous quality improvement (CQI) coordinator in Menzies Globa...

1850. Selected publications

      Mitchell M, Wilson D & Aitken RL (2015). Family and Cultural Care of the Critically Ill Patient. In: D Elliot, L Aitken & W Chaboyer, ACCCN’s Critical Care Nursing, 3rd Ed. Elsevier Sydney Lenthall S, Knight S, Foxley S, Gordon V, Iv...

1851. Selected publications

      Dadi AF, Mersha TB. WHO's surveillance system for attacks on health care is failing Ethiopia. The Lancet. 2022 Mar 26;399(10331):1225-6. Dadi AF. The mental health consequences of war in northern Ethiopia: why we should be concerned. The Lance...

1852. Study details

      Objectives: Primary Objectives: To quantify the microscopic and sub microscopic prevalence of malaria To determine the prevalence and spectrum of activity of G6PD deficiency in patients with and without malaria. Secondary Objectives: ...

1853. Overview

      Aims: To identify the activities and outcomes of the nurse-led chronic kidney disease (CKD) management program.     Objectives: To determine the degree to which the program improved patient care including slowing progres...

1854. Selected publications

      Wang Z, Peng Y, Dong B. Is body mass index associated with lowest mortality increasing over time? Int J Obes. 2017;41(8):1171-1175. Wang Z, Peng Y, Liu M. Age Variation in the Association Between Obesity and Mortality in Adults. Obesity 2017; 25 (...

1855. Projects

      The development of the nutrition critical appraisal tool (NCAT) The development, pilot and refinement of the nutrition and food security - approaches to improving the health of women and children (NFS) short course.

1856. Overview

      Aims: To better understand how different dialysis treatment models impact on patients, families and other service providers, to determine the full range of associated outcomes and costs. Objectives: To better understand how current patterns...

1857. Student profile | Dr Belinda Davison

      Menzies Life Course Program project manager, Dr Belinda Davison was awarded her PhD from Charles Darwin University earlier this month with her thesis, Chronic stress exposure and emotional wellbeing in Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous young adu...

1858. Overview

      Menzies research has shown very high rates of diabetes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Of particular concern is that this epidemic is intergenerational. Our research in the Northern Territory (NT) is showing that there are i...

1859. Overview

      Aims: To work with the Top End Health Service (TEHS) and the Fred Hollows Foundation to evaluate the implementation and impact of the Outreach Ophthalmology Program. Objectives: To determine the activities, outcomes, costs and benef...

1860. Selected publications

      Macleod, A., Purohit P., Sellars M., Nolte L. 2019. Advance care planning in residential aged care: a rapid review of literature. Advance Care Planning Australia, Austin Health, Melbourne.

1861. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Glaxo Smith-Kline The Financial Markets for Children Menzies School of Health Research. Collaborators: John Upham and Stephanie Yerkovich, University of Queensland, Queensland Lung Transplant Service and&nb...

1862. Our Commitment to Reconciliation

      We deeply value our relationship with First Nations communities and are committed to ensuring their voices and knowledge guide how we approach representation and health research. Through engagement with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Brand...

1863. Latest news

      The team create short videos for social media to share updates on the social media and health research project. Check out the videos here.  Latest news:  

1864. Current projects

      The Northern Territory Primary Health Network (NTPHN) Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) Program Beyond Blue Indigenous-led project evaluation of the “Be You” Kimberly and Pilbara Project Challenging harmful gender norms and alcoh...

1865. Selected publications

      Brown, K. (2021). Providing the right tools before the start of life. The Lancet Global Health, 9(5), e569–e570. Brown, K., Langston-Cox, A., & Unger, H. (2021). A better start to life: Risk factors for, and prevention of, pret...

1866. Overview

      Aims: To improve the capacity of Asia and the Pacific countries to address the nutrition issues they face by developing the Nutrition Critical Appraisal Tool (NCAT). Objectives: To assist nutrition programs to appraise nutritio...

1867. About

      Dr Ella Meumann is an infectious diseases physician at Royal Darwin Hospital and a PhD candidate at Menzies School of Health Research and Charles Darwin University. Her research is on the application of genomic sequencing to infectious disease epidemio...

1868. Funders and collaborators

      Funders:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation The Financial Markets Foundation for Children. Collaborators:  Townsville General Hospita...

1869. Current Projects

      Evidence-based approaches to developing data governance in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research. Pathways to Change: Building Biomedical Capability in Regional and Remote Northern Australia. ARC Linkage Project - Investigating T...

1870. Overview

      Aims: To study in detail acute respiratory illnesses and their outcomes in urban Indigenous children in Brisbane, Queensland. Summary: Acute respiratory illnesses like coughs, colds and flu are major causes of poor health and preventable ...

1871. Overview

      Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects many Australians, however Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in remote areas suffer the heaviest burden of all Australians. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people tend to be affected at a youn...

1872. Alarming fall in enrolments for training NT General Practitioners

      Not enough General Practitioners are enrolling to train in the Northern Territory (NT), which could spell disaster for the NT’s future GP workforce according to a recent Menzies study. Menzies Professor of Remote and Rural Health Services Rese...

1873. Overview

      Aims: To strengthen the knowledge and skills of nutrition stakeholders in Indigenous Australian communities, Asia and the Pacific to plan and implement contextually-appropriate evidence based nutrition interventions. Summary: The N...

1874. Roundtable to improve cancer outcomes

      Some of the country’s leading authorities on cancer and cancer survivors themselves were a key part of a National Indigenous Breast Cancer Research Roundtable held in August 2014.

1875. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council Collaborators: Northern Territory Government Department of Education: Maningrida College Gunbalanya Community School Catholic Education Office NT: Xavier Catholic Co...

1876. About

      Biography: Mary is a specialist physician based in Alice Springs.  She has been heavily involved in providing specialist care to both urban and remote Aboriginal people in the NT since 2012. Currently, she works with Pintupi Homelands Health S...

1877. About

      Biography: Natasha has worked within the Diabetes Across the Lifecourse Northern Australia Partnership as a qualitative researcher and evaluator for several years. She currently works as an evaluator for the Youth Type 2 Diabetes Team, which focuses...

1878. Help us to end Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) in Australia

      Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) starts with a Strep A infection of the throat or skin. If untreated, the infection can lead to acute rheumatic fever (ARF) which can feature sore joints, fever and heart inflammation. While the other symptoms of ARF go awa...

1879. Current Projects

      STRONG-TL: Surveillance Training, Research Opportunities and National Guidelines for communicable disease control in Timor-Leste    VASINA TL 2: Longitudinal Measles and Rubella Seroprevalence Study in Timor-Leste  MATCH TL: Stren...

1880. About

      Biography: Angela Titmuss is a paediatric endocrinologist and paediatrician at Royal Darwin Hospital and Senior Research Fellow at Menzies School of Health Research, working within the youth type 2 diabetes team of the diabetes across the Lifecourse...

1881. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: The Indigenous Cancer Advocacy Program (ICAP) is funded by Cancer Australia, through its “Supporting people with cancer” initiative.  Collaborators: Cancer Council NSW Cancer Council QLD Cancer Voices Australia...

1882. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council  Collaborators: Icddr,b (Bangladesh) Agha Khan University (Pakistan) Project team: Chief Investigator:  Dr Benedikt Ley Menzies Investigators: A...

1883. About

      Biography: Kylie Tune is a Darwin local, who loves the lifestyle and climate of the Top End of the Northern Territory.  Kylie has worked at Menzies School of Health Research for six years, across several projects, introducing her to man...

1884. Publications

      Sebastian, S., Thomas, D.P., Brimblecombe, J. & Cunningham, F.C. (2021). Notes From the Field: Applying the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research in a Qualitative Evaluation of Implementation of the Queensland Aboriginal and To...

1885. Hearing for Learning Initiative (HfLi)

      Investing Generational Change – Hearing for Learning Initiative Up to nine in every ten Aboriginal children, under the age of three, in the Northern Territory, suffer from otitis media, or “glue ear”, in one or both ears, which can...

1886. Current projects

      Evaluation of the Northern Territory Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-visiting (MECSH) program Co-design and Evaluation of Resources for the MECSH program Health system responses to family violence in Timor-Leste (in collaboration with UN...

1887. Researcher awarded fellowship to explore innovative testing for wet cough

      Menzies researcher Dr Robyn Marsh is working hard to ensure that kids have better access to testing and care to improve their respiratory health.  She has recently been awarded the 2020 Al & Val Rosenstrauss Fellowship, a four-year research...

1888. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Belgium ...

1889. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: Channel 7 Children Research Fund – Phase One Suicide Prevention Australia – Phase Two Northern Territory Primary Health Network – App development Collaborators: NT Department of Education Tiwi College ...

1890. NT communities bombarded by global cocktail

      The bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes is linked to poor health throughout Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory (NT) and can lead to life-threatening conditions such as rheumatic heart disease (RHD). For over 20 years a succession of Menzi...

1891. Overview

      Aims: To investigate the patterns of care, quality of life, and comorbidities in Indigenous people with cancers and compare them with non-Indigenous cancer patients, and against clinical guidelines. Objectives: To identify factors th...

1892. Collaborators and funders

      Project team Principal investigator:  Associate Professor Sarah Auburn Chief investigators: Professor Ric Price Olivo Miotto Dominic Kwiatkowski Menzies investigators: Dr Jutta Marfurt Angela Rumaseb&...

1893. Collaborators

      Collaborators: Northern Territory Department of Health Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) Northern land Council Central Land Council  NT Power & Water Corporation Western Diagnostic ...

1894. Publications

      Barnes, T., Stevens, M., Thoss, M. & Taylor, A. (2017)  The size and growth of the Northern Territory’s Gambling Industry. Northern Institute Working Paper 08/2017. Darwin: Northern Institute and Menzies School of Health Research...

1895. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Channel 7 – Children’s Research Foundation National Health and Medical Research Council post-graduate scholarship and Douglas and Lola Douglas scholarship in Medical Science - awarded to Michael Binks.  

1896. Zero alcohol beverages, harm-minimisation tool or gateway drink?

      A new paper by Menzies and The George Institute for Global Health questions whether zero-alcohol beverages are giving young Australians a taste for alcohol. Currently, drinks containing less than 0.5 per cent alcohol by volume are classified as zero...

1897. Overview

      Data collection completed analysis underway Aims: To provide an evidence base with a view to improving clinical care and outcomes for women with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in pregnancy and their babies. Objectives: To investigate...

1898. Funders and collaborators

      We have received generous support and feedback throughout the 2021 Youth Health Summit, from young people and service providers, demonstrating the importance of youth voices in making change for a better future. We would like to acknowledge the followi...

1899. Overview

      Aims: To characterise and monitor hepatitis B linkage to care and treatment requirements amongst people living with chronic hepatitis B. Objectives:  Among people living with chronic hepatitis B: To characterise the socio-demographi...

1900. Selected publications

      Bower, C., D’Antoine, H. & Stanley, F. (2009). Neural tube defect in Australia: Trends in encephalceles and other neural tube defects before and after promotion of folic acid supplementation and voluntary food fortification. Birt...

1901. About

      Biography: Barbara started work at Menzies laboratory in 2006 as a research assistant.  At Menzies, Barbara has conducted research into Malaria, Child Health and Melioidosis.  Barbara has worked predominantly in the field of Molecular Biol...

1902. Overview

      Aims: Between 2007 and 2017, we investigated this cluster of vulvar cancer to: Find out the extent of the problem Try to identify why Indigenous women in East Arnhem are disproportionately affected Improve com...

1903. Maryjane Crabtree

      Patron profile Maryjane has been involved in some of Australia's best known product liability and occupational health and safety cases. She has represented leading manufacturing, food and pharmaceutical companies against claims for product de...

1904. Overview

      Aims: The aim of the partnership is to improve systems of care and services for women in Far North Queensland (FNQ) with diabetes in pregnancy (DIP) and their babies. Summary:  Pregnancies complicated by diabetes carry significa...

1905. Overview

      Aims: To develop, in partnership with health services and other sectors, a culturally-safe behavioural diabetes prevention program among 6-11 year old Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth with and without overweight or obesity (...

1906. Resources

      Ngawurramangajirri (we care for each other): Tiwi phrases for mental health and wellbeing  Ngawurramangajirri (we care for each other): Poster

1907. Latest news

      The Observational Study (BOS): 126 children were enrolled in this study from sites in Australia and Alaska. Children were seen every three months and received a health check. We monitored key risk factors and their respiratory condition througho...

1908. Resources

      Chronic suppurative lung disease/bronchiectasis (chronic lung sickness) flipchart Lung health for kids app

1909. Overview

      Project title:  Early detection and treatment of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in high risk communities using community led approaches for active case finding, education and engagement in care. Aims: To facilitate early diagnosis, effe...

1910. Overview

      Aims: Review what processes, timeframes, and supports were in place for adolescents with bronchiectasis to transition from paediatric to adult services in the Northern Territory from 2007 to 2021, so as to define steps for improvement.  Re...

1911. Project of the month: RHD Genetics

      Australia has the highest recorded rates of Rheumatic Heart Disease in the world. But why are some people more susceptible than others?

1912. Publications

      Binks M.J., Smith-Vaughan H.C., Bar-Zeev N., Chang A.B. & Andrews R.M. (2014). Vitamin D insufficiency among hospitalised children in the Northern Territory. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 50(7), 512-8. Binks M.J., Smith-Vaughan H.C....

1913. Resources

      RHDAustralia has developed a suite of educational resources, based on the Australian guideline for the prevention, diagnosis and management of ARF and RHD (2nd edition), for health professionals and communities. These can be accessed on the RHDAustrali...

1914. About

      Biography: Jason was appointed as human resources manager at Menzies School of Health Research in January 2011.  He leads the activities of the human resource unit who deliver human resource services to Menzies in accordance with workforce and ...

1915. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

      Prevention and Health Promotion Resources

1916. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

      Prevention and Health Promotion Resources

1917. Rheumatic heart disease diagnosis a step NEARER with funded training

      Image caption: Menzies Associate Professor Joshua Francis and his team teaching clinicians how to use echocardiography equipment.  A Menzies-led team has received nearly $1 million to help improve Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) care by work...

1918. Resources

      Chronic suppurative lung disease/bronchiectasis (chronic lung sickness) flipchart ​​​​​​​Lung health for kids app

1919. Overview

      Aims:  To develop an Indigenous-specific multi-lingual digital platform (smartphone app and web-based) for bronchiectasis education based on our current respiratory educational flipchart. To evaluate whether the use and benefits of a digit...

1920. Overview

      Aims: To strengthen surveillance of zoonotic malaria in Indonesia, including evaluating the disease burden, agricultural practices, and mosquito vectors associated with transmission, in order to inform public health control efforts and sustainabl...

1921. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Queensland Children Medical Research Institute program grant Collaborators: Children’s Health Queensland Hospital Mater Children’s Hospital, Brisbane Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.

1922. Current projects

      Various, including:​ Ferinject (RCT, Rapid ferric carboxymaltose infusion for iron deficiency anaemia in Aboriginal children) The Dialysis Models of Care project Evaluation of chronic kidney disease management programs delivered by Abo...

1923. Feedback and complaints

      Menzies School of Health Research takes complaints made about its activities, policies or decision-making seriously. If you have a complaint to make, please contact the executive officer via phone on 08 8946 8600 or email. Privacy Your persona...

1924. Publications

      Cunningham, J., O’Dea, K., Dunbar, T., Weeramanthri, T., Zimmet, P., & Shaw, J. (2006). Study Protocol – Diabetes and related conditions in urban Indigenous people in the Darwin, Australia region: aims, methods and participation...

1925. Projects

      Completed projects: A framework to inform food-related policy in remote Indigenous Australia  Community of Practice model Food and Health Communication Across Cultures Good Food Systems project

1926. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: Heart Foundation (Vanguard Grant) HOT NORTH ROMAC - Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children Snow Foundation  Collaborators: NT Cardiac Malabam Health Board Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares Maluk Timor

1927. About

      Biography: Danielle Aquino is project coordinator for the Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home Visiting Program (MECSH). She has over 20 years of experience in working in nutrition, child and maternal health and community development, p...

1928. 3. National Mutual Acceptance (NMA) application process

      National Mutual Acceptance (NMA) The Northern Territory has agreed to be part of the National Mutual Acceptance (NMA) Scheme for single ethical review. The Human Research Ethics Committee of the NT Dept of Health and Menzies School of Hea...

1929. Publications

      Francis, J. R., Sarmento, N., Draper, A., Marr, I., Ting, S., Fancourt, N., Alves, L., Champlin, K., Bongers, A., & Yan, J. (2020). Antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic use in Timor-Leste: building surveillance capacity with a One Health appr...

1930. Overview

      Aims: ME & Kidney Care seeks to understand the range of experiences and satisfaction of users of kidney care delivered by and in partnership with Top-End Renal Services. We will be asking participants to be involved in either a case-study, in-de...

1931. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: NHMRC  Collaborators: PNGIMR (Papua New Guinea Institute for Medical Research) Dr Moses Laman  Dr John Bolnga Menzies School of Health Research Prof Ric Price  Assoc Prof Kamala Thriemer  ...

1932. Identifying innovative uses of vaccines for protecting babies worldwide

      A first ever novel, innovative study into the impact of two different vaccines used to combat the many different bacteria causing middle ear infections and hearing impairment in First Nations babies has been published in the prestigious medical journal...

1933. Photos

      Inaugural Youth Health Summit, September 2019 Michael Long Learning and Leadership Centre, Darwin, NT.      

1934. 2023 Menzies Oration

      We’re delighted to be joined by Deborah Di Natale, CEO of Council to Homeless Persons, who will deliver the 2023 Menzies Oration.

1935. About

      Biography: Kathleen grew up in the rural areas of the Darwin region. In 2013, she joined Menzies School of Health Research's Preterm Kidney Study team as a research assistant as part of the gap year youth engagement program. She also b...

1936. Key staff

      Key staff: Prof Nick Anstey Prof Ric Price Dr Nick Douglas Assoc Prof Sarah Auburn Dr Gabriela Minigo Kim Piera Dr Steven Kho Assoc Prof Kamala Thriemer Dr Benedikt Ley Assoc Prof Matthew Grigg Dr Rob Commons ...

1937. Staff profile | Colin Baillie OAM

      Born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa at the height of apartheid, growing up Colin Baillie had aspirations of being a high school teacher. Shortly after Colin completed a Bachelor of Education and started a job as a teacher, Nelson Mande...

1938. Resources

      World Health Federation Rheumatic Heart Disease network WPCCS presentations: Prevention and control of RF and RHD - Lessons from autonomous programmes Programmes and perspectives - The Pacific Islands...

1939. Overview

      Aims: Our current studies include: Characterising the systemic adaptive and innate immune responses to respiratory pathogens Investigating the role of airway macrophages in persistent neutrophilic inflammation Investigating the effect of t...

1940. Overview

      Primary Aim: To determine if neonatal probiotics comprising a combination of Lactiplantibacillus Plantarum plus fructo-oligosaccharides (LpFOS) can reduce the risk of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in the first year of life.    ...

1941. Current Projects

      •    Co-creating better health outcomes with the Indigenous community  •    Red Dust Role Models Program Evaluation •    Evaluation of the NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Program •...

1942. Publications

      Pascoe, S., Croker, D., Ross, L., Henwood, P., Wilkshire, N., Algy, C., Bob, S., Hall, H., Misener, M. and Gorham, G. The Role of Aboriginal Kidney Health Mentors in the Transplant Journey: A Qualitative Evaluation. Health Promotion Jou...

1943. Associate Professor Jaqui Hughes - NHMRC Award

      Congratulations to Associate Professor Jaqui Hughes who has been nationally recognised for her work to address the high rates of chronic kidney disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults. Associate Professor Hughes received the 2019 NHM...

1944. About

      Biography: Anthony is a senior epidemiologist at the Northern Territory Centre for Disease Control specialising in communicable disease surveillance and outbreak investigations. His area of expertise is foodborne disease but is also involved in gene...

1945. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: General Practice Education and Training Academic Post  Collaborators: Charles Darwin University Northern Territory Department of Health Northern Territory Department of Education  Department of Resources, Horti...

1946. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Equity Council.  Research team: A/Prof Julie Brimblecombe (CI) Megan Ferguson Dr Selma Liberato Anne Magnus, Deakin University Professor Marjorie Moodie, Deaki...

1947. Study and training opportunities

      Ramaciotti Futures Internship Program: 12 month internships available Location, Darwin NT Are you a First Nations youth resident in the Northern Territory interested in getting health industry experience while you study? Come and learn with ot...

1948. Publications

      Cobb-Clark, D., Kettlewell, N., Schurer, S., & Silburn, S. (2017). The effect of quarantining welfare on school attendance in Indigenous communities. Life Course Centre Working Paper Series 2017-22. Doyle, M., Schurer, S., Silburn, S...

1949. Projects

      Current Projects The Communicate Study  RHDAustralia Searching for a Technology-driven Acute Rheumatic fever Test (START) STopping Acute Rheumatic Fever Infections to Strengthen Health: STARFISH Check4Strep PRIME-TB - Papua New Gui...

1950. Global trial looks to reduce childhood asthma

      Childhood asthma is a global problem and is particularly common in countries like Australia. Read about the international research project Menzies is part of.

1951. Projects

      Air in Alice: a community response to reduce future environmental risks Evaluation of the Central Australian Medical Retrieval and Consultation Centre NT GP Workforce trends: Training and retention The cost and health impact of short-term staf...

1952. Selected publications

      Wicks, M., Hampshire, C., Campbell, J., Maple-Brown, L., & Kirkham, R. (2023). Racial microaggressions and interculturality in remote Central Australian Aboriginal healthcare. International Journal for Equity in Health, 22(103). https://doi.org/...

1953. About

      Biography: Mark Mayo is a Darwin local and graduate of Charles Darwin University. Mark has worked on many research projects during his time at the Menzies School of Health Research from malaria and melioidosis to petrol sniffing and childhood e...

1954. About

      Biography: Dr Emma McMahon is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and a joint National Health and Medical Research Council/Heart Foundation Early Career Research Fellow. She has a doctorate in nutrition, with her doctoral research exploring d...

1955. Funders and collaborators

      Children and Youth Development Research Partnership (CYDRP), a collaboration between Menzies and seven NT Government departments:  Department of the Attorney-General and Justice  Department of Education  NT Health  ...

1956. Projects

      The Communicate study Ask the Specialist: a cultural education podcast Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Prevention and Health Promotion Resources  ABCD national research partnership One21seventy Sentinel sites evaluation (part of the e...

1957. 2018 Annual Report

      2018 Menzies School of Health Research - Annual Report

1958. Majella Murphy

      Manager, Epidemiology and Health Systems, commenced 23 June 2014.

1959. Sharon Troncoso

      Research nurse, Child Health, commenced 21 August 2014.

1960. Sukoluhle Moyo

      Research nurse, Child Health, commenced 26 August 2014.

1961. Overview

      The overall aim of this research is to identify interventional targets that can improve lung health and the management of respiratory diseases in Indigenous children. In doing so, lung disease may be detected early and possibly prevented. This study en...

1962. Overview

      Primary aim: To determine if the exercise program is effective in reducing the proportion of children with bronchiectasis who experience any exacerbation in a 12-month period.  Secondary aims: a) To determine the efficacy of the exer...

1963. Resources

      Fact sheets: Chemotherapy Radiotherapy Surgery Understanding cancer talk What is cancer? The information in the fact sheets has been adapted for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by Menzies Schoo...

1964. Review of drink and drug driver education in the NT

      A review of drink and drug driver education in the Northern Territory (NT), commissioned by the NT Government and prepared by Menzies School of Health Research, has found that the privatised system of delivery creates and reinforces inequities for peop...

1965. Publications

      Leach AJ, Wigger C, Beissbarth J, Woltring D, Andrews R, Chatfield MD, Smith-Vaughan H, Morris PS (2016) General health, otitis media, nasopharyngeal carriage and middle ear microbiology in Northern Territory Aboriginal children vaccinated duri...

1966. Good Tucker app gets thumbs up from Rob

      The Good Tucker app scans a product’s barcode and then shows how healthy or unhealthy it is with a simple thumbs up, sideways or down message.

1967. Overview

      Lung conditions are the most common reason why Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people see a doctor and the second most common reason for hospitalisation. Many cases of lung disease seen in adults started in childhood, and many of these lun...

1968. Overview

      Summary: As the burden of disease and mortality rate increases with increasing remoteness from metropolitan centres, there is a need not only for effective primary health care (PHC) services, but also for effective emergency services which give remo...

1969. Big ideas can help stop smoking

      A study has examined how radical ideas on how to stop smoking have become official government policy in seven different countries.  The study led by Menzies’ Associate Professor Marita Hefler looks at cases of ‘policy audacity&rsquo...

1970. Overview

      Aims: To develop a practical and acceptable resource package for promoting nutrition in remote Indigenous community stores using shelf labels.  Summary: The Nutrition Promotion and Education in Remote Stores Project was created in re...

1971. About

      Biography: Dr Joanne Howes is the clinical trial coordinator for the Deadly Ears in Deadly Hands research study based at Menzies in Darwin.  After obtaining her PhD on the “Impact of Maternal Diet on Vascular Function in the Offspring&...

1972. Disease of the month: tuberculosis

      With a history as long as mankind’s, TB lies dormant in one third of our global population.

1973. Resources

       Fact sheets: Chemotherapy Radiotherapy Surgery Understanding cancer talk What is cancer? The information in the fact sheets has been adapted for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by Menzies Scho...

1974. About

      Biography: Dr. Mariana Barnes (née Kleinecke), is an bioinformatician, working at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), Darwin, Northern Territory.  Mariana was born in Germany, where she studied Molecular Life Sciences. She then...

1975. Office details

      Headquarters - Darwin, Northern Territory: Location: Darwin (Royal Darwin Hospital Campus) John Mathews Building (JMB) Building 58, Royal Darwin Hospital Campus View RDH map. View Google Map. Visitors please note: A new building pro...

1976. Overview

      Summary: Higher rates of problem gambling risk and harm from others’ gambling have been reported among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Northern Territory (NT). Further, there exists a significant variation in gambling ...

1977. Publications

      Maple-Brown, L.J. & Hampton, D. (2020). Indigenous cultures with similar colonisation history share the challenge of intergenerational diabetes. Lancet Global Health (Invited Commentary), 8(5), e619-e620. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(20...

1978. Life Course Program: ABC and TEC studies

      A prospective, life course study of Aboriginal newborns, investigating the causes of non-communicable chronic diseases.

1979. Bronwyn Morris

      Program manager, Epidemiology and Health Systems, commenced 23 June 2014.

1980. Daniel Peterson

      Project officer, Global and Tropical Health Commenced 19 September 2013

1981. Jennifer Goodall

      Project officer, Child Health Division Commenced 20 June 2013

1982. Karen Jones

      Project assistant, Global and Tropical Health Commenced 9 September 2013

1983. Karen Watson

      Research nurse, Child Health Division Commenced 23 July 2013

1984. Nicolette Glasson

      Research nurse, Child Health Division Commenced 5 August 2013

1985. Penny Thyne

      Project assistant, Global and Tropical Health, commenced 9 September 2014.

1986. Sagen Wilks

      Project officer, Global and Tropical Health, commenced 18 August 2014.

1987. Vikki Knott

      Research fellow, Epidemiology and Health Systems, commenced 10 June 2014.

1988. Personal connection to research project

      Congratulations to our Play to Connect Tiwi team on being the 2022 Ryan Family Prize winners! Find out more about their work.

1989. Building care relationships in Alice Springs

      Story-sharing builds care relationships in Alice Springs Kidney disease affects many Indigenous families in Central Australia. People are forced to leave their home communities to access life-maintaining dialysis treatment in major towns like Alice ...

1990. Overview

      Aims: The Traditional Australian Medicinal Plants Agribusiness project is an Australian-first $1.01 million research and commercial partnership that aims to explore the development of a sustainable agribusiness model for traditional Australian medic...

1991. Contact us

      Headquarters - Darwin, Northern Territory: Location: Darwin (Royal Darwin Hospital Campus) John Mathews Building (JMB) Building 58, Royal Darwin Hospital Campus Corner of Nightingale and Paracelsus road, Tiwi.  View RDH map. V...

1992. Resources

      To read more about the ESP Project, click here For more information on facilitating an ESP group discussion click here  To read the research evidence on improving the quality of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care...

1993. Graduate Certificate of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

      Offers an introduction to core concepts and skills in infectious disease prevention and control.

1994. Publications

      Johnston, V., Westphal, D., Earnshaw, C., and Thomas, D.P. (2012). Starting to Smoke: A qualitative study of the experiences of Australian Indigenous Youth.  BMC Public Health, 12, 963. Johnston, V., Thomas, D.P., Westp...

1995. Susan Alberti AO

      Patron profile Susan Alberti was born in 1947 in Bairnsdale, Victoria. She is the co-founder and Managing Director of the DANSU Group based in Wheelers Hill. DANSU Group successfully completed substantial commercial, industrial and property devel...

1996. B.strong Program

      Queensland Health Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Brief Intervention Training Program

1997. Brian Arley

      Engagement and communications officer, Epidemiology and Health Systems Commenced 28 October 2013

1998. Bridget Kehoe

      Engagement and communications officer, Epidemiology and Health Systems Commenced 28 October 2013

1999. Evan McRobb

      Research project assistant, Child Health Division Commenced 17 June 2013

2000. Kylie Dolan

      Project support officer, Child Health Division Commenced 28 October 2013

2001. Maree Toombs

      Principal research fellow, Child Health Division Commenced on 4 November 2013

2002. Matthew Grigg

      Senior research officer, Global and Tropical Health Commenced 1 August 2013

2003. Perri Hull

      Administration support officer, Epidemiology and Health Systems Commenced 10 October 2013

2004. Phillipa Cole

      Indigenous patient navigator, Epidemiology and Health Systems Commenced 8 July 2013

2005. Position available - Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist

      Position available for a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist in the Global and Tropical Health Division.

2006. Renae Kirkham

      Project officer - Let's Start, Child Health Division Commenced 15 July 2013

2007. Rosemary Harbridge

      Education and training officer, Global and Tropical Health Commenced 2 August 2013

2008. Smoking

      The harm caused by tobacco is a major public health problem for Indigenous Australians.

2009. Tania Patrao

      Project support officer, Epidemiology and Health Systems, commenced 5 June 2014.

2010. Webinar | APLMA Gamechanger roundtable

      #MalariaWeek: Harnessing innovation to accelerate malaria elimination and strengthen health security

2011. Webinar | PATH GORCP

      A training for health service providers on the SD Biosensor STANDARD G6PD test in Bangladesh

2012. Overview

      Aims: To determine the roles Indigenous cancer survivors can play in improving cancer outcomes for other Indigenous cancer patients Objectives: To find out if the roles should be through existing survivor organisati...

2013. Publications

      Current publications: Leckning B, Borschmann R, Guthridge S, Silburn SR, Robinson GW (2022). Suicides in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people following hospital admission for suicidal ideation and self-harm: A retrospective cohort study from Aust...

2014. Selected publications

      Aquino, D., Leonard, D., Hadgraft, N., & Marley, J. V. (2018). High prevalence of early onset anaemia amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants in remote northern Australia. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 26(4), 245-250. ...

2015. Gender Equity Committee

      Menzies School of Health Research values gender equity and diversity, recognising that contributions to our shared mission can be made by all individuals, regardless of gender. Menzies is committed to providing an inclusive environment in which th...

2016. Angelina Joshua

      Trainee community liaison officer, Child Health Division Commenced 19 August 2013

2017. ARF/RHD | What we Know we Don’t know

      Professor Bart Currie, Menzies School of Health Research and Royal Darwin Hospital: ARF/RHD | What we Know we Don’t know

2018. Big data researcher wins Emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Researcher Award

      Dr Kalinda Griffiths has won a major award from the Lowitja Institute for her research into health inequalities across Australia.

2019. Cynthia Croft

      Project manager, Quality Improvement, Epidemiology and Health Systems, commenced 16 June 2014.

2020. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies researchers in the top 2 per cent

      Menzies School of Health Research is celebrating the work of its researchers who have been ranked amongst the world’s top scientists.

2021. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies researchers in the top 2 per cent

      Menzies School of Health Research is celebrating the work of its researchers who have been ranked amongst the world’s top scientists.

2022. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies researchers in the top 2 per cent

      Menzies School of Health Research is celebrating the work of its researchers who have been ranked amongst the world’s top scientists.

2023. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies researchers in the top 2 per cent

      Menzies School of Health Research is celebrating the work of its researchers who have been ranked amongst the world’s top scientists.

2024. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies researchers in the top 2 per cent

      Menzies School of Health Research is celebrating the work of its researchers who have been ranked amongst the world’s top scientists.

2025. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies researchers in the top 2 per cent

      Menzies School of Health Research is celebrating the work of its researchers who have been ranked amongst the world’s top scientists.

2026. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies researchers in the top 2 per cent

      Menzies School of Health Research is celebrating the work of its researchers who have been ranked amongst the world’s top scientists.

2027. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies researchers in the top 2 per cent

      Menzies School of Health Research is celebrating the work of its researchers who have been ranked amongst the world’s top scientists.

2028. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies researchers in the top 2 per cent

      Menzies School of Health Research is celebrating the work of its researchers who have been ranked amongst the world’s top scientists.

2029. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies researchers in the top 2 per cent

      Menzies School of Health Research is celebrating the work of its researchers who have been ranked amongst the world’s top scientists.

2030. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies researchers in the top 2 per cent

      Menzies School of Health Research is celebrating the work of its researchers who have been ranked amongst the world’s top scientists.

2031. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies researchers in the top 2 per cent

      Menzies School of Health Research is celebrating the work of its researchers who have been ranked amongst the world’s top scientists.

2032. Menzies unveils its 2013 Annual Report

      The yearly report card for Australia’s only MRI dedicated to improving Indigenous health and wellbeing has been released.

2033. Overview

      Understanding the causative factors, outcomes and costs associated with missed dialysis to develop a model of care to reduce Emergency Department pressures The Northern Territory (NT) has the highest rates of kidney disease in Australia, with the he...

2034. Selected publications

      McWhirter, R.E. (2013). Body ownership and research. Journal of Law and Medicine, 21, 323-329. McWhirter, R.E., (2012). The history of bioethics: implications for current debates in health research. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 55...

2035. Resources

      The Tobacco Working Group has developed a Tobacco Control Guide to inform continuous quality improvement (CQI) towards a system-wide comprehensive approach to tobacco control in NT health services.  The tobacco control guide is available her...

2036. Overview

      The Live Strong, COVID-Safe and frailty free after starting dialysis project works alongside the Top End Renal Services New Start Dialysis Transition Program (NSDTP) to identify ways patients can live well and COVID-safe. What we know: We recentl...

2037. Overview

      Aims: To build on the relationships and work of the Dialysis Models of Care Partnership to engage Aboriginal renal patients and community members, service providers and policy makers in research knowledge translation regarding the health, social ...

2038. Current

      Wave-5: The fifth wave of data collection for this unique cohort will commence in 2019 and continue through to 2020. Participants of both the ABC and TEC will be aged between 28-33 years and researchers will again be travelling to over 40 communitie...

2039. Researcher profile | Dr Robyn Marsh

      Researcher Dr Robyn Marsh has been able to continue to develop her research career thanks to an innovative Gender Equity Fellowship at Menzies. The fellowship was established to promote and encourage equity across Menzies, recognising that women are...

2040. Selected publications

      Vishnu Khanal, Elaine Wills, and Deborah Russell. Co-design at the heart of adaptation of digital health technologies in Remote Indigenous Communities of Australia. The Lancet Digital Health, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2589-7500(23)00251-0 ...

2041. Our Say on World Diabetes Day

      Two significant diabetes papers were published recently, coinciding with World Diabetes Day in November. The Youth-onset type 2 diabetes in the NT study found an alarmingly high prevalence of type 2 diabetes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island...

2042. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Collaborators: Menzies School of Health Research  Queensland Children’s Hospital, South Brisbane Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Gold Coast University Hos...

2043. About

      Biography: Bernard is experienced in leading large-scale data linkage research across a range of topics. His work aims to brings together lifecourse and systems thinking perspectives to generate new insights into the trajectories and needs of young ...

2044. MEDIA RELEASE | More ear checks needed to prevent hearing loss in remote Australia

      A study led by Menzies has found a large gap in ear health services provided in remote Northern Territory communities.

2045. Website equips Menzies for a new age of research and education

      Australia's only medical research institute dedicated to improving Indigenous health and wellbeing has unveiled its new website.

2046. Support nurses and midwives | Photo gallery

      This World Health Day (7 April 2020) focused on celebrating nurses and midwives for the critical role they play in keeping the world healthy, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This photo gallery highlights some of the work that nurses and mid...

2047. Cancer

      Cancer is the second leading cause of death among Indigenous people.

2048. Broome 2017

         

2049. Overview

      Aims: To determine the efficacy of topical and oral treatments for resolution of discharging ears among Aboriginal children with chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM).  Objectives: To compare the efficacy of the following strate...

2050. Overview

      Aims:   To develop and test the feasibility of a multi-sector participatory approach to support the development of a healthy eating environment in remote Indigenous communities. Summary:   Good nutrition throughout life is funda...

2051. Overview

      Overview: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and Diabetes Mellitus in the NT, 2002 - 2019: Is there an association with water quality in remote communities? Aims: Given concerns about water quality and the burden of CKD and diabetes in the N...

2052. Photo gallery | 2022 Menzies Medallion and Companion of Menzies awards

      At the 2022 Menzies Oration in October, we had the honour of awarding the 2022 Menzies Medallion and 2021 Companion of Menzies awards.  Congratulations to Professor Joan Cunningham who is the 2022 Menzies Medallion recipient.  Professor...

2053. Funders and collaborators

      Collaborators: Cancer Council QLD Cancer Council NSW University of Queensland  Funders: National Health Medical Research Council Cancer Council NSW Key staff: Chief investigators: Professor John Condon Asso...

2054. Publications

      Arkell, P., Gusmao, C., Sheridan, C, L., Tanesi, M, Y., Gomes, N., Oakley, T., Wapling, J., Alves, L., Kopf, S., Sarmento, N., Da Costa Barreto, I., Amaral, S., Draper, A., Coelho, D., Guterres, H., Salles, A., Machado, F., Fancourt, N., Yan, J., Ma...

2055. Researcher Profile | Sian Graham

      Sian Graham – an inspiring journey through research   Sian Graham is an Indigenous woman born and raised in Darwin, her family are from One Arm Point (Bardi/Jawi) in the Kimberley and the Balladong (Noongar) area in the Wheatbelt of West...

2056. Selected publications

      Naing, P., Playford, D., Falhammar, H., Abeyaratne, A., Strange, G., Joseph, S., Costelloe, E., & Kangaharan, N. (2019). Epidemiology of Pulmonary Hypertension at the Top End of Australia. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 28, S65&nd...

2057. About

      Bibliography:  Sara translates evidence-based research related to acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease to support the Australian health workforce. Sara has a strong nursing, project management research background. She has provid...

2058. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Medical Research Futures Fund (MRFF) Collaborators: Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne Perth Children’s Hosp...

2059. Empowered Cambodian students look to the future

      Empowered Cambodian students look to the future Anthropologist Dr Kate Senior is a senior research fellow with the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin. She travels widely to conduct her research, most recently spending a month at the Uni...

2060. AGM 2019

      Menzies School of Health Research will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the afternoon of Monday 27 May 2019 in the auditorium located on the Royal Darwin Hospital campus. As part of the AGM proceedings Menzies will ...

2061. Overview

      Aim: To advance our understanding of the impact of diabetes and related metabolic disorders on the development of heart disease and early death in urban Indigenous Australians. Objectives: To follow-up the Darwin Region Urban Indigenou...

2062. Projects

      Program area 1 - Pathways and outcomes of care: Cervical cancer screening participation and outcomes for Australian women Effects of co-morbidities on cancer treatment and survival Health care utilisation at the end of life and palliative car...

2063. King announced as MC for Menzies Charity Breakfast

      Celebrated Territory radio broadcaster, Charlie King has been announced as MC for the Menzies School of Health Research’s Close the Gap Day Charity Breakfast.

2064. Overview

      Given concerns about water quality and the burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes in the Northern Territory (NT), we will bring together and analyse readily available data to quickly, but systematically, deepen understanding of the nature ...

2065. Val Asche Memorial Prize for Academic Excellence 2023

      Congratulations to Shelley Parker, Jessica Male, Nicole Evans and Erica Bleakley who have been awarded the 2023 Val Asche Memorial Prize for Academic Excellence

2066. His Honour the Honourable John Hardy AO

      His Honour the Honourable John Hardy AO, Administrator of the Northern Territory, has been named as the new Patron of the Menzies School of Health Research. His Honour was sworn in as the 21st Administrator of the Northern Territory on 10 November 2014...

2067. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: NT Government: Department of the Attorney-General and Justice  Department of Education  NT Health  Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services  Departm...

2068. Gail's story

      Assoc Professor Gail Garvey, a Kamilaroi woman whose family originated from Moree,New South Wales leads Menzies’ National Centre of Research Excellence in cancer. “I always wanted to be a nurse or in a profession that helped others,...

2069. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Glencore - McArthur River Mine Collaborators: This project is a collaboration with Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University and Menzies School of Health Research as part of the Heat Stress Research Partnership...

2070. Investigators

      Coordinating Chief Investigators: Professor Josh Davis Associate Professor Steven Tong Chief Investigators  Prof David Paterson - Royal Brisbane and Womens’ Hospital, QLD Prof Vance Fowler - Duke University Medical Centr...

2071. Biology

      Population biology and polymicrobial bacterial community analyses Characterisation of the polymicrobial microecology of chronic respiratory infections in Indigenous children: Dr Robyn Marsh’s fellowship aims to improve respiratory heal...

2072. History of National and Regional Antibiotic Guidelines

      Professor Bart Currie, Menzies School of Health Research and Royal Darwin Hospital: History of National and Regional Antibiotic Guidelines

2073. Renal disease across Australia and recent and future advances and innovations

      Professor Alan Cass, Director, Menzies School of Health Research: Renal disease across Australia and recent and future advances and innovations

2074. Take Heart: Deadly Heart screening

      The film shines a spotlight on a health crisis, rheumatic heart disease, that has been eliminated in all other developed countries, but continues to burden those most vulnerable in Australia.

2075. Menzies Timor-Leste Staff Profile - Virginia de Lourdes da Conceição

      Mana Virginia de Lourdes da Conceição also known as Lulu-Laluna is a principal laboratory scientist based at the National Health Laboratory (NHL) in Timor-Leste. Lulu is from Lautem Municipality and was born in Dili. She has a Bach...

2076. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Lowitja Institute.   Collaborators: ​Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Alan Walker Cancer Centre, Royal Darwin Hospital Moruya Hospital Oncology Service Bega Hospital Oncology Service NSW Southern Area Health S...

2077. Hearing for Learning Initiative update

      Our Hearing for Learning team have commenced the ground-breaking initiative to train and employ remote community members to qualify as ear health facilitators who can assist with the diagnosis and treatment of otitis media and hearing loss in children....

2078. Overview

      Working toward a scabies control strategy for northern Australia: Methods to map the burden of scabies and consideration of a community-wide preventative chemotherapy strategy Aims: To estimate the burden of scabies and observe changes in prev...

2079. Resources

      AIMhi Stay Strong App (iOS version) AIMhi Stay Strong App (Android version) Brief Treatment Manual eMHPrac guide: digital mental health resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Head to Health iBobbly Kulila! Kurdiji

2080. A$1.5m awarded to Asia-Pacific research collaborations

      The Menzies School of Health Research at Charles Darwin University received A$257,000 to work with partners in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Nepal on a malaria reduction project.

2081. Collaborative approach delivers research with influence

      Collaborating with governments not only in Australia, but in at least 20 neighbouring countries, is a key to much of the successful work undertaken by the Menzies School of Health Research, says Director Professor Alan Cass.

2082. Outdated medical phrase causing trauma for Indigenous patients

      A leading Indigenous heart health practitioner has labelled language standards used in medical notes as outdated and risking inflicting trauma on First Nations people.

2083. Outdated medical phrase causing trauma for Indigenous patients

      A leading Indigenous heart health practitioner has labelled language standards used in medical notes as outdated and risking inflicting trauma on First Nations people.

2084. Selected publications

      Robinson, R.W., Tyler, W.B., Silburn, S.R. & Zubrick, S.R. (2012). Gender, Culture and Intervention: Exploring Differences between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Children’s Responses to an Early Intervention Programme. Children and Soci...

2085. Overview

      ACROSS Study APMEN health Care facility & community assessment to determine populations at Risk Of malaria and primaquine-induced haemolysiS   Aim: To identify populations and individuals at risk of malaria and drug induced hemolysis. ...

2086. AGM 2018

      Menzies School of Health Research will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the afternoon of Monday 28 May 2018 in the auditorium located on the Royal Darwin Hospital campus. As part of the AGM proceedings Menzies will ...

2087. Overview

      Despite a similar overall incidence of cancers, Indigenous people have higher mortality rates than other Australians. The reasons for this may include a later cancer stage at diagnosis, reduced uptake of or access to treatment, greater comorbidities, a...

2088. Cutting Edge Science Q&A

      A panel of cutting edge scientists will present at the third round of a popular Q & A series offered as part of 30th Anniversary celebrations for the Menzies School of Health Research.

2089. Seminar to debunk myths on alcohol and pregnancy

      A seminar to inform stakeholders and the media about the prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) will be hosted tomorrow Tuesday, 20 May by the Menzies School of Health Research.

2090. Overview

      Aims: To determine if a standardised clinical management pathway improves clinical outcomes To assess the reliability, validity and direct health costs of this pathway To examine the feasibility of using the standardised pathway ...

2091. Current projects

      Hep B PAST partnership  PROLIFICA - NT   BAMBI Galiwin’ku sero-survey – Establishing the size of the problem in Galiwin’ku – “Know your Hep B Status”   A novel Hepatitis B virus ge...

2092. $5.6m for medical research projects

      Five researchers based at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) have received funding in the form of Investigator Grants.

2093. Child protection

      The Centre for Child Development and Education aims to support better outcomes in health, education and social emotional wellbeing.

2094. Territory Kidney Care: integrated chronic disease support in the NT

      Territory Kidney Care (TKC) was conceived in response to the collective demand of health services and communities for better integration of services.

2095. Close the Gap Day Charity Breakfast 2014 - Tickets now on sale

      The Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) Close the Gap Day Charity Breakfast is now a fixture on Darwin’s annual social calendar.

2096. What’s happening in Far North Queensland

      Professor Robyn McDermott, Professor of Public Health Medicine, James Cook University: What’s happening in Far North Queensland

2097. Media statement on the Northern Territory education luminary, Nancy Giese

      The Menzies School of Health Research is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of education pioneer and 2001 Northern Territory Senior Australian of the Year, Nancy Giese, AO OBE MBE.

2098. Budget 2016: Is a tobacco excise hike good for Indigenous people?

      Experts in Indigenous health are in favour of the tobacco excise hike in the 2016 budget, but whether it will work in remote Indigenous communities remains to be seen.

2099. The Example of multidrug Resistant TB

      Associate Professor Anna Ralph, Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research: The Example of multidrug Resistant TB

2100. Funders and collaborators

      Collaborators: Illawarra Cancer Care Centre Shoalhaven Regional Cancer Centre Moree District Health Service Outreach Chemotherapy Service Riverina Cancer Care Centre Alan Walker Cancer Care Centre Royal Darwin Hospital Peter MacCallum...

2101. AMR Overview: Global, Australia and Northern Australia

      Professor Bart Currie, Menzies School of Health Research and Royal Darwin Hospital: AMR Overview: Global, Australia and Northern Australia

2102. Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre supports new phone App

      Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin are making a new phone app about Hepatitis B in Kunwinjku language with help from the Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre.

2103. Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre supports new phone App

      Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin are making a new phone app about Hepatitis B in Kunwinjku language with help from the Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre.

2104. Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre supports new phone App

      Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin are making a new phone app about Hepatitis B in Kunwinjku language with help from the Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre.

2105. Research: Which Skin Infections in Northern Australia and why?

      Professor Bart Currie, Menzies School of Health Research and Royal Darwin Hospital: Research: Which Skin Infections in Northern Australia and why?

2106. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies fó sai Marka foun iha tinan 40 nia laran

      Ohin, Menzies School of Health Research Orgullu tebes atu lansa ninia marka foun, ho ambitu atu selebra organizasaun nia impaktu, durante tinan 40 iha area peskiza

2107. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia, Project Grant #1078930 Ramiciotti Foundation, Australia, Grant # ES2014/079 National Medical Research Council, Singapore, Project Grant # CTGIITL14Nov001 Collaborators: ...

2108. Australian Overview and RHDA resources

      Associate Professor Anna Ralph, Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research: Australian Overview and RHDA resources

2109. Cosgrove drops in for tropical diseases tour

      GOVERNOR-GENERAL Peter Cosgrove stopped in at Darwin’s Menzies School of Health Research’s new facilities at the Royal Darwin Hospital campus yesterday.

2110. Research reveals concerning nutrition outcomes in remote communities

      Some remote Indigenous communities are spending as little as 2.2 per cent of total food expenditure on fruit and just 5.4 per cent on vegetables according to a study by the Menzies School of Health Research.

2111. Past Events

      For more information contact the team at HealthLAB@menzies.edu.au. 2023 events: 17 February – Mackillop Catholic College Palmerston  17 March – Darwin High School 28 March – Indigenous Allied Health Austral...

2112. First ever World Indigenous Cancer Conference comes to Brisbane

      Indigenous communities, consumers and health experts will come together today at the opening of the inaugural World Indigenous Cancer Conference (WICC) at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

2113. HOT NORTH Annual Scientific Symposium

      12 - 13 August 2019 - 08:00 - 17:00 MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH, JOHN MATHEWS BUILDING (BLDG 58), RDH CAMPUS, ROCKLANDS DRV, CASUARINA NT 0810. RSVP - hotnorth@menzies.edu.au

2114. MEDIA RELEASE | Funding secured to support new iteration of wellbeing app

      A Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) partnership project to develop a new iteration of a wellbeing app for First Nations people living with chronic conditions, has received funding.

2115. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies and UNPAZ launch global antimicrobial resistance research partnership: CAMO-NET

      [Tetun below] Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) and Universidade da Paz (UNPAZ) proudly launched The Centre for Antimicrobial Optimisation Network (CAMO-Net) in Timor-Leste.

2116. The application process

      Your research ethics application will be considered and assessed by the Aboriginal Ethics Sub Committee one week prior to the Human Research Ethics Committee. Upon receipt of a research ethics application, an email acknowledging receipt of the appli...

2117. Publications

      Dias T, MacKay D, Canuto K, Boyle JA, D’Antoine H, Hampton D, Martin K, Phillips J, Bartlett N, Mcintyre HD, Graham S, Corpus S, Connors C, McCarthy L, Kirkham R and Maple-Brown LJ (2024) Supporting healthy lifestyles for First Nations women a...

2118. Infectious diseases specialist awarded $75 000 to continue fight against super-bug.

      The grant will provide vital funding to develop trials in the areas of Staphylococcus aureus (golden Staph) infections, bone and joint infections and skin infections.

2119. Report on Cultural Awareness Training

      This project aimed to create a database of cross cultural training programs historically and currently available to staff working in health service delivery in the NT. This explanatory report accompanies the database.

2120. The number of people with rheumatic heart disease in Australia continues to grow

      A report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has shown that the burden of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) continues to grow. in Australia.

2121. Overview

      Aim: To advance our understanding of the impact of diabetes and related metabolic disorders on the development of heart disease and early death in urban Indigenous Australians. Objectives: To follow-up the Darwin Region Urban Indigenou...

2122. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families’ experiences of household food insecurity

      Ms Leisa McCarthy, Project Manager, Periodontal & Chronic Kidney Disease Study, Menzies School of Health Research: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families’ experiences of household food insecurity

2123. Publications

      Publications in the last two years Currie, B.J., Mayo, M., Ward, L.M., Kaestli, M., Meumann, E.M., Webb, J.R., Woerle, C., Baird, R.W., Price, R.N., Marshall, C.S., Ralph, A.P., Spencer, E., Davies, J., Huffam, S.E., Janson, S., Lynar, S., M...

2124. Practical Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Kimberley

      Dr Lydia Scott, General Medical Consultant, Kimberley Regional Physician Team, WA Country Health Service – Kimberley: Practical Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Kimberley

2125. ABC Radio | How doctors communicate with Indigenous patients

      Vicki Kerrigan chats with the ABC Radio Health Report about the podcast ‘Ask the Specialist: Larrakia, Tiwi and Yolngu stories to inspire better healthcare’. This podcast is helping to improve patient-provider communication across the NT.

2126. ABC Radio | How doctors communicate with Indigenous patients

      Vicki Kerrigan chats with the ABC Radio Health Report about the podcast ‘Ask the Specialist: Larrakia, Tiwi and Yolngu stories to inspire better healthcare’. This podcast is helping to improve patient-provider communication across the NT.

2127. Resources

      Good Food Planning Tool Food and Health Communication Across Cultures Community capacity appraisal tool Interview Guide Information sheets: Available for download or purchase via the resources portal Information sheet 1: Goo...

2128. INS holds International Sceintifica Conference to strengthen disease control system

      The National Institute of Health (INS) is holding its 2nd Annual International Scientific Conference with the theme ‘Strengthening the System fir Diagnosing and Controlling Infectious Diseases in Timor-Leste’. The Conference was held for two days from 22 to 23 November.

2129. Menzies bids farewell to Ethics Chairman, Dr Michael Nixon

      The Menzies School of Health Research has thanked the retiring chairman of the Human Research Ethics Committee for his commitment and dedication to the ethical review of research studies in the Northern Territory.

2130. Menzies Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) 2020 - 2022

      In May 2020, we launched our Innovate Reconciliation Plan (RAP), which was formally endorsed by Reconciliation Australia. Through our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan and by embracing the focus areas of respect, relationships and opportunities, ...

2131. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies research wins international award

      A malaria prevention project which brings together Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) and the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research has won the prestigious E. W. “AI” Thrasher Award.

2132. Nyasha Majoni

      Nyasha has undertaken vocational training in laboratory sciences at Menzies School of Health Research facility. He is currently working on a project under the supervision of Dr Robyn Marsh in Chronic Suppurative otitis media (Chronic ear infection).

2133. Call to cut salt, sugar in basic foods as remote NT communities tackle kidney disease

      Food manufacturers should find ways to reduce salt and sugar in basic foods to help prevent the high rates of kidney disease in remote Australian communities, health experts have said ahead of World Kidney Day on March 10.

2134. MEDIA RELEASE | Professor Joan Cunningham honoured with Menzies Medallion

      Professor Joan Cunningham has been awarded the 2022 Menzies Medallion in recognition of her leadership in working towards improving equity of access to healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and her contribution to public health as a higher degree research supervisor.

2135. About

      Biography: After studying medicine in Zimbabwe, Professor Majoni completed specialist training in Nephrology and Internal Medicine in the UK and Australia and biostatistics training with the University of Newcastle and Biostatistics Collaboration Au...

2136. Enhancing clinical care for kidney disease

      In the NT, escalating rates of severe or end-stage kidney disease are devastating Aboriginal communities. Almost 1000 Aboriginal Territorians now require life-preserving dialysis three times per week.

2137. Strategies to address the inter-generational nature of type 2 diabetes

      Associate Professor Louise Maple-Brown, Principal Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research: Research: Strategies to address the inter-generational nature of type 2 diabetes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

2138. Ramaciotti awards

      Menzies' researchers are developing a new centre to develop the biomedical workforce in the Northern Territory. Associate Professor Heidi Smith-Vaughan, Dr Robyn Marsh, Dr Kalinda Griffiths and Mark Mayo have received the biennial $1 million Ram...

2139. Dr Jane Davies - Higher Degrees by Research

      Dr Davies is a clinical researcher with over ten years’ experience in the area of Global Health and Infectious Diseases. Dr Davies has an extensive clinical background in these areas including working in and with communities in Tanzania, Malawi, England and the Northern Territory, Australia.

2140. KOMUNIKADU IMPRENSA | Peskiza Nasionál Prevalénsia Tuberkuloze iha Timor-Leste

      Ministériu Saúde nia Programa Nasionál Tuberkuloze iha kolaborasaun ho Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) lansa ona Peskiza Nasionál Prevalénsia Tuberkuloze nian.

2141. MEDIA RELEASE | More preventive maintenance recommended in remote community housing

      Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has made 32 recommendations to improve the NT Government’s Healthy Homes Program (Healthy Homes) in a report released today

2142. Peskiza Nasionál Prevalénsia Tuberkuloze iha Timor-Leste

      Ministériu Saúde nia Programa Nasionál Tuberkuloze iha kolaborasaun ho Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) lansa ona Peskiza Nasionál Prevalénsia Tuberkuloze nian.

2143. Video - Live well and take care: Protect yourself from a melioidosis infection

      Menzies kidney specialist, Dr Jaqui Hughes, has developed videos to explain ways to prevent melioidosis for people in the Top End who need haemodialysis, who are at risk of developing melioidosis. She is working together with the melioidosis research team at Menzies and Top End Health Services.

2144. Video - Melioidosis and haemodialysis

      Menzies kidney specialist, Dr Jaqui Hughes, has developed videos to explain ways to prevent melioidosis for people in the Top End who need haemodialysis, who are at risk of developing melioidosis. She is working together with the melioidosis research team at Menzies and Top End Health Services.

2145. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies appoints new Deputy Directors Research

      Partnerships and innovation are the focus of the newly appointed Deputy Directors Research at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), Professor Louise Maple-Brown and Professor Anna Ralph.

2146. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies appoints new Deputy Directors Research

      Partnerships and innovation are the focus of the newly appointed Deputy Directors Research at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), Professor Louise Maple-Brown and Professor Anna Ralph.

2147. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies appoints new Deputy Directors Research

      Partnerships and innovation are the focus of the newly appointed Deputy Directors Research at Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), Professor Louise Maple-Brown and Professor Anna Ralph.

2148. CONTRA TB – a tool to scale up TB contact tracing in a high burden setting

2149. CDU Newsroom | Western Sydney University, CDU and Menzies partner to establish the Northern Territory’s own medical school

      Charles Darwin University (CDU), Western Sydney University and Menzies School of Health Research have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the establishment of the CDU Menzies School of Medicine, and growth of the Northern Territory’s medical workforce.

2150. ABC Radio National | Caring for Indigenous youth with type 2 diabetes

      In this ABC Radio National Health Report, Emily Alum, from the Katherine region talks about her experience of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. She’s joined by Dr Renae Kirkham, Menzies Senior Research Officer and Deputy Lead of the Diabetes Across the Lifecourse Partnership, who shares more about the research in this area.

2151. ABC Radio National | Caring for Indigenous youth with type 2 diabetes

      In this ABC Radio National Health Report, Emily Alum, from the Katherine region talks about her experience of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. She’s joined by Dr Renae Kirkham, Menzies Senior Research Officer and Deputy Lead of the Diabetes Across the Lifecourse Partnership, who shares more about the research in this area.

2152. KOMUNIKADU IMPRENSA | Menzies Timor-Leste nia aniversáriu marka susesu no dezafiu sira, hodi kombate moras infesiozu tuan no foun sira

      Tinan tolu liu bá ohin loron, Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) ofisialmente harii eskritóriu ida iha Timor-Leste, servisu hamutuk ho governu no parseiru sira atu haforsa sistema saúde iha nasaun ne'e hodi responde di'ak liu ba dezafiu moras infesiozu sira.

2153. Get involved and be a Citizen Climate Scientist

      Menzies School of Health Research is seeking volunteers to be 'Citizen Climate Scientists' as part of the 'Air in Alice' project. Senior Research Officer on the Air in Alice project, Dr Lisa Stefanoff, spoke with CAAMA Radio about the project.

2154. Get involved and be a Citizen Climate Scientist

      Menzies School of Health Research is seeking volunteers to be 'Citizen Climate Scientists' as part of the 'Air in Alice' project. Senior Research Officer on the Air in Alice project, Dr Lisa Stefanoff, spoke with CAAMA Radio about the project.

2155. ABC News: Impact of services to remote Indigenous communities

      A/Prof Heidi Smith-Vaughan, leads a mobile educational training service team in Darwin called Healthlab. She says while coronavirus has restricted travel, social media has opened up access to communities.

2156. CRANAplus magazine | Thumbs up for GOOD TUCKER app

      A free healthy food app designed to help people from remote communities make healthier food and beverage choices at local stores has been launched.

2157. Love affair with parasites

      From scabies to flesh-eating fire fish (okay we made that one up), Dr Deborah Holt knows, and loves, parasites. We find out why.

2158. NT News | Watch your heart beating

      Report on National Science Week HealthLAB visit to Milingimbi

2159. Zeroing in on zero-alcohol beverages

      They’re marketed as a healthier alternative to alcohol, but a commentary in Drug and Alcohol Review has called this into question, saying more research is needed to see whether they actually reduce drinking, or if they could be a gateway to more alcohol consumption.

2160. MEDIA RELEASE | $3.5 million granted to improve diabetes care for First Nations youth

      The Menzies-led Diabetes across the Lifecourse: Northern Australia Partnership (the Partnership) was awarded more than $2.5 million through the Medical Research Future Fund’s Indigenous Health Research Fund. The grant is to enhance T2D management among First Nations youth in remote Northern Australia over the next 4 years.

2161. Professor Gail Garvey- Higher Degrees by Research

      Professor Gail Garvey, a Kamilaroi woman from NSW is currently Senior Principal Research Fellow and Deputy Division Leader, Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research. Her PhD thesis titled “Psychosocial aspects of cancer care for Indigenous Australians” addresses a critically important aspect of cancer care.

2162. COVID-19

2163. Research reducing sales of sugary products

      Reducing in-store merchandising of unhealthy foods and drinks can reduce the purchase of those items, new research conducted in remote communities has found. The research, Healthy Stores 2020, examined how the store environment can be modified by wo...

2164. Current projects

      Deadly Ears in Deadly Hands

2165. Selected publications

      He, V. Y. (co-first author), Leckning, B. (co-first author), Williams, T., Robinson, G. W.., & Guthridge, S. (under review). Patterns of multisystem involvement in adolescence: Implications for health, education, and social services in the North...

2166. Support us

      Menzies are currently seeking funding to develop the HealthLAB program into its full vision as a permanent outreach program for all Territorians to access. Partnering with Menzies’ HealthLAB provides a unique opportunity to align your brand wi...

2167. Coursework Scholarship Recipients

      Postgraduate Coursework Scholarships.

2168. Current projects

      GLU: Prediction of preterm birth using vaginal microbiology PTB: Preterm Birth Alliance

2169. Overview

      Aims:   The purpose of this project is to monitor and evaluate the Northern Territory Government’s ‘Healthy Homes’ program. It considers the process, outputs, and outcomes of the Healthy Homes program on housing, as it is deli...

2170. Identifying Indigenous cancer patients' needs

      Indigenous Australians with cancer face poorer treatment and survival outcomes compared to non-Indigenous Australians due to a complex array of factors. To identify the needs of Indigenous Australians with cancer, we developed the Supportive Care Ne...

2171. Tackling Malaysian monkey malaria

      Malaysia’s national malaria eradication program has successfully reduced infections associated with Plasmodium falciparum and vivax malaria. to the point where these species may realistically be eradicated by 2020. Plasmodium knowlesi malaria...

2172. Overview

      The BestPrAxIS study was designed to develop best practice guidelines (the Guidelines) for psychosocial assessment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people presenting to hospital with suicidal thoughts and self-harm. The Guidelines were d...

2173. About

      Biography: Liam Grealy is Senior Research Fellow in Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases. He is Principal Investigator on the Homelands Housing and Infrastructure Program Monitoring and Evaluation Project. This project is focused on the implem...

2174. Current projects

      FoodFox The GOOD TUCKER app Act on Salt Good food systems project Healthy Store Healthy Food Stores healthy options project in remote Indigenous communities (SHOP@RIC) Remote Indigenous stores and takeaways (RIST) keeping track of health...

2175. Vaccination improves education outcomes

      High rates of perforated eardrums and hearing loss in Indigenous children living in remote communities has been linked to poor school attendance, social and behavioural problems, as well as exclusion from employment later in life. Otitis media is ca...

2176. Publications

      Current publications: CBATSISP Guidelines Report: Outcomes following hospitalised suicidal behaviour in the Northern Territory and opportunities for prevention. Leckning B, He VYF, Condon JR, Hirvonen T, Milroy H, Guthridge S. Patterns of chi...

2177. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand  

2178. Publications

      Dadi AF, He V, Guenther J, Su J-Y, Ober R, Guthridge S. Transitional pathways through middle school for Aboriginal students in the Northern Territory of Australia.  Aust Educ Res. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-023-00655-3 He VYF, Condon JR, ...

2179. Current Employment Opportunities

2180. Funders and collaborators

      Partners and collaborators: Biyamarr ma HealthLAB Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) IAHA National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Academy Funders and donors: The Ian Potter Foundation Perpetual, as Trustee...

2181. Developing global links in the fight against a super-bug

      For years it's been the super-bug in hospitals around Australia. Golden staph, or Staphylococcus aureus, is resistant to a wide range of antibiotics, difficult to treat and seemingly impossible to eradicate. Golden staph is one of the most aggre...

2182. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders and collaborators: National Health and Medical Research Council Channel 7 Northern Territory Primary Health Network, Western Queensland Primary Health Network, South Australia Country Primary Health Network Australian Government S...

2183. Current projects

      Parasite and human genetic risk factors for emerging Plasmodium knowlesi malaria ZOOMAL - Evaluating zoonotic malaria transmission and agricultural land use in Indonesia

2184. Key staff

      Key Staff: Professor Anna Ralph Professor Bart Currie Sara Noonan Associate Professor Joshua Francis Dr Jennifer Yan Dr James Marangou Meghan Bailey Jade Neave Alex Kaethner Alice Mitchell Alex Whelan Anferida Monteiro ...

2185. Contact

      Contact: Menzies communications Email

2186. 1. Ethics overview

      1. Examples of human research 2. Different levels of review 3. Guiding documents 1. Examples of human research  Human research has a broad definition and includes research conducted with or about people, or their data or tissue. Resear...

2187. Publications

      Ralph, A.P., Rashid Ali, M.R.S., William, T., Piera, K., Parameswaran, U., Bird, E., Wilkes, C.S., Lee, W.K., Yeo, T.W., Anstey, N.M. (2017), Vitamin D and activated vitamin D in tuberculosis in equatorial Malaysia: a prospective clinical st...

2188. There's no Aboriginal word for cancer

      A cancer diagnosis is more likely to kill an Aboriginal than a non-Aboriginal Australian. Our Researchers are asking ‘why?’

2189. Resources

      A suite of resources based on the 2020 Australian guideline for the prevention, diagnosis and management of ARF and RHD (3rd edition) are available at the RHDAustralia website, including professional e-learning modules and smartphone applications. ...

2190. Selected publications

      Chatfield, M. (2015). Precombine: A command to examine n≥2 Stata datasets before combining. Stata Journal, 5, 607-626. Maple-Brown, L., Hughes, J., Chatfield, M., Ward, L., Piers, L., Jones, G., et al. (2015). Adding Measures...

2191. Latest news

2192. Publications

      Current publications: Stock, Carolin & Punguatji, Maggie & Cubillo, Carmen & Robinson, Gary. (2021). Narratives and processes – Developing a responsive parent–child program to empower local facilitators in a remote Aborigi...

2193. Funders and collaborators

      Supervisors: Associate Professor Julie Brimblecombe  Professor Kerin O’Dea (UniSA) Professor Marjory Moodie (Deakin University) Professor Jon Altman (ANU)

2194. Selected publications

      Commons RJ, et al, Effect of primaquine dose on the risk of recurrence in patients with uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis, Lancet Infectious Diseases 2024, 24(2):172-183 Rajasekhar M,&hel...

2195. Resources

      Podcasts: Ask the Specialist: Larrakia, Tiwi and Yolŋu stories to inspire better healthcare Videos: 2024 Cultural Safety Champions - Presentations Menzies COVID-19 Australian Vaccine information videos Stay Strong on Country Video...

2196. Study highlights pathways to school success

      A first ever study into a child’s journey from preschool attendance (age four years) to early academic achievement (age eight years) was recently published in the prominent multidisciplinary journal PLOS ONE by Menzies in collaboration with Charl...

2197. Current projects

      FoodFox Past projects:   A framework to inform food-related policy in remote Indigenous Australia Stores healthy options project in remote Indigenous communities (SHOP@RIC) Good food systems Community of practice model Cost...

2198. Fighting For Life

      Our researchers traverse the country to speak to communities about preventing Indigenous suicide.

2199. Podcasts for Top End Doctors go global

      A Northern Territory podcast to inspire better healthcare has gone global with listeners on nearly every continent since its launch in Darwin five weeks ago.

2200. Resources

      The HealthLAB mobile APP allows people moving through HealthLAB to store and monitor results each time they participate in HealthLAB. The app is currently only available for Apple device users. Download for free here. Getting healthy before pregna...

2201. Resources

      Healthy skin story presentation Implementation and evaluation of the East Arnhem Healthy Skin Program video

2202. Subscribe to our e-newsletter

      To subscribe to our quarterly e-newsletter Healthy Tomorrow enter your details at the bottom of the website

2203. The NT’s tough-on-crime approach won’t reduce youth offending. This is what we know works

      Last week the NT government proposed legislative changes to youth justice, including tightening access to bail and diversion, particularly for re-offenders. But this tough-on-crime approach runs contrary to what we know works to reduce youth offending and keep children healthy.

2204. Resources

      The Final Report has made 32 recommendations related to Healthy Homes. The policy brief linked below, groups these recommendations in relation to 5 program components: preventive maintenance; data collection and management; governance; maintenance...

2205. Resources

      Recognising and treating skin conditions Healthy skin story. National Health Skin Guideline Recognising & Treating Skin Infections: a visual clinical handbook

2206. Funders and collaborators

      Collaborators: Cancer Council New South Wales University of Otago, New Zealand Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. Key staff: Chief and associate investigators: Associate Professor Patricia Valery Professor John Condon ...

2207. Projects

      Tobacco Working Group of the NT Aboriginal Health Forum Healthy starts Monitoring trends Smoking in pregnancy. Social media to enhance Indigenous tobacco control Starting to smoke - smoking among young people Talking about the smokes

2208. About

      Biography:  After spending 2 years working on the Aboriginal Birth Cohort study and the Top End Cohort study as Project Officer, Ally has now taken on the Project Co-Ordinator position on the Pregnancy and Neonatal Diabetes Outcomes in Remote A...

2209. Selected publications

      Wild K, Langford K, de Araujo G (2022). Gender-based Violence and Healthcare in Timor-Leste [Textbook – in English and Tetum]. Melbourne: La Trobe University Press.  Wild K, Young F, de Araujo G, Fernandes A, Gomes L, Kelly L, Taft A (2...

2210. Funders and collaborators

      Collaborators: University of Western Australia Western Australia Centre For Cancer and Palliative Care University of Technology Sydney Cancer Council New South Wales University of Otago, New Zealand Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. ...

2211. Projects

      Rapid point-of-care molecular diagnostic for scabies and co-infections Toward a scabies control strategy for northern Australia: Methods to map the burden of scabies and evaluation of a community-wide preventative chemotherapy strategy in two Indi...

2212. Overview

      Aim: To test whether oral bacterial lysate prevents parent-reported healthcare professional-confirmed wheeze in children after severe bronchiolitis. Secondary aims: To understand the effect of 24 months of oral bacterial lysate treatment on: ...

2213. Overview

      At Menzies, we are working to address the gaps on the state of diet, determinants of diet and what works to improve diet. Our focus is to facilitate change at the population level. We are able to do this through strong partnerships with communities, st...

2214. About

      Biography: Mary Adewunmi is a PhD student and a graduate research assistant at Menzies School of Health Research. She is a group head and founder of research group, Cancer Research with AI (CARESAI). Mary is one of four Global Scholar Committee...

2215. How balloons are improving baby brain development

      Bonnie Moss is seated with her legs crossed in the dirt in a small circle of Indigenous mothers in a remote Aboriginal community in Central Australia, Northern Territory.

2216. Resources

      Tobacco Working Group of the NT Aboriginal Health Forum Tobacco Control Guide Research evidence to monitor and support the comprehensive approach in the tobacco control guide Tobacco Control Audit Tool Healthy Starts Northern T...

2217. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Collaborators: Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) Australia...

2218. Resources

      Centre for Disease Control resources:   Factsheet - English version Poster - English version Factsheet - Arabic version Factsheet - Bahasa Indonesian version Factsheet - Dari version Fact...

2219. Work Experience, Traineeships & Cadetships

      Do you want to be part of the next generation of healthcare workers in the Northern Territory?  Find your health career pathway through Menzies via our Ramaciotti Regional and Remote Health Sciences Training Centre.   Our pr...

2220. Overview

      ISIN-MANA Study: Investigating Sepsis through Implementation of a Novel Microbiological and Nucleic Acid amplification testing Strategy in Timor-Leste     Aims:  Primary aim:  Assess the feasibility of enrollin...

2221. Video

      Patient-led Participatory Action Research Project - Renal PAR Interviews    

2222. Overview

      The Northern Territory (NT) Primary Healthcare Network has the highest prevalence of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Australia at 1.9%. Hepatitis C can be cured; however, the NT has the second lowest proportion of people who have received ...

2223. Publications

      Wycherley, T.P., Pekarsky, B.A.K., Ferguson, M.M., O’Dea, K., Brimblecombe, J. (2017) Fluctuations in money availability within an income cycle impacts diet quality of remote Indigenous Australians. Public Health Nutr. 20(8);1431-1440....

2224. About

      Biography: Damian is a dietitian with a strong interest in research and public health, specifically in  chronic disease self-management and working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. He has worked as a clinical dietitian and wit...

2225. Selected publications

      Balasubramanya B, Isaac R, Philip S, et al. Task shifting to frontline community health workers for improved diabetes care in low-resource settings in India: a phase II non-randomized controlled clinical trial. Journal of Global Health Reports. 2020...

2226. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council Collaborators: Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory.

2227. Overview

      Aims: To capture Australia’s first comprehensive, high-quality data set (including longitudinal data) regarding the causes, associated morbidity and mortality, patterns of care, and healthcare resource utilisation, for adults and children w...

2228. Publications

      Maple-Brown, L.J., & Hampton, D. (2020). Indigenous cultures with similar colonisation history share the challenge of intergenerational diabetes. Lancet Global Health (Invited Commentary), 8(5), e619-e620. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(20)20072-3&...

2229. Overview

      Aims: To enhance the RIST Keeping Track of Healthy Foods tool to provide greater flexibility and efficiencies in developing reports and analysing trends over time.    Objectives: To pilot and refine developments made to ...

2230. Selected publications

      Brimblecombe J, Bailie R., van den Boogaard C, et al., (2017 under review). Feasibility of a participatory multi-sector continuous improvement approach to enhance food security in remote Indigenous Australian communities.  Rogers, A., Megan, ...

2231. About

      Biography: Stephanie works as a Research Assistant in the INFERR team. She has played a large role in implementing cultural safety measures and liaising between NT renal patients and the study doctors/nurses. Stephanie has worked to construct an ...

2232. Selected publications

      Mathew S, Bhatta M et al 2025, Why are solar microgrids not the norm in remote Central Australia? Exploring local perception on solar energy and health, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2025; 486(144370) Mathew S, Periera G, Zander KK, Thakur R and ...

2233. Ethics

                    Human Research Ethics Committee of NT Health and Menzies School of Health Research The Human Research Ethics Committee of NT Health and Menzies School of Health Research (NT HREC) operates in accor...

2234. Professor Ric Price, 17 March, 5pm-7pm, CDU Theatre

      CDU Menzies School of Medicine Public Lecture Series - The history of Malaria and its global elimination: herbs, wars, dracula, syphilis, hippopottomuses and icebergs. RSVP is essential - Register via the link above.

2235. About

      Biography: Within the Menzies Division of Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Yomei manages the Return to Country: A national platform study, a study to understand why Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians with renal disease have ...

2236. Key staff and collaborators

      Menzies: Professor Anna Ralph Dr Chris Lowbridge Associate Professor Josh Francis Dr Jennifer Yan Rofina Gusmao Dos Santo Enco Da Costa Ico Aurora Fernandes Honorary Fellows: Dr Ella Meumann Dr Michelle Goroh Student...

2237. Publications

      Ferguson, M., O’Dea, K., Holden, S., Miles, E., Brimblecombe, J. (2017) Food and beverage price discounts to improve health in remote Aboriginal communities: mixed method evaluation of a natural experiment. Aust NZ J Public Health. 4...

2238. Our Patron

      We are delighted to welcome His Honour Professor the Honourable Hugh Heggie PSM, Administrator of the Northern Territory as Patron of Menzies School of Health Research.  Throughout his 50-year health career, His Honour demonstrated outstanding ...

2239. Publications

      Giarola, B.F., McCallum, G.B., Bailey, E.J., Morris, P.S., Maclennan, C., & Chang, A.B. (2013). Retrospective review of 200 children hospitalised with acute asthma. Identification of intervention points: A single centre study. Journal of Pae...

2240. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Collaborators: Queensland Children’s Hospital Royal Darwin Hospital Gold Coast University Hospital

2241. Resources

      ​A set of resources that can be used to promote the NBCSP have been produced following widespread consultation and engagement with both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and health professionals. The resources for the usual pathway incl...

2242. About

      Biography: A/Prof Asanga Abeyaratne is a Consultant Nephrologist and general medicine physician at the Royal Darwin Hospital since 2012 and provides clinical consultations on kidney disease also in remote aboriginal communities. He was the clinic...

2243. Publications

      Colquhoun, S.M., Carapetis, J.R., Kado, J.H., Steer, A.C. (2009). Rheumatic heart disease and its control in the Pacific. Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, 7(12), 1517-24. Parks, T., Kado, J., Colquhoun, S., Carapetis, J., Stee...

2244. Current Projects

      Methods for valuing productivity losses and application to the evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of novel strategies for malaria radical cure This research project includes a range of methods including a systematic review, a scoping review,...

2245. Overview

      Aims:   To streamline the Emergency Departments of NT hospitals Objectives:   To conduct four, high priority research projects to investigate, develop and deliver a more effective and timely response to patients attending NT e...

2246. Projects

      Gambling: Interactive (Online) Gambling: A national study of online gambling by Australians (2019-2020) Talking About Gambling: Using technology to reduce gambling harm in NSW Aboriginal communities, a health promotion randomized control trial ...

2247. Easing diabetes stress for pregnant mothers

      Natasha Paul has diabetes. While pregnant with her son Samuel, she wanted to ensure she made the best choices to avoid harm to her baby.

2248. Knowledge meets impact

      Through respectful engagement with communities, we learn and grow together. We meet as equals, fostering partnerships that bridge diverse perspectives and experiences. This collaborative approach creates a meaningful, measurable impact that improves he...

2249. Rates of diabetes in pregnancy continue to rise in the NT

      The burden of diabetes in pregnancy has grown substantially in the Northern Territory (NT) over three decades and is contributing to more babies being born at higher than expected birthweights according to a new study. The study, Diabetes during...

2250. Resources

      Paediatric bronchiolitis flipchart Lunginfonet  

2251. Resources

      Pneumonia flipchart Lung health for kids app

2252. Overview

      The high burden of infection among Indigenous children living in remote communities is a major cause of recurrent clinic presentations, hospitalisations and slow growth. Sustainable hygiene practices can dramatically reduce childhood infections ...

2253. Other tropical and emerging infectious diseases

      Each year, millions of people die from infectious diseases and malnutrition.

2254. Selected publications

      Thomas, D.P., Scollo, M. (2018)  Should a smoking question be added to the Australian 2021 census? [Editorial] Aust N Z J Public Health Early View.  Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1753-6405.12788 Thom...

2255. Selected publications

      Sayers, S.M., Mott, S., Mann, K.D., Pearce, M.S., & Singh, G.R. (2013). Birth weight and fasting glucose and insulin: results from Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study. Medical Journal of Australia, 199(2), 112-116. Sayers, S., Mott...

2256. Publications

      (Internal document) Stephens, D., Merlino, A., Tari-Keresztes, N., Clifford, S., Vigona, J., Palmer, D., Caton-Graham, P., Mulholland, K, Smith, J., Collard, L. Adams, M. & Rung, D. L. (2020). Beyond Blue Be You Pilbara and Kimberley Project: Mi...

2257. Resources

      See, Stop, Scan - health campaign to prevent early birth GLU Study Brochure

2258. Publications

      Pierce, J.P., Messer, K., White, M.M., Cowling, D.W., & Thomas, D.P. (2011) Prevalence of Heavy Smoking in California and the United States, 1965-2007.  The Journal of the American Medical Association, 305(11), 1106-1112. Tho...

2259. Publications

      Publications Stephens, D., Clifford, S., Mellor, R., van de Ven, K., Ritter, A., Smith, J.A., D’Abbs, P., Stevens, M., Dyall, D. & Christie, B. (2019). Demand Study for Alcohol Treatment Services in the Northern Territory. Darwin, Menzies ...

2260. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Collaborators: WWARN  University of Melbourne                         

2261. Selected publications

      Tonkin, E, Coveney, J, Webb, T, Wilson, AM, & Meyer, SB (2017) Consumer concerns relating to food labelling and trust – Australian governance actors respond, Journal of Consumer Affairs, in press Tonkin, E, Brimblecombe, J, Wycherley, TP...

2262. About

      Shenea is a proud Tiwi and Burarra woman who grew up on Kunwinjku country in a community called Gunbalanya. She is currently working at Menzies through the Biyamarr Ma traineeship program as a laboratory trainee. Throughout her traineeship she ho...

2263. Selected publications

      Wyber R, Lizama C, Wade V, et al. (2022) Improving primary prevention of acute rheumatic fever in Australia: consensus primary care priorities identified through an eDelphi process, BMJ Open, 12:e056239. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056239 Vaughan, G...

2264. Overview

      Aims of eGFR3 What is the long-term change in kidney function since the first kidney health assessment in 2007-2011? Was there any major change in kidney function for people who were healthy, or had diabetes, or had mild-moderate kidney damage ...

2265. About

      Biography: Lucy Mayo is a young Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander woman born and raised in Darwin. She has completed a tertiary enabling program and is aiming to undertake a Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science at CDU. Lucy is excited to conti...

2266. Overview

      Aims:   To determine the degree to which the redesigned renal outreach program improves the efficiency and effectiveness (including cost-effectiveness) of the care and coordination delivered to chronic kidney disease patients across the continu...

2267. About

      Royce was born in Cairns, Queensland and moved to Darwin in 2010. He completed schooling in 2021 at Casuarina Senior College. Royce applied for a traineeship shortly after finishing school and is now working with the Menzies- Ramaciotti Cent...

2268. Projects

      eGFR study: accurate assessment of renal function and progression of chronic kidney disease in Indigenous Australians PANDORA A life course approach to reduce intergenerational diabetes in remote northern Australia through improved systems of ca...

2269. Publications

      Ferguson M, O’Dea K, Holden S, Miles E, Brimblecombe J. (2017). Food and beverage price discounts to improve health in remote Aboriginal communities: mixed method evaluation of a natural experiment. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public...

2270. Funders and collaborators

      Funders:  Australian Government, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Northern Territory Government, through the Child and Youth Development Research Partnership (CYDRP) Collaborators: Dr Catia Malvaso, University of Ad...

2271. Selected publications

      Sullivan RP, Davies J, Binks P, McKinnon M, Dhurrkay RG, Hosking K, Bukulatjpi SM, Locarnini S, Littlejohn M, Jackson M, Tong SYC, Davis JS. Preventing early childhood transmission of hepatitis B in remote Aboriginal communities in northern Australi...

2272. Overview

      Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB most often affects people’s lungs, making them sick with symptoms like cough, fever, and weight loss. TB spreads through the air when people with TB disease in t...

2273. Media contacts

      Please contact the Menzies School of Health Research Marketing and Communications staff for comment from one of our experts or to discuss news stories: Email the Marketing and Communications team 

2274. Publications

      Hughes, J.T., Dembski, L., Kerrigan V., Majoni, S.W., Lawton, P.D., Cass, A.. (2017). Indigenous Patient Voices: Gathering Perspectives Finding Solutions for chronic and end stage kidney disease, 2017 Symposium Report. [online] Darwin: Menzies ...

2275. About

      Biography: Deborah Holt is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research and a Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences at Charles Darwin University. She is a molecular biologist whose research focuses on the molecular ep...

2276. Resources

      1. Videos Youth Type 2 Diabetes in Pregnancy Breaking the diabetes cycle 2. Health Professional resources Key 5 – Staying Strong & Healthy after a pregnancy with diabetes (Key 5 Postpartum Care) Clinical Regist...

2277. About

      Biography: Josh is a clinician researcher, and divides his time between clinical work as an Infectious Diseases physician in Newcastle, and research work as a principal research fellow based at Menzies. He completed his clinical infectious diseas...

2278. Maple-Brown Family Foundation Fellowships

      The Maple-Brown Family Foundation Fellowships, funded by the Maple Brown Family Foundation, are awarded to Menzies staff, to support the development and progression of early-career researchers. These fellowships aim to nurture researchers whose work be...

2279. About

      Biography: Sian Graham is an Bardi-Jawi and Noongar woman from One Arm Point in the Kimberley and the Balladong region of Western Australia. Sian has lived and worked in remote communities throughout the Northern Territory and Western Australia.&nbs...

2280. About

      Biography: Edith is a Specialist Anaesthetist and Clinical Lead for Perioperative Medicine at Royal Darwin Hospital. She is completing a PhD evaluating the impact of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors on perioperative outcomes in the Norther...

2281. Selected publications

      Wright, C. J., Clifford, S., Miller, M., D'Abbs, P., Giorgi, C., Crane, M., & Smith, J. A. (2021). While Woolworths reaps the rewards, the Northern Territory community will be left to clean up the mess. Health Promotion Journal of Australia:...

2282. Selected Publications

      Sarmento N., da Silva E.S., Barreto I., Ximenes J.C., Angelina J.M., Correia D.M., Babo S.M., Tilman A.J., de Sousa, A.S., Hornay E., Ico L.C., Machado F.N., Niha M.V., Ballard S., Lin C., Howden B., Baird R., Wapling J., Alves L., Oakley T., Marr I...

2283. About

      Dr Daile Lynn Rung MEd, PhD is a research fellow at Menzies. Before coming to Menzies, Daile was the senior policy officer with the Northern Territory Government’s Office of Gender Equality and Violence Reduction. She has also worked as an educat...

2284. Trial details

      Study title: Effectiveness of novel approaches to radical cure with tafenoquine and primaquine (EFFORT). Objectives: Primary: To assess the effectiveness of a short-course of high dose primaquine (total dose 7mg/kg given unsupervised ov...

2285. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: HOT NORTH Collaborators: Northern Territory Centre for Disease Control

2286. Publications

      These publications relate to the study: Davis K, Remenyi B, Draper AD, Dos Santos J, Bayley N, Paratz E, et al. Rheumatic heart disease in Timor-Leste school students: an echocardiography-based prevalence study. Med J Aust. 2018 Apr 16;208(7):303...

2287. Publications

      Condon, J. R., Rumbold, A. R., Thorn, J. C., O’Brien, M. M., Davy, M. J., & Zardawi, I. (2009). A cluster of vulvar cancer and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia in young Australian Indigenous women. Cancer Causes & Control, 20(1), 67-74...

2288. Publications

      Andersson, P., Klein, M., Lilliebridge, R.A., & Giffard, P.M. (2013). Sequences of multiple bacterial genomes and a Chlamydia trachomatis genotype from direct sequencing of DNA derived from a vaginal swab diagnostic specimen. Clinical Microb...

2289. Selected publications

      Ahmed, A. M., Ahmed, T., Soares Magalhaes, R. J., Long, K. Z., Alam, M. A., Hossain, M. I., et al. (2016). Association between serum vitamin D, retinol and zinc status, and acute respiratory infections in underweight and normal-weight children aged ...

2290. Selected publications

      Garvey, G., Cunningham, J., Mayer, C., Letendre, A., Shaw, J., Anderson, K., & Kelly, B. (2020). Psychosocial aspects of delivering cancer care to Indigenous people: An overview. Journal of Global Oncology, 6, 148-154. https://doi...

2291. Publications

      Monitoring trends in the prevalence of petrol sniffing in selected Australian Aboriginal communities 2011-2014: Final Report.  Cairney, S., O'Connor, N., Dingwall, K.M., Maruff, P., Shafiq-Antonacci, R., Currie, J., & Currie, B.J. (20...

2292. About

      Biography: Michelle is a Senior Research Fellow at Menzies School of Health Research, who lives and works in Mparntwe Alice Springs. She is also an Adjunct Research Fellow at La Trobe University and James Cook University. Michelle started her career...

2293. Overview

      Summary:  Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are the most common cause of hospitalisation and preventable death among Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory (NT). Vitamin D is essential for optimal immune function. Recently, we showe...

2294. Current projects

      SAPOT Clinical Trial: Treatment in pregnancy to prevent malaria SAPOT-infant study - 'A novel prenatal malaria intervention to prevent malaria and ill-health in infancy Novel strategies for the prevention and control of Plasmodium ...

2295. Selected publications

      Chih, H. J., & Liang, W. (2017). Effect of unaffordable medical need on distress level of family member: Analyses of 1997-2013 United States National Health Interview Surveys. BMC Psychiatry, 17(1). doi:10.1186/s12888-017-1483-z Chikritzhs, T....

2296. About

      About The Menzies-Ramaciotti Centre enables regional and remote youth to overcome barriers to the health workforce by providing multiple entry and exit points to training, study and employment. Youth can enter the program via: High school enga...

2297. 10. Guidelines, checklists, resources and links

      Guidelines: NT HREC Terms of Reference and SOPs Participant Information Sheet requirements Consent Form requirements Low Risk Human Research NHMRC National Statement Research with Aboriginal and Torres Str...

2298. Key staff and funders

      Key RHDAustralia staff: Professor Bart Currie, director Claire Boardman, deputy director Dr Anna Ralph, clinical director Karen Dempsey, senior epidemiologist Catherine Halkon, projects manager Catherine Milne, database liaison officer ...

2299. Photo gallery | Biyamarr ma Traineeship Program Graduation

      Image caption: Biyamarr ma Traineeship Program Graduates, Jaylene Friel and Ashanti Berry, with their Certificate III in Business certificates. In August, we were delighted to celebrate the graduates of our Biyamarr ma Traineeship Program for 2022.&...

2300. Overview

      Background:  Territory Kidney Care (TKC) is an integrated clinical decision support system that links primary health data from government and non-government services with hospital data for people with chronic disease that put them at risk...

2301. About

      Biography: Marylin is working with the youth diabetes team on a co-design project to develop, pilot and evaluate culturally appropriate diabetes management programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with type 2 diabetes across North...

2302. About

      Biography: Callum has a passion for nursing and health care and has completed a Diploma of Nursing from TAFE NSW. Following this, Callum relocated from Newcastle NSW to Darwin to study a Bachelor of Nursing student at Charles Darwin University....

2303. Contact us

      For more information contact the Menzies HealthLAB via email  

2304. Current projects

      FoodFox Stores healthy options project in remote Indigenous communities (SHOP@RIC) Youth diabetes

2305. Current projects

      Life Course program (Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study and Top End Cohort Study)  HealthLAB

2306. Current projects

      IHEARBETA - Indigenous Healthy EARs- BEtadine, Tissues and Antibiotics study: a 2x2 factorial randomised controlled trial

2307. Projects

      Aboriginal birth cohort study - clan cohort HealthLAB project Top End cohort study.  

2308. Current projects

      The Tropical Disease Regional Research Regional Collaborative Initiative: Responding to Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis and Malaria in the Asia-Pacific  Good food systems - good food for all project: assess the feasibility of a capacity building ...

2309. Current projects

      Healthy Environments and Lives Network (HEAL Network)

2310. Current projects

      Homelands Housing and Infrastructure Program Monitoring and Evaluation Healthy Homes Evaluation and Monitoring

2311. Current projects

      Social media to enhance Indigenous tobacco control Talking about the smokes  Healthy starts/Te Piripohotanga (a randomised controlled trial of a family-based intervention to reduce harm caused by secondhand smoke amongst Aboriginal and Maor...

2312. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders: Leading funder: Australian Government (Partnerships for a Healthy Region Initiative) With further support from: NHMRC

2313. MEDIA RELEASE | Capacity expanded at all 5 Timor-Leste Referral Hospital Laboratories

      Menzies has helped enhance healthcare services at all 5 referral hospitals in Timor-Leste through the successful implementation of microbiology laboratory services.

2314. MEDIA RELEASE | HOTspots platform maps antibiotic resistance patterns across northern Australia

      A new digital surveillance platform has launched enabling healthcare professionals to map circulating antibiotic-resistant pathogens in northern Australia.

2315. MEDIA RELEASE | HOTspots platform maps antibiotic resistance patterns across northern Australia

      A new digital surveillance platform has launched enabling healthcare professionals to map circulating antibiotic-resistant pathogens in northern Australia.

2316. News

      To keep up-to-date, subscribe to our social media channels, Facebook and Twitter and subscribe to our e-newsletter - Healthy Tomorrow.

2317. NT News | Indigenous trailblazer honoured

      Australia's first Aboriginal surgeon, Associate Professor Kelvin Kong has been awarded the Menzies Medallion for excellence in healthcare.

2318. Projects

      Healthy Community Assessment Tool (HCAT) Extension No Germs on Me – Handwashing with soap social marketing campaign and evaluation.

2319. Publications

      CancerInfoNet provides recent references compiled from HealthInfoNet’s bibliographic database addressing cancer among Indigenous peoples. References are divided into general and specific topics and include journal articles, reports, these...

2320. Publications

      New Centre for Research Excellence to address remote healthcare needs

2321. Resources

      Return to Country introductory video: A national platform study to return Indigenous renal patients home Addressing racism to improve healthcare outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a case study in kidney care. 

2322. Resources

      Podcast: "Ask the Specialist": Larrakia, Tiwi and Yolŋu stories to inspire better healthcare

2323. Resources

      Getting healthy before pregnancy

2324. Overview

      Summary: Healthy Eating and Drinking Study (HEDS) is a 4-year NHMRC funded project. The cluster-randomised controlled trial will investigate the effectiveness of a multi-component intervention to improve dietary intake of Indigenous Australian ...

2325. Overview

      Aims:   To enhance the in-store food environment to influence healthy food choice and spending in Indigenous Australian remote communities. Objectives: To develop and test the robustness (feasibility, validity and reliability) o...

2326. Projects

      Current projects: FoodFox Healthy Store Healthy Food project Completed projects: RIST keeping track of healthy foods tool project Assessing dietary intake in remote communities Remote Indigenous stores and takeaways (RIST) keepin...

2327. Publications

      Henryks, J., Brimblecombe, J., Bidstrup, G. (2017) Supporting Healthier Food Choices in Remote Indigenous Communities: Developing a Food Choice App. Journal of Food Products Marketing. 23(6):609-20 Henryks, J., Brimblecombe, J. (2016) Mapping...

2328. Tracking progress

      Together with store owners across remote communities, we track what is bought in the store and provide real-time information in food purchasing to help inform policy and practice to improve healthy eating.

2329. Selected publications

      Grealy, L. 2023. “Washing and Whitegoods.” Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience. 9(1): 1-11. DOI: 10.28968/cftt.v9i1.38168  Grealy, L. 2022. “Enforced Commensuration and the Bureaucratic Invention of Household Energy In...

2330. Time Machine

      NEW TO HEALTHLAB! The Time Machine   See how you will age if you smoke, have excessive alcohol, an unhealthy diet, or if you choose to live a healthy lifestyle. You can choose your future! The Time Machine is a tablet based tool...

2331. Overview

      Around 226,000 Australians are living with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and approximately 170,000 Australians are living with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). Infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) can lead to cirrhosis, liver damage...

2332. New research | Growing diabetes epidemic in remote NT communities

      A paper published in May shows rates of diabetes among Aboriginal people in remote Northern Territory (NT) communities are some of the highest in the world and getting worse – with the condition affecting more people, year on year. The researc...

2333. Overview

      Aim:  The primary aim is to reduce the burden of bronchiectasis by preventing the progression of protracted bacterial bronchitis in First Nations children. Other aims: To determine the barriers and facilitators to timely detection and ...

2334. Selected publications

      Fitts, M.S., Cullen, J., Montgomery, R., & Duffy, G. It's been like a spiritual awakening for me": The impacts of traumatic brain injury education with Indigenous women in the Australian correctional system. Frontiers in Education. h...

2335. Publications

      Hanson, J., Radlof, S., Littlejohn, M., Hempenstall, A., Edwards, R., Nakata, Y., Gregson, S., Hayes, R., Smith, S., McKinnon, M., Binks, P., Tong, S. Y. C., Davies, J., & Davis, J. S. (2023). Hepatitis B genotypes in Aboriginal and Torres Strai...

2336. About

      Biography: Susan is an NHMRC Early Career Fellow investigating the immunologic mechanisms contributing to the pathogenesis of chronic suppurative lung disease in children. Her career goal is to improve outcomes for disadvantaged children by providin...

2337. Publications

      Hosking K, Binks P, De Santis T, Wilson P, et al. Evaluating a novel model of hepatitis B care, Hep B PAST, in the Northern Territory of Australia: results from a prospective, population-based study. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, Vol...

2338. Publications

      Johnston, V., Walker, N., Thomas, D.P., Glover, M., Chang, A.B., Bullen, C., et al. (2010). The study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a family-centred tobacco control program about environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) to reduce r...

2339. Selected publications

      Engelman, D., Yoshizumi, J., Hay, R. J., Osti, M., Micali, G., Norton, S., Walton, S., Boralevi, F., Bernigaud, C., Bowen, A. C., Chang, A. Y., Chosidow, O., Estrada-Chavez, G., Feldmeier, H., Ishii, N., Lacarrubba, F., Mahé, A., Maurer, T., ...

2340. Overview

      Aim:  To understand the relationship between foodborne gastrointestinal infections in Timorese infants and subsequent malnutrition and stunting. Summary:  Malnutrition is a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality in children un...

2341. Selected publications

      Phan, H. T., Blizzard, C. L., Reeves, M. J., Thrift, A. G., Cadilhac, D., Sturm, J., . . . Gall, S. (2017). Sex Differences in Long-Term Mortality After Stroke in the INSTRUCT (INternational STRoke oUtComes sTudy): A Meta-Analysis of Individual Part...

2342. Capacity building in remote communities

      As well as fostering skills internally, Menzies forges relationships with local communities to deliver courses, qualifications and training – determined according to the needs and wishes of local residents and elders.

2343. Selected publications

      Xie, O., Markey, P.G., Draper, A.D.K. & Krause, V.L.K. (2020). Physical distancing and non-respiratory notifiable diseases in the Northern Territory, March-May 2020. Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 44. doi: 10.33321/cdi.2020.4...

2344. Current projects

      Beyond the Scars: Impacts of rheumatic heart disease in young Indigenous peoples STopping Acute Rheumatic Fever Infections to Strengthen Health (STARFISH) Check4Strep RHD Australia

2345. Selected publications

      Price, D.J., Nekkab, N., Monteiro, W.M., Villela, D.A.M., Simpson, J.A., Lacerda, M.V.G., White, M., Devine, A. (2024) The cost-effectiveness of tafenoquine following G6PD screening for the treatment of vivax malaria in Brazil: a transmission model ...

2346. Research Impact Series #4: 40 Years of Laboratory Discovery

      For the fourth event in our research impact series, we're delving into the Lab. Join us to hear from our panel as they discuss their laboratory discoveries.

2347. Trainee Profile | Zyana Gall

      Born on the Gold Coast and raised in Brisbane, Menzies trainee Zyana Gall hopes to one day work in emergency medicine and get her PhD. Zyana is a proud Palawa Aboriginal woman and her country is Lutruwita/Tasmania. She began her trai...

2348. Overview

      Aims: To improve access to, and uptake of treatment for Indigenous cancer patients. Objectives: To determine the distinctive features of Indigenous cancer patients (e.g. social, cultural, spiritual, language) related to their pref...

2349. Publications

      Hosking K, Binks P, De Santis T, Wilson P, et al. Evaluating a novel model of hepatitis B care, Hep B PAST, in the Northern Territory of Australia: results from a prospective, population-based study. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, Vol...

2350. Selected publications

      Silburn, S.R., McKenzie, J.W. & Moss, B. (2010). Northern Territory Results for the Australian Early Development Index 2009. Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Education and Training. Silburn, S.R., Nutton, G.D., M...

2351. Module 3: One21seventy clinical audits, systems assessments and reports

      Provides an overview of the way CQI data is collected and reported using One21Seventy clinical CQI tools and resources. It explains how to read and understand the data presented in web generated reports.  Module 3 takes approximately 30 minutes...

2352. About

      Biography: Matt is a NHMRC Emerging Leader II who has experience conducting and leading studies related to the epidemiology, diagnostics, and clinical drug trials of malaria and other tropical infectious diseases in Southeast Asia, with a focus on z...

2353. Selected publications

      Einsiedel, L., Pham, H., Talukder, R. R., Liddle, J., Taylor, K., Wilson, K., Jersmann, H., Gessain, A., Woodman, R., & Kaldor, J. (2020). Pulmonary disease is associated with human T-cell leukaemia virus type 1c infection: a cross-sectional sur...

2354. Photo gallery | CDU Graduations

      Congratulations to our students who graduated in September from Charles Darwin University.  Professor Alan Cass AO with PhD students Dr Tina Noutsos and Dr Gillian Gorham and Master of Public Health graduate, Julie Mae Malcampo. ...

2355. Publications

      Davies J, Boutlis CS, Marshall CS, Tong SYC, Davis JS. The unique aspects of chronic hepatitis B infection in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Internal Medicine Journal 48 (2018) 484-485 Cheah BC, Davies J, Singh GR, Wood N, ...

2356. Photo Gallery | Snapshot of 2020 award winners at Menzies

      Ask the Specialist | A cultural education podcast ‘Ask the Specialist’ is a cultural education podcast which answers doctors’ questions about working with Aboriginal patients at Top End hospitals. “The Specialists&rdqu...

2357. Publications

      Davies J, Boutlis CS, Marshall CS, Tong SYC, Davis JS. The unique aspects of chronic hepatitis B infection in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Internal Medicine Journal 48 (2018) 484-485 Cheah BC, Davies J, Singh GR, Wood N, Jackson K...

2358. Investigators and funders

      Funders: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation The Wellcome Trust  DFAT PATH Collaborators: Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN - Global) PATH (USA) Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM - Belgium) FIND (Switzerl...

2359. Publications

      Condon, J. R., Rumbold, A. R., Thorn, J. C., O’Brien, M. M., Davy, M. J., & Zardawi, I. (2009). A cluster of vulvar cancer and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia in young Australian Indigenous women. Cancer Causes & Control, 20(1), 67-74...

2360. Selected publications

      Mackerras, D.E., Singh, G.R., & Eastman, C.J. (2011). Iodine status of Aboriginal teenagers in the Darwin region before mandatory iodine fortification of bread. Medical Journal of Australia, 194(3), 126-30. Cunningham, T.E., Sayers, S....

2361. Current projects

      Improving pre-conception health ME & Kidney Care NT & FNQ Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership Project Youth diabetes Mere Merte Artweye Arey-ka (diabetes and obesity prevention)

2362. About

      Biography: Jayde Hopkins is a proud Gurindji and Woolwonga woman from Darwin. She is currently completing her undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences at La Trobe University. She is fascinated by microbiology and genetics and hopes to become an i...

2363. Funders and collaborators

      Funders: Merck Sharp and Dohme Australia Amgen Australia. The documentary will provide the backbone from which a number of projects will rise including educational information for Indigenous people with renal disease and cross cu...

2364. Resources

      Bronchiolitis (lower respiratory tract infection) flipchart Chronic suppurative lung disease/bronchiectasis (chronic lung sickness) flipchart Lung health for kids app

2365. Current projects

      vivaxGEN: Molecular surveillance of P.vivax Stronger Health Systems for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and malaria The Vivax Working Group of the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) ACROSS Study: Populations at risk of malaria a...

2366. About

      Biography: Sarah’s work focuses on the relationship between alcohol use and harms, and how policies can impact these outcomes. She has a background in health promotion. Her PhD examined the impact of the 2017-18 NT alcohol reforms – spec...

2367. Selected publications

      Ralph, A.P., Kelly, A., Lee, A.-M., Mungatopi, V.L., Babui, S.R., Budhathoki, N.K., Wade, V., Dassel, J.L.d., & Wyber, R. (2022). Evaluation of a Community-Led Program for Primordial and Primary Prevention of Rheumatic Fever in Remote Northern A...

2368. Overview

      Malaria is a major cause of death in the Asia-Pacific, infecting around 250 million people each year. The Menzies malaria research program spans a broad range of research activities aimed at both prevention and treatment, from epidemiology, diagnosi...

2369. Research focus

      Overview: DISCOVER-TT will bring together key researchers, who have predominantly been working in single jurisdictions on different aspects of Indigenous cancer control, to facilitate the sharing of lessons across jurisdictions and across comple...

2370. Current projects

      Engaging Stakeholders in Identifying Priority Evidence-Practice Gaps and Strategies for Improvement (the ESP Project) Centre of Research Excellence in Integrated Quality Improvement in Indigenous Primary Health Care (CRE-IQI)  ABCD Nat...

2371. About

      Biography: Gabriela received her PhD in Immunology from the University of Melbourne in early 2007. She worked for nearly two years in the Department of Immunology at Monash University in Melbourne on nanoparticle vaccines and regulatory T cells, bef...

2372. Overview

      Aims: To understand the role evidence plays in contributing to policy development in the remote food supply. Objectives: To examine the relative cost of food based on current expenditure To examine what the literature, ec...

2373. Jason Eades

      Jason Eades is an Aboriginal man born and raised on Gunnai country in south-east Victoria.  He is the inaugural CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers Indigenous Consulting a new member firm in the PwC Global Network. Jason draws on 20 years of experien...

2374. 5. Evaluations/QA/Audits

      Do I need research ethics approval if I am going to an evaluation or quality assurance activity? It depends. Prior to starting a research ethics application, you will need to work out whether what you will be undertaking is research or another type...

2375. Current projects

      Overall goals of the program:  To optimise the management of multidrug resistant malaria Define the morbidity and mortality of Plasmodium vivax Improve the safe and effective radical cure of P. vivax Improve the diagnosis and...

2376. Current projects

      Deadly Ears in Deadly Hands Trial: ‘Deadly Ears at Discharge’ - A hospital-based randomised controlled trial of an additional ear and hearing assessment to inform discharge planning by a trained Aboriginal Ear Health Worker in Aboriginal...

2377. About

      Biography: Audrey is a postdoctoral researcher with a background in microbiology and epidemiology of infectious diseases. Audrey started as a molecular microbiologist for the Oxford-Wellcome Trust in Vientiane, Laos where she worked primarily on ...

2378. Selected publications

      Maple-Brown, L.J., Graham, S., McKee, J., & Wickow, B. (2020). Walking the path together: incorporating Indigenous knowledge in diabetes research. The Lancet  Diabetes & Endocrinology, 8(7), 559-560. Maple-Brown, L.J., & Hampton, ...

2379. About

      Biography: Jessica Loughland has an interest in the field of immunology. In 2012, she graduated with first class honours and was awarded the Chancellor’s Medal and the Chief Ministers Award for Science. Following that, she embarked on a PhD...

2380. Selected publications

      Randell, M., Li, M., Rachmi, C. N., Jusril, H., Fox, O., Wibowo, L., Rah, J. H., Pronyk, P., Harmiko, M., Phebe, N., Ahmad, A., Ariawan, I., Negin, J., & Raynes-Greenow, C. (2022). Prevalence of, and factors associated with anaemia in children a...

2381. Selected publications

      Rohit, A., Tonkin, E., Maple-Brown, L., Golley, R., McCarthy, L., Brimblecombe, J. (2018). Parent feeding practices in the Australian Indigenous population within the context of non-Indigenous Australians and Indigenous populations in other high inc...

2382. Overview

      Talking About the Smokes is a large national research project to better understand the pathways to smoking and quitting for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and to evaluate what works in assisting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peop...

2383. Current projects

      A life course approach to reduce intergenerational diabetes in remote northern Australia through improved systems of care and consumer engagement NT & FNQ Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership PANDORA Improving pre-conception health eGFR stu...

2384. Projects

      Clinical Trials Advancing the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria through optimal antimalarial regimens EFFORT clinical trial: Effectiveness of tafenoquine and primaquine PRIMA clinical trial: Universal Radical Cure of P. vivax ...

2385. Key staff

      Key staff: Professor Anne Chang A/Prof Gabrielle McCallum Assoc Prof Heidi Smith-Vaughan Professor Peter Morris Lesley Versteegh Cate Wilson Dr Robyn Marsh Dr Susan Pizzutto Dr Michael Binks Collaborators: Dr Kerry...

2386. Current projects

      Learning  from Alcohol policy Reforms in the NT (LEARNT): Evaluation of the impact of the Banned Drinker Register and other alcohol policies in the NT Unpacking the policy process: alcohol policy in complex social environments Project White...

2387. About

      Biography: Dr Wood is a physician in Endocrinology and General Medicine at Royal Darwin Hospital. Dr Wood’s PhD Research focused on diabetes in pregnancy and cardiometabolic health in the Northern Territory. She has developed research expertis...

2388. Overview

      Aims: To improve asthma self-management To reduce the uptake of tobacco smoking amongst high school students. To evaluate the implementation of the Asthma and Smoking Prevention Project (ASPP) in the new setting of the Northern Terr...

2389. Overview

      Aims:   To understand the role of evidence and expert opinion in contributing to food pricing policy development in the remote food supply. Objectives: To examine the relative cost of food based on current expenditure To propose...

2390. Current projects

      Story of Our Children and Young People, 2019 Impacts of Banned Drinkers Register Re-introduction in Northern Territory The cost and health impact of short-term staffing in Australian remote and rural Indigenous communities: Does community contro...

2391. Trial details

      Study title: Reducing the risk of P. vivax after falciparum infections in co-endemic areas - a randomized controlled trial (PRIMA). Study purpose: To compare the safety and efficacy of a high dose primaquine treatment in G6PD normal pa...

2392. About

      Biography: Chris has 30 years’ experience working in the Northern Territory (NT) in a variety of roles including an occupational therapist; policy maker; ministerial advisor and an administrator. Chris’ primary focus throughout her ca...

2393. Harry Christian Giese Award 2022 | Congratulations Dr Bianca Middleton

      Dr Bianca Middleton has won the 2022 Harry Christian Giese Research into Action Award for her proposal to address under-vaccination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children under five years old. Dr Middleton will lead community stakeholder...

2394. Selected publications

      Rachlin, A., Dittrich, S., Phommasone, K., Douangnouvong, A., Phetsouvanh, R., Newton, P.N., & Dance, D.A.B. (2016). Investigation of Recurrent Melioidosis in Lao People's Democratic Republic by Multilocus Sequence Typing. The American Journ...

2395. Menzies director to deliver Professorial Lecture

      Professor Alan Cass will deliver a talk entitled 'A dialysis machine in every remote community: Evidence of failure, or an essential step towards closing the gap?'.

2396. Publications Baseline

      Barr EL, Maple-Brown LJ, Barzi F, Hughes JT, Jerums G, Ekinci EI, Ellis AG, Jones GR, Lawton PD, Sajiv C, Majoni SW, Brown AD, Hoy WE, O'Dea K, Cass A, MacIsaac RJ. Comparison of creatinine and cystatin C based eGFR in the estimation of glomerul...

2397. Outcomes

      Publications: Condon, J., Garvey, G., Whop, L.J., Valery, P.C., Thomas, D., Gruen, R., et al. (2013). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and Cancer. Cancer Forum, 37(1), 27-30. Garvey, G., Cunningham, J., Valery, P. C., Condon, J...

2398. Selected publications

      Abdel-Latif, M. E., Adegboye, O., Nowak, G., Elfaki, F., Bajuk, B., Glass, K., & Harley, D. (2023). Variation in hospital morbidities in an Australian neonatal intensive care unit network. Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edit...

2399. Overview

      Aims:  To provide a rationale for the management of bronchiectasis due to the high rates of bronchiectasis among Indigenous populations in affluent countries. This resulted in the first collaborative and international study of Abo...

2400. Selected publications

      Francis JR, Fairhurst H, Yan J, Fernandes Monteiro A, Lee AM, Maurays J, Kaethner A, Whalley GA, Hardefeldt H, Williamson J, Marangou J, Reeves B, Wheaton G, Robertson T, Horton A, Cush J, Wade V, Monteiro A, Draper ADK, Morris PS, Ralph AP, Reme...

2401. Key staff

      Key staff: Professor John Condon Associate Professor Gail Garvey Professor Joan Cunningham Dr Lisa Whop Dr Suzanne Moore Dr Alice Rumbold Dr Rebekah McWhirter Debbie Taylor-Thomson Collaborators: The Indigenous Reference ...

2402. Funders and collaborators

      Collaborators: University of Western Australia Western Australia Centre For Cancer and Palliative Care University of Technology Sydney Cancer Council New South Wales University of Otago, New Zealand Townsville Hospital Royal Darwin Ho...

2403. Selected publications

      Rung, D. L. (2020). Processes of Sub-Citizenship: Neoliberal Statecrafting ‘Citizens,’ ‘Non-Citizens,’ and Detainable ‘Others’. Social Sciences, 9(1), 5. doi: 10.3390/socsci9010005 Moss, S., Lee, E., Berman...

2404. Val Asche Memorial Prize

      The Val Asche Memorial Prize for Academic Excellence: Menzies Education and Training acknowledges the importance of recognising outstanding achievement by a student undertaking a coursework award. The Val Asche Memorial Prize for Academic Ex...

2405. New bacterium named after Senior Researcher Mark Mayo

      The discovery of two novel species of bacteria has led to one of them being named after Menzies Associate Deputy Director, Indigenous Leadership and Engagement, Laboratory project manager and Senior Researcher Mark Mayo. The two new species are...

2406. Selected publications

      Johnston M, Smith-Vaughan H, Bowman-Derrick S, Hopkins J, McCrory K, Collins R, Marsh R, Griffiths K, Mayo M. (2022) Building health workforce capacity in Northern Australia. Microbiology Australia, Available online: https://www.publish.csiro.au/ma/...

2407. Current projects

      Are red cell transfusion requirements and patient outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (First Nations) versus non-Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander peoples different? A Northern Territory and South Australian multicentre five-year retro...

2408. Projects

      Current projects: Territory Kidney Care: A care clinical decision support system to facilitate integrated care for people with chronic kidney disease in the Northern Territory RART (Rapid Applied Research Translation) Territory Integrated Car...

2409. PhD profile: Josh Hanson

      Dr Josh Hanson's PhD research hopes to help the millions of people worldwide that suffer from malaria.

2410. Projects

      Current Projects: TREAT SC: A Randomised, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Early, Short Course Oral Dexamethasone for the Treatment of Sydenham’s Chorea in Children The Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and managem...

2411. About

      Biography: Megan is a member of the Life Course team, in Menzies' Child Health division. Previously, she was a recipient of the NHMRC CJ Martin Fellowship, and has worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center (Un...

2412. Audit Case Study Ethics Clearance Form

        Ethics Clearance Form for Clinical Audits, Quality Assurance and Case Studies  For clinical audits, quality assurance activities, or case studies using data that will be de-identified and where there has been no deviation from st...

2413. Publications

      Oguoma, V.M., Wilson, N., Mulholland, K., Santosham, M., Torzillo, P., McIntyre, P., . . . Leach, A.J. (2020). 10-Valent pneumococcal non-typeable H. influenzae protein D conjugate vaccine (PHiD-CV10) versus 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine ...

2414. Overview

      Menzies has been studying snakebite, jellyfish stings and other marine and terrestrial bites and stings for over 3 decades. This includes the Darwin Prospective Snakebite study which commenced in late 1989. There are also formal and informal collaborat...

2415. Selected publications

      M Truong, C Bourke, Y Jones, O Cook, P Lawton (2020). Equity in clinical practice requires organisational and system-level change – the role of nurse leaders. Collegian. Robinson, G., Tyler, W., Jones, Y., Silburn, S., Zubrick, S.R. (2011). ...

2416. Funders and Collaborators

      Funders  Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Collaborators Maluk Timor  National Health Laboratory  Estrella Plus NGO   

2417. Selected publications

      Greenhill AR, Mutreja A, Bulach D, Belousoff MJ, Jonduo MH, Collins DA, Kas MP, Wapling J, Seemann T, Lafana A, Dougan G, Brown MV, Horwood PF. Wave 2 strains of atypical Vibrio cholerae El Tor caused the 2009-2011 cholera outbreak in Papua New Guin...

2418. Photo gallery | CDU Graduation ceremony

      We are thrilled to announce our next group of Menzies graduands across Higher Degree by Research and Public Health Coursework who graduated at the Charles Darwin University Graduation at the Darwin Convention Centre on Friday 28 May...

2419. Overview

      Aims: To investigate the supportive care needs of adult Indigenous cancer patients in the course of their cancer journey (i.e. newly diagnosed and post-relapse) To examine how Indigenous cancer patients' supportive care needs may change ove...

2420. Selected publications

      BOETTIGER DC, Nguyen VK, Durier N, Bui HV, Heng Sim BL, Azwa I, Law M, Ruxrungtham K. Efficacy of second-line antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV/AIDS in Asia: results from the TREAT Asia HIV observational database. Journal of Acquir...

2421. Resources

      Respiratory app: Lung health for kids Respiratory flipcharts: Paediatric: Asthma (short wind in children) Bronchiolitis (lower respiratory tract infection) Pneumonia Chronic suppurative lung disease bronchiectasis (chronic lun...

2422. Overview

      Aims: The aim of the project is to coordinate prevention and treatment programs and target efforts to address acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heard disease (RHD) by providing: National education, training and self-managemen...

2423. About

      Biography: James Harley has experience in government, the cultural, not-for-profit and education sectors as well as manufacturing and retail. Areas of expertise include strategic project management, collaborative working practices, governance, busin...

2424. Reducing exposure of babies to second-hand smoke

      Exposure to second-hand smoke remains the most preventable risk factor for respiratory infections in babies and children.

2425. Overview

      Aims: To determine if maternal vaccination with the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (23vPPV), given antepartum or immediately postpartum, can reduce nasopharyngeal carriage of vaccine type pneumococci and prevalence of middle e...

2426. App launch

      The Hep B Story app is a visual, interactive app designed for patients living with chronic hepatitis B (hep B) and their families. It tells the story of the hep B virus, how you get it, what happens over time, how you know you have it as well as detail...

2427. Publications

      Thomas, D.P. (2012). Changes in smoking intensity among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, 1994-2008. Medical Journal of Australia, 197,503-506. Thomas, D. (2012). National trends in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island...

2428. Bacterial slime causing persistent wet coughs for children

      New research has led to a breakthrough in understanding an important driver of recurrent chest infections in children. Many children experience a prolonged wet cough after having an acute cough and can develop a condition called protracted bacterial br...

2429. Publications

      Gray LA, D'Antoine HA, Tong SYC, McKinnon M, Bessarab D, Brown N, Reményi B, Steer A, Syn G, Blackwell JM, Inouye M, Carapetis JR. Genome-Wide Analysis of Genetic Risk Factors for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Aboriginal Australians Provides...

2430. Selected publications

      Howitt, R., de Jesus, G. A., Araujo, F., Francis, J., Marr, I., McVean, M., MacMorran, E., Rollinson, V., Chung, A., & Yip, T. W. (2020). Screening and triage at health-care facilities in Timor-Leste during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lancet R...

2431. Overview

      This is a joint UK and Australian multi-centre, randomised, double blind, placebo controlled pragmatic trial. Aims: Primary aim: To determine whether 52 weeks of azithromycin prophylaxis is more effective than placebo in reducing the prop...

2432. Overview

      Cancer has a greater impact on Indigenous women than other Australian women. While cancer of the cervix and uterus are more common in Indigenous women and breast cancer is less common,  Indigenous women who develop breast cancer are more likely...

2433. Improving cervical cancer screening rates

      Despite Australia being a global leader in cervical cancer prevention, offering routine Cervical Screening Tests to women aged 25-74 years and vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) to adolescents, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women experience a higher burden of cervical cancer compared with other Australian women. This in part is due to the lower participation in cervical screening.

2434. Fewer deaths from melioidosis direct result of 30-year study

      The number of deaths in Darwin from melioidosis has decreased from 31 to six per cent in the last 30 years, a new paper published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases has found.  Melioidosis is a potentially life-threatening disease caused by ...

2435. Selected Publications

      1.  Noname A LJ, Brimblecombe J, Connelly PW, Harris SB, Mamakeesick M, Zinman B, O'Dea K, Hanley AJ. Similarities and differences in cardiometabolic risk factors among remote Aboriginal Australian and Canadian cohorts. Diabetes Res Clin Pract,...

2436. Overview

      Aims: To clearly define what is meant by alcohol treatment services in the NT. To identify, quantify and describe met and unmet demand for alcohol treatment services in the NT. To identify the main pathways into treatment for people in the NT...

2437. 8. Amendments and reporting

      Requests for amendments or submission of notifications and reports should be emailed to NTHREC@menzies.edu.au   1. Amendments 2. Notifications 3. Annual Reports 4. Final Reports    1. Amendments Research invol...

2438. 12. Human Research Ethics Committee meeting dates 2025

      Human Research Ethics Committee of the NT Department of Health and Menzies School of Health Research New Application Closing Dates and Meeting Dates 2025 For all researchers: Please notify NTHREC@menzies.edu.au two to thr...

2439. Overview

      Aims: To test the impact and cost effectiveness of a store-based price reduction intervention to promote the purchase of fruit, vegetables, low joule soft drinks and water and to reduce the purchasing of sweetened soft drinks among residents in r...

2440. Professor Scott Bowman AO

      Current position: Vice-Chancellor and President, Charles Darwin University (CDU) Biography: Professor Bowman joined CDU in 2021 with considerable university leadership experience having served as Vice-Chancellor and President of...

2441. Publications

      Titmuss A, Davis E, O’Donnell V, Wenitong M, Barr E, Boffa J, Brown ADH, Connors C, Corpus S, Dowler J, Graham S, Griffiths E, Kirkham R, Lee C, Moore E, Pearson G, Shaw JE, Singleton S, Sinha A, White G, Zimmet P, Maple-Brown LJ*, Haynes A...

2442. Overview

      Aims: To assess the social and economic costs and harms of alcohol consumption in the Northern Territory. Research Questions:   What are the social and economic impacts of alcohol consumption in the NT? Summary:   ...

2443. Overview

      Aims: To establish the prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) in high-risk Indigenous Australian children and to compare the findings with children at low risk for RHD To determine the accuracy of cardiac auscultation in detecting ech...

2444. Charles Darwin University campus

      The proposed Research and Administration building on CDU’s Casuarina campus will provide teaching facilities, clinical space, a conference room, tutorial rooms, sufficient storage, office space to accommodate 180 staff. The new building is des...

2445. Overview

      North to South: the care and outcomes of people with end-stage kidney diseases (ESKD) in South Australia and the Northern Territory, 2001-2018   Aims: We want to understand the admitted hospital utilisation, costs and outcomes for patient...

2446. About

      Biography: Professor Stephanie Yerkovich is the manager for the Australian Bronchiectasis Centre of Research Excellence especially for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children (AusBREATHE). She is a scientist and statistician and combines thes...

2447. Dr Lesley Braun

      Patron profile Dr Lesley Braun, Director of the Blackmores Institute and Adjunct Associate Professor at the National Institute of Complementary Medicine at the University of Western Sydney. She is a member of the Informal working party for comple...

2448. Lunchtime Seminar - Sally Sievers, NT Anti-Discrimination Commissioner

      The next lunchtime seminar will feature Sally Sievers, NT Anti-Discrimination Commissioner invited by the Menzies Gender Equity Committee, to talk about achieving gender equity in the workplace. The Lunchtime Seminars are held on Wedn...

2449. Resources

      The following references support the rationale for this clinical trial: 1.    Rogerson SJ, Desai M, Mayor A, Sicuri E, Taylor SM, van Eijk AM: Burden, pathology, and costs of malaria in pregnancy: new developments for an old problem. ...

2450. Photo gallery | Menzies's Biyamarr ma Traineeship Program Graduation

      Congratulations to the 2023 Graduates of the Biyamarr ma Traineeship Program: Porsche Cahill, Royce Ramsamy and Shenea Tipungwuti-Edwards. Check out the photo highlights.

2451. Simon McKeon AO

      Patron profile Simon McKeon is Chairman of AMP Limited and CSIRO. He was also the 2011 Australian of the Year. He retired from Macquarie Group in early 2014 after a 30 year career culminating in his position as Executive Chairman (Melbourne Offic...

2452. Ground-breaking trial a step towards the elimination of vivax malaria

      Outside of sub-Saharan Africa, the predominant cause of malaria in many areas is Plasmodium vivax, a parasite that forms dormant liver stages (hypnozoites) that can reactivate weeks or months following an acute infection and can lead to severe or life-threatening disease. Primaquine is the only widely available drug that kills hypnozoites.

2453. John Mathews Building (RDH campus)

      The works at the John Mathews Building include reinstatement of a portion of the research laboratory, provision of additional clinical and office working accommodation. The extension will provide dedicated spaces to undertake research, educatio...

2454. Publications

      Hanson, J., Radlof, S., Littlejohn, M., Hempenstall, A., Edwards, R., Nakata, Y., Gregson, S., Hayes, R., Smith, S., McKinnon, M., Binks, P., Tong, S. Y. C., Davies, J., & Davis, J. S. (2023). Hepatitis B genotypes in Aboriginal and Torres Strai...

2455. Publications

      Davis, K., Remenyi, B., Draper, A. D., Dos Santos, J., Bayley, N., Paratz, E., Reeves, B., Appelbe, A., Cochrane, A., Johnson, T. D., Korte, L. M., Do Rosario, I. M., Da Silva Almeida, I. T., Roberts, K. V., Carapetis, J. R., & Francis, J. R. (2...

2456. Key staff

      Key staff: Thérèse Kearns Selma Liberato Felicity Ward Leanne Bundhula Dhurrkay Roslyn Gundjirryirr George Gurruwiwi Stefanie Puszka Collaborators: ABCD National Partnership Project The Centre for C...

2457. Current projects

      Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Well-being – Northern Territory Be You Kimberley and Pilbara Evaluation Demand Study for Alcohol Treatment Services in the Northern Territory Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Reduction Framework:...

2458. Selected publications

      Stock, C., Mares, S. & Robinson, G. (2012). Telling and Retelling Stories: The use of narrative and expressive approaches in a group intervention with parents and children in a remote Aboriginal community. Australian and New Zealand Journal ...

2459. Overview

      Aims: To identify areas for improvement to cancer care for Indigenous Australians. Objectives: To determine the extent to which Indigenous patients receive less than ideal curative treatment compared to non-Indigenous patients T...

2460. Overview

      Aims: To produce a documentary of the real-life story of an Aboriginal man facing kidney failure and considering his options for a kidney donor transplant. Objectives: To effectively illustrate the difficult issues Aboriginal peopl...

2461. About

      Biography: Steven grew up in Indonesia and came to Australia in 2007 to complete his undergraduate degree at the University of Western Australia in Perth. In 2012, Steven relocated to Darwin and joined Menzies as a research assistant in the Glo...

2462. Overview

      Aims: A double-blinded randomised controlled trial designed to determine whether a longer course (13-14 days) of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, compared to a shorter course (5-6 days), improve clinical outcomes of children hospitalised with severe ...

2463. Overview

      Aims: To study the serum electrolyte results in the Northern Territory, to develop an understanding of if the results are affected by remoteness.  Summary: The measurement of serum electrolyte concentrations is important for the appr...

2464. Selected publications

      Beissbarth, J., Smith-Vaughan, H. C., Cheng, A. C., Morris, P. S., & Leach, A. J. (2022). BIGDATA: A Protocol to Create and Extend a 25-Year Clinical Trial and Observational Data Asset to Address Key Knowledge Gaps in Otitis Media and Hearing Lo...

2465. About

        Tara completed her BSc (Hons) Nursing at the University of Worcester in 2010, commencing her career in the Surgical setting.  Moving to New Zealand in 2011, she worked in Orthopaedics and Gastroenterology, before finding a passion for...

2466. Selected publications

      Noutsos, T., Perry, M.A., Secombe, P.J., Roxby, D.J., Sinha, R., & Campbell, L.C. (2023). A retrospective cohort study of red cell alloimmunisation in rural, remote, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples admitted to intensive care in...

2467. Overview

      Aims: The project’s key research questions are: What would a patient-led component of the cultural awareness program for renal clinicians comprise, and; How could it be feasible and sustainable? Objectives:  To work...

2468. Selected publications

      Mathew, S., Bhatta, M., Baliva, G., Matthews, V., Zander, K. K., Joshy, A. L., Thakur, R et al (2025). Why are solar microgrids not the norm in remote Central Australia? Exploring local perception on solar energy and health. Journal of Cleaner Pr...

2469. Overview

      Summary: This project involved two phases: Phase 1 – A pilot study to develop and assess the feasibility of implementing a school-based nutrition education in one remote community. A nutrition education program was developed according to th...

2470. Publications

      Bowen, A.C., Tong S.Y.C., Andrews, R.M., O’Meara, I.M, McDonald, M.I., Chatfield, M.D., Currie B.J., & Carapetis, J.R. (2014). Short course oral co-trimoxazole versus intramuscular benzathine benzylpenicillin for impetigo in a highly e...

2471. Overview

      Aims: To develop and implement a data collection tool to gather information from communities on the prevalence and incidence of petrol sniffing, transference to other substances (licit and illicit) and information on behavioural community le...

2472. “I don’t really know what diabetes is”: Study finds more support is needed

      Image caption: The team celebrated after the successful first day of the youth diabetes co-design workshop at Menzies.  The Northern Territory has the highest prevalence of youth type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the world.  The heaviest bu...

2473. Overview

      Aims:  To examine the relationship between the pooled Indigenous & non-Indigenous index of Relative Socioeconomic Outcomes (PINIRSEO) and the Indigenous and non-Indigenous incidence of renal replacement therapy (RRT), taking age and sex ...

2474. Overview

      The Child and Youth Development Research Partnership (CYDRP) is a research partnership between the NT Government and the CCDE. The aim of the partnership is to support research and evaluation that informs child and youth wellbeing. At the heart of t...

2475. Overview

      Aims: To identify features of services that encourage Indigenous participation in cancer treatment. Objectives: To identify to what extent the needs of Indigenous patients been taken into account when planning and building cancer ...

2476. Overview

      Aim: To provide the Papua New Guinea National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) and WHO with evidence to determine whether monthly intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) plus dihydroartemsinin-pip...

2477. Les Trudzik

      Ambassador profile Les is Executive Director of ACIL Allen Consulting’s Melbourne office. Les began his career at the State Electricity Commission in 1983. He joined KPMG in 1992 and was appointed as Partner in charge of its government advisor...

2478. Overview

      Pneumonia is the most common cause of death in children, accounting for at least 18 per cent of global child mortality and 50 per cent of deaths in some countries in the region. Global models suggest that of the estimated 1.3 million children dy...

2479. Overview

      Aim: Our primary aim is to determine if immune responses are better if a dose of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) is given early in hospital, or delayed (after 30 days of nutritional recovery). Objectives: Our research addresses three key ...

2480. Overview

      Aims: Develop a multi-species malaria transmission model to investigate the impact of complementary interventions on multiple malaria species.  Integrate costs and quality of life data for the economic evaluation of interventions from the ...

2481. Overview

      Aims: The overarching aim of the CRISP study is to improve the capacity of existing high-quality epidemiological data to advance our understanding of the long-term impact of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, including diabetes and kidney...

2482. Overview

      The Let’s Start Parent-Child Program was a therapeutic parenting program that helped support the social and emotional needs of children as they began the transition to school. Let’s Start was the only program of its kind for Aboriginal...

2483. Selected publications

      Five most impactful publications:  Maple-Brown LJ, Graham S, McKee J, Wicklow B, Walking the path together: incorporating Indigenous knowledge in diabetes research, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 2020; 8(7), 559-560. doi:10.1016/S2...

2484. Publications

      Lacey JA, Marcato AJ, Chisholm RH, Campbell PT, Zachreson C, Price DJ, James TB, Morris JM, Gorrie CL, McDonald MI, Bowen AC, Giffard PM, Holt DC, Currie BJ, Carapetis JR, Andrews RM, Davies MR, Geard N, McVernon J, Tong SYC. Evaluating the role of ...

2485. Overview

      Aim: The aim of the Closing the loop on life-threatening melioidosis infections: observational research informing clinical practice change and policy for adults with severe kidney disease study is to determine the efficacy and safety of prophyl...

2486. Overview

      Aim:   To assess the efficacy and safety of a higher weight based tafenoquine (TQ) dose regimen. Objectives:  To compare the antirelapse efficacy of a revised weight-based TQ regimen (TQ Revised: target dose 7.5mg/kg) with high do...

2487. Overview

      Aims: The 'Act on Salt Partnership' aims to develop innovative solutions to reducing salt intakes in communities Summary: Salt intake in remote Indigenous communities is far above recommendations. Considering that heart disease is...

2488. Selected Publications

      d'Abbs, P., Shaw, G., & Field, E. (2017). The impact of subsidized low aromatic fuel (LAF) on petrol (gasoline) sniffing in remote Australian indigenous communities. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy, 12(1), 38. doi:10.1186/s13011-017-0121-6 M...

2489. Overview

      Skills for Life is a universal preventative social-emotional learning curriculum for remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander middle schools. It was developed in consultation with knowledgeable elders and community educators as a contribution to su...

2490. Selected publications

      Jenne Roberts and Merrilee Cox (2016) Evaluation of the Strong Young Women’s Program (Australia). Red Dust Role Models Jenne Roberts and Jaimie Uhrig (2015) Civil society engagement and leadership in national HIV responses in Indonesia 2008-...

2491. Policies

      Our Policies COVID-19 Menzies COVID-19 Safety Plan Apps - Policies Hepatitis B app Privacy Policy - 2021 Weathering Well app Privacy and freedom of information Menzies is committed to the creation, collection and ...

2492. Overview

      TB incidence in Australia is low but TB remains a preventable cause of morbidity and mortality among First Nations Australians. However, this can be avoided if active TB is detected and treated earlier before it has caused damage and spread to others, ...

2493. Schools plant gardens and grow nutrition knowledge

      At Nganmarriyanga School in remote Northern Territory (NT), teenage boys walk among rows of thriving fruit.

2494. Menzies small grants 2019 – supporting our researchers

      These grants provide seed funding for research projects to assist our researchers build a body of evidence which will lead to positive health outcomes. The small grants program is part of our commitment to strengthen the skills of our rese...

2495. About

      Biography: Associate Professor Sarah Auburn is a molecular biologist, whose passion is using genetics/genomics to learn about the biology and the epidemiology of pathogens and their hosts. In pursuit of this interest, she obtained a PhD in gene...

2496. Projects

      National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cancer Framework Strategic research partnership (STREP Ca-CindA) Centre for Research Excellence in Discovering Indigenous strategies to improve cancer outcomes via engagement, research translation a...

2497. Ear and respiratory

      Microbiology and molecular service Microbiology service: Microbiology service for surveillance and clinical trials (national and international) Culture and identification of bacteria associated with otitis media, skin, and lower respirator...

2498. Overview

      Aims: To find out whether a vaccine called Synflorix can prevent repeated flare-ups of Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis and Chronic Suppurative Lung Disease. To look at the effect of the Synflorix vaccine on the amount o...

2499. Selected publications

      Bisballe-Müller N, Chang AB, Plumb EJ, Oguoma VM, Halken S, McCallum GB, (2020) Can acute cough characteristics from sound recordings differentiate common respiratory illnesses in children? A comparative prospective study, Chest, doi: https://d...

2500. Overview

      Aims: To determine the impact and effectiveness of the RSD Pilot Project to improve access to cataract surgery and reduce waiting times for Aboriginal people at four sites across Australia.   Objectives: To identify the ke...

2501. Overview

      Short course radical cure of P. vivax in Nepal - a randomized controlled trial – pilot study (SIRIN)   Aim: To simplify malaria treatment in Nepal by reducing the treatment course of primaquine radical cure for P. vivax malaria. Ra...

2502. Selected publications

      Wood, A., O’Neal, D., Furler, J., Ekinci, E. (2018) Continuous Glucose Monitoring: a review of the evidence, opportunities for future use and ongoing challenges. Internal Medical Journal Weiss, J., Wood, A., Zaj...

2503. Overview

      Leishmaniasis is a devastating infection that can be fatal if left untreated. Worldwide, leishmaniasis is an important disease of humans and other animals caused by the parasite Leishmania.  Infection with Leishmania parasites can cause a r...

2504. Menzies Open Day Event

      Join us for Menzies Open Day, a family-friendly event bringing together past participants, their friends, and families for a fun and engaging day of discovery. Explore Our Research – Take part in interactive activities showcasing Menzies&rsquo...

2505. 2018 Menzies Oration | Hon Margaret White AO & Mick Gooda

       2018 Menzies Oration | Friday, 26 October from 5pm in the Menzies Auditorium at our Royal Darwin Hospital Campus. View a recording of the Oration here https://bit.ly/2z4Y1Tv.

2506. Overview

      Aims: To test the effectiveness of a brief culturally adapted intervention for at-risk drinkers using a randomised controlled design. It will be conducted over two years in the Royal Darwin Hospital maxillofacial surgery unit. Objectiv...

2507. Student profile | Jemima Beissbarth

      Jemima Beissbarth is an extraordinary researcher who celebrated 20 years of service at Menzies in 2020 and is now undertaking her PhD. Before starting at Menzies Jemima worked as a mining chemist, testing water and soil samples, quantifying meta...

2508. Selected publications

      Anteneh Y.S, Yang Q, Brown MH, Franco CMM. (2022). Factors affecting the isolation and diversity of marine sponge-associated bacteria. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 106(4):1729-1744. Anteneh, Y.S.; Yang, Q.; Brown, M.H.; Franco, C.M.M. (2021). A...

2509. Projects

      VOICES - Vaccines to prevent Otitis media In Children Entering School Developing more accurate measures of immune response and vaccine efficacy of standard and novel schedules of two new pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (Prevenar13 or Synflorix) in...

2510. Story of Our Children and Young People

      The Story of Our Children and Young People (the Story) provides a summary of key indicators and stories of the wellbeing of children and young people of the Northern Territory. The Northern Territory Government commissioned Menzies’ Centre for...

2511. Photo gallery | 2022 Menzies Oration

      On Thursday 13 October, we were delighted to host the Menzies Oration, our annual public address, designed to inspire discussions about issues of national and international significance, with direct relevance to northern Australia. This year, the Or...

2512. Overview

      SP Plus: An expanded model of secondary prevention for individuals with rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease and their families.

2513. Overview

      Summary: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is common in the NT, with 3% to 15% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait adults infected.  HBV makes significant contribution to morbidity and mortality in the form of cirrhosis and liver cancer.  This study wil...

2514. Research focus

      Overview: Associate Professor Gail Garvey, in collaboration with Professor Dianne O’Connell at Cancer Council NSW, is heading a national team to investigate how to improve Indigenous cancer outcomes. The STREP Ca-CIndA program will look at...

2515. Selected publications

      Barras, M., & Legg, A. (2017). Drug dosing in obese adults. Aust Prescr, 40(5), 189-193. doi:10.18773/austprescr.2017.053 Stewart, A., Roberts, J. A., Wallis, S. C., Allworth, A. M., Legg, A., & McCarthy, K. L. (2018). Evidence of clinical...

2516. Selected Publications

      Hare, M. J. L., Zhao, Y., Guthridge, S., Burgess, P., Barr, E., Ellis, E., et al. (2022). Prevalence and incidence of diabetes among Aboriginal people in remote communities of the Northern Territory, Australia: a retrospective, longitudinal data-lin...

2517. Overview

      Aims: To evaluate price discounts on food and beverages in remote community stores.  Objectives: To assess the impact of price discount strategies on food and beverages purchased in remote community stores To explore the enabler...

2518. Overview

      Objectives: Primary: The primary objective of the study is to determine if, in children with acute and chronic cough, a short (14 day) course of inhaled corticosteroids will reduce cough severity, compared to placebo (standard care). Seco...

2519. Overview

      Aims: This clinical implementation study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the Supportive Cancer Care Needs Assessment Tool for Indigenous people with cancer (SCNAT-IP). Summary:  This project evaluated the accep...

2520. Melioidosis killing crocs

      Crocodile-killing bacteria identified by Top End researchers A ground-breaking study by a north Australian research team has identified a deadly bacterium responsible for killing saltwater crocodiles at a Top End Wildlife Park. Led by Menzies School...

2521. Selected publications

      Grigg, M.J., William, T., Barber, B.E., Rajahram, G.S., Menon, J., Schimann, E., Piera, K.A., Wilkes, C.S., Patel, K., Chandna, A., Drakeley, C.J., Yeo, T.W., Anstey, N.M. (2018). Age-related clinical spectrum of P...

2522. Current projects

      A trial of the polypill compared to usual care among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at high CVS risk ACTIVE dialysis: a clinical trial of intensive dialysis Australasian Kidney Trials Network Central Australian Renal Study Techni...

2523. The Story built on Big Research

      The launch of the second ‘Story of our Children and Young People’ report (The Story) was held at Parliament House on 25 October 2021. The Story, prepared by Menzies in collaboration with the NT Government, provides a comprehensive pictur...

2524. Overview

      Aims:  To trial a reduced-cost, remotely supported school gardening program. Objectives: To improve uptake and reduce the cost of remote school gardening, nutrition and cooking.  Summary: In 2011 Dr Andy Hume found, v...

2525. Mr Ken Davies

      Current position: Chief Executive, Northern Territory Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities.. Biography: In September 2020, Ken was appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer of Territory Families, Housing and Co...

2526. Selected publications

      Kerrigan V, McGrath SY, Majoni SW, Walker M, Ahmat M, Lee B, Cass A, Hefler M, Ralph AP. From “stuck” to satisfied: Aboriginal people’s experience of culturally safe care with interpreters in a Northern Territory hospital. BMC Heal...

2527. Projects

      Current Projects:  Shorter Treatment Regimens for TB infection in the NT National TB Prevalence Survey of Timor-Leste Remote Aboriginal Communities Ending TB (REACT) Papua New Guinea & Indonesia for the Micro Elimination of  T...

2528. Fakhrul Islam Scholarship

      The Fakhrul Islam Scholarship is an annual award Menzies’ launched in 2024, aimed at supporting students pursuing a PhD or Masters at Menzies in the areas of renal disease or diabetes.  The scholarship provides recipients with various o...

2529. About

      Biography: Dr Tina Noutsos is the Head of the Division of Global and Tropical Health, and a Senior Research Fellow at Menzies, Senior Specialist Clinical and Laboratory Haematologist at Royal Darwin Hospital, and an Associate Professor at Flinders U...

2530. Overview

      Reducing the risk of P. vivax after falciparum infections in co-endemic areas - a randomized controlled trial (PRIMA)   Aim: To simplify malaria treatment in co-endemic areas, by assessing the use of primaquine radical cure in Plasmodium fa...

2531. Overview

        Aims:   To determine key characteristics of population level diet in remote communities, and model the cost of dietary improvement and cost benefit of a subsidy on fruit, vegetables, water and diet soft drinks.  Summary: ...

2532. Overview

      Aims: To provide more evidence as to whether antibiotics are necessary for all exacerbations (worsening of symptoms) caused by non-cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis. Objectives: To run a large national, multi-centre, double blin...

2533. Australian Society for Microbiology award for Professor Phil Giffard

      Professor Phil Giffard has been recognised for his exceptional service and contributions to science by the Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM) with the society’s Distinguished Service Award. Prof Giffard is the Head of Laboratory Sci...

2534. Overview

      Aims: We aim to prevent TB disease through scaling-up of new shorter regimens for treating latent TB infection in the Northern Territory. Objectives: In this study we will: Implement a newer shorter rifapentine-based regimen for treatmen...

2535. Current projects

      EFFORT clinical trial: Effectiveness of tafenoquine and primaquine Evaluating zoonotic malaria transmission and agricultural land use in Indonesia - ZOOMAL Stronger Health Systems for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and malaria Fleming Fund C...

2536. HREA

      You may use the NHMRC HREA form if your application is to be lodged in other states or territories as well as the NT, but please check other HREC requirements before doing so. For research conducted in the NT, please include the NT specific requirements.

2537. Overview

      Aims: Studying children aged <24 months presenting to the Royal Darwin Hospital with a clinical diagnosis of bronchiolitis to: determine the validity and reliability of a bronchiolitis scoring system, examine if the score predic...

2538. Resources

      Public health messaging Vaccine information videos Australia Language Video QR code Burarra   COVID-19 vaccine information with the Chair of th...

2539. Overview

      Aims: To determine the optimal thiamine dose required for: Treatment of acute symptomatic Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) among alcohol-dependent patients Reducing or preventing subclinical WKS-related brain damage in ‘at-r...

2540. 4. NT HREC standard application process.

      1. Choose the appropriate ethics committee 2. Consult with the HREC admin office 3. Important dates and deadlines 4. Which form to use and how to submit it 5. Possible supporting documents 6. Common problems 7. What happens next? ...

2541. Selected publications

      Littlejohn, M., Davies, J., Yuen, L., Edwards, R., Sozzi, T., Jackson, K., et al. (2014). Molecular Virology of Hepatitis B virus Sub-Genotype C4 in Northern Australian Indigenous Population. Journal of Medical Virology, 4(86), 695-706. Da...

2542. Overview

      Summary: The Darwin Prospective Melioidosis Study aims to understand the clinical and microbiological aspects of melioidosis in the Top End and collaborate with colleagues globally through the International Melioidosis Network. This information is t...

2543. Overview

      Aim: The PROLIFICA-NT project – Prevention of Liver Fibrosis and Cancer Australia – Northern Territory aims to  provide initial validation and demonstrate the feasibility of using a urinary metabolite screening assay for hepato...

2544. Overview

      Aims: Primary aim Among children and young adults with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD), can acute respiratory exacerbations be reduced during 12 months of treatment with either: a) Oral azithromycin (given 3 times a week) compared to place...

2545. Overview

      Aims: Primary aim: To determine whether 12-months of weekly azithromycin (compared to placebo) improves clinical outcomes of Indigenous children (aged <2-years) hospitalised with an acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI)? Secondary...

2546. 2016 Menzies Oration

      2016 Menzies Oration: 'Truth Telling and Generosity: Healing the Heart of a Nation' We are pleased to announce The Hon Linda Burney MP will deliver the 2016 Menzies Oration on Friday, 18 November at the Darwin Convention Centre. ...

2547. Overview

      Aims: To collect saliva DNA samples from 500 Indigenous RHD patients and 1000 matched controls – participants of a similar age – for genotyping to better understand the pathogenesis (development patterns) of Rheumatic Heart Disease (R...

2548. Publications

      Davis J.S., Cheng, A.C., McMillan, M., Humphrey, A., Stephens, D.P., & Anstey, N.M. (2011). Sepsis in the tropical Northern Territory of Australia: high disease burden with disproportionate impact on Indigenous Australians. Med...

2549. Overview

      Aims: To determine if simple, cheap regimens of oral antibiotics will lead to equivalent cure rates of impetigo (skin sores) to those achieved with penicillin injections. To examine the relative contribution of Staphylococcus aureus to the...

2550. Low Risk Human Research

      Low Risk Human Research Level of risk in research The National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2023), classifies research according to the potential degree of risk involved. (N.S. 2.1). If research targets specific p...

2551. Overview

      The phrase “Mura Moegi Kazil Sagulau” means “All Children Play” in the Kala Lagaw Ya language of the Near Western Islands of Mabuiag, Badu and Moa of the Torres Strait Islands. It is the title of a parenting program in the To...

2552. Publications

      Nevio Sarmento, Endang Soares da Silva, Ismael Barreto, João C. Ximenes, Julia M. Angelina, Dircia M. Correia, Silvia M. Babo, Ari Jayanti P. Tilman, Antonio Salles de Sousa, Elisabeth Hornay, Lourenço C. Ico, Filipe de ...

2553. Selected publications

      1. Condon JR, Zhang X, Dempsey K, Garling L, Guthridge S. (2016) Trends in cancer incidence and survival for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the Northern Territory. Medical Journal of Australia;205(10):454-458.  2. Coffey P, Con...

2554. Photo Gallery | Long Service Awards

      ​​​​​2020 is the seventh year of Menzies long service awards, recognising 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30-year service milestones recorded in the calendar year. 25 members of staff were eligible for this year’s awards. Scroll down fo...

2555. Selected publications

      Rasmussen DN, Vieira N, Honge BL, Jespersen S, Bjerregaard-Andersen M, Oliveira I, Furtado A, [...], Unger HW. HIV-1 and HIV-2 prevalence, risk factors and birth outcomes among pregnant women in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau: A retrospective cross-sectional...

2556. Selected publications

      Mchugh L, Marshall HS, Perrett KP Nolan T, Wood N, Lambert SB, Richmond P, Ware RS, Binks P, Binks MJ, Andrews RM (2018). The Safety of Influenza and Pertussis Vaccination in Pregnancy in a Cohort of Australian Mother-Infant P...

2557. Latest news

        Presentation | VivaxGEN framework In May 2022, A/Prof. Sarah Auburn presented to the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study Group on Epidemiological Markers (ESGEM). This webinar focused on the VivaxG...

2558. Selected publications

      Holt, D.C., Harris, T.M., Hughes, J.T., Lilliebridge, R., Croker, D., Graham, S., Hall, H., Tong, S.Y., Giffard, P.M. Longitudinal whole-genome based comparison of carriage and infection associated Staphylococcus aureus in northern Australian dialys...

2559. Resources

      Main study publication Taylor, W., Thriemer, K. et al. (2019). Short-course primaquine for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria: a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled non-inferiority trial. Lancet, 394(10202), 929–938. doi:1...

2560. Selected publications

      1. Rohatgi, R., Ross, M.J.,Majoni, S.W., (2017) Telenephrology: current perspectives and future directions  Kidney International, in press. 2. Hughes, J.T., Barzi, F., Hoy, W.E., Jones, G.R.D., Rathnayake, G., Majoni, S.W., et al, (2017) Biliru...

2561. Overview

      Goal: Hep B PAST – Partnership Approach to Sustainably eliminating Chronic Hepatitis B in the Northern Territory (NT) - is working towards the elimination of chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in t...

2562. Overview

      Medication Monitoring in NT Indigenous kidney transplant recipients Overview: Kidney transplantation outcomes for Indigenous Australians have been consistently worse than those of non-Indigenous Australians. Analyses using ANZDATA have demonstrat...

2563. Selected publications

      Hare, K.M., Marsh, R.L., Binks, M.J., Grimwood, K., Pizzutto, S.J., Leach, A.J., Chang, A.B. & Smith-Vaughan, H.C. (2013). Quantitative PCR confirms culture as the gold standard for detection of lower airway infection by nontypeable Haemophi...

2564. Current projects

      Preventing recurrent ALRIs (PETAL) study: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial Bronchiectasis Action Management Plan (BAMP) Study: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial Bronchiectasis App evaluation LOng Term follow Up improves clin...

2565. Cutting Edge Science

      Speakers: Associate Professor Steve Tong | Staphylococcus, Professor Ric Price | Malaria, Mark Mayo | Melioidosis

2566. Publications

      Chen, W., Howard, K., Gorham, G., Abeyaratne, A., Zhao, Y., Adegboye, O., Kangaharan, N., Taylor, S., Maple-Brown, L., Heard, S., Talukder, M. R., Baghbanian, A., Majoni, S. W., Cass, A., & Territory Kidney Care Steering Committee. (2025). ...

2567. Overview

      Aims: This research project is intended to provide preliminary information to invest in a more comprehensive four-stage youth Justice Reinvestment process in Katherine. Justice Reinvestment (JR) is an internationally recognised approach that focuses...

2568. Overview

      Implementation of M. leprae qPCR for close-contact screening and index case confirmation in Timor-Leste (LEPRAE-TL)   Aims: This study will be the first to investigate the application of molecular diagnostics for M. leprae in Timor-Leste....

2569. Selected publications

        Chen W, Howard K, Gorham G, Abeyaratne A, Zhao Y, Adegboye O, Kangaharan N, Taylor S, Maple-Brown L, Heard S, Talukder R, Baghbanian A, Majoni SW, Cass A. Cost-effectiveness of clinical decision support to improve CKD outcomes among First ...

2570. Selected publications

      Giffard, P.M., Andersson P., Wilson J., Buckley C., Lilliebridge R, Harris, T.M., Kleinecke M., O’Grady K.F., Huston W.M., Lambert S.B., Whiley D.M. and Holt D.C. (2018) CtGEM typing: Discrimination of Chlamydia trachomatis ocular and uro...

2571. Selected publications

      Barr, E. L. M., Zimmet, P. Z., Welborn, T. A., Jolley, D., Magliano, D. J., Dunstan, D. W., Cameron, A. J., Dwyer, T., Taylor, H. R., Tonkin, A. M., Wong, T. Y., McNeil, J., & Shaw, J. E. (2007). Risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in...

2572. Selected publications

      Marsh RL, Binks MJ, Smith-Vaughan HC, Janka M, Clark S, Richmond P, Chang AB, Thornton RB. Prevalence and subtyping of biofilms present in bronchoalveolar lavage from children with protracted bacterial bronchitis or non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasi...

2573. Overview

      Aims: To trial an evaluation approach that utilised a tool that incorporated the constructs and principles of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and ecological theory for use primarily in the remote Australian Aboriginal community setting. ...

2574. Publications

      Binks MJ, Beissbarth J, Oguoma VM, Pizzutto SJ, Leach AJ, Smith-Vaughan HC, McHugh L, Andrews RM, Webby R, Morris PS, Chang AB.  Acute lower respiratory infections in Indigenous infants in Australia's Northern Territory across three eras of...

2575. Overview

      vivaxGEN: A global collaboration using translational genomics to develop new molecular surveillance tools to support the elimination of P. vivax Aim: To develop novel molecular surveillance tools that provide clinically relevant information on em...

2576. Overview

      Aims: To co-design an approach to studying Strep A burden and transmission in a remote community that is acceptable to community members, builds in reciprocal benefit and is scientifically valid.   Objectives:  Share knowledge ...

2577. Selected publications

      Ruffles TJC, Goyal V, Marchant JM, Masters IB, Yerkovich ST, Buntain HM, Cook A, Schultz A, Upham JW, Champion A, Versteegh L, Chang AB. Duration of amoxicillin-clavulanate for protracted bacterial bronchitis in children (DACS): a multi-centre, doub...

2578. Selected publications

      Pathogenesis Kho S, Qotrunnada L, Leonardo L, Andries B, […], Buffet P, Anstey N.M. (2021). Hidden Biomass of Intact Malaria Parasites in the Human Spleen. New England J Medicine; 384(21):2067-2069. doi:10.1056/NEJMc2023884. Kho S, Qotru...

2579. Overview

      Aims:  FoodFox is an innovative food and nutrition tracking and reporting system that translates food and beverage sales data into food and nutrient information to support decision makers in improving nutrition and to build an evidence base for...

2580. Photo gallery | 2022 Menzies End of Year Awards

      In December, we were proud to host our end of year awards ceremony, as a chance to celebrate the continuous service of our staff and recognize team members who have excelled throughout the year.  Celebrating continuous service: 30 years of s...

2581. Selected publications

        Binks MJ, Bleakley AS, Pizzutto SJ, Lamberth M, Powell V, Nelson J, Kirby A, Morris PS, Simon D, Mulholland EK, Rathnayake G, Leach AJ, D'Antoine H, Licciardi PV, Snelling T, & Chang AB. (2023). Randomised controlled trial of perin...

2582. Expert Commentary

      Dr Michael Livingston, Senior Research Fellow Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University This report provides a comprehensive first look at the impact of the implementation of the Banned Drinkers Register in September 2017. The re...

2583. Publications

      Click here to view more malaria publications in PubMed. Key publications in 2019 Kho, S., Andries, B., Poespoprodjo, J.R., Commons, R.J., Shanti, P.A.I., Kenangalem E, Douglas NM, Simpson JA, Sugiarto P, Anstey N.M. ​​& ...

2584. ABC Radio | Take Heart: Deadly Heart

      Senior Noongar woman Vicki Wade is the director of RHD Australia, and has 40 years of experience in healthcare. She's also a co-producer of Take Heart: Deadly Heart, a documentary that tells the story of how remote Aboriginal communities are adopting innovative strategies to eliminate rheumatic heart disease.

2585. About

      Bibliography: Rishu Thakur is a postdoctoral researcher with the climate change team. Her current work focuses on improving climate resilience and environmental awareness in remote Australia. Her research integrates citizen science-driven data colle...

2586. Boosting quality of life for kids with lung disease

      Bronchiectasis is a relatively rare condition in developed countries; however many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the Northern Territory have bronchiectasis.

2587. Current projects

        Delayed versus early pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in malnourished children in Timor-Leste

2588. Current projects

      FoodFox Act on Salt Healthy Stores 2020

2589. Current projects

      Hearing for Learning Initiative

2590. Current projects

      Engaging Stakeholders in Identifying Priority Evidence-Practice Gaps and Strategies for Improvement (the ESP Project)  ABCD National Research Partnership Sentinel sites evaluation of the Indigenous chronic disease packag...

2591. Current Projects

      Child and Youth Development Research Partnership (CYDRP)  Healthy Homes Monitoring and Evaluation Project Hearing for Learning Initiative (HfLI)  NT Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-visiting (MESCH) program evaluation

2592. Current projects

      Menzies-Ramaciotti Centre Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia AIMhi

2593. December 2022

      Read the latest stories included in the December 2022 Healthy Tomorrow update.

2594. Current projects

      Epidemiology of adverse maternal and infant perinatal outcomes in the Northern Territory (1994-2014) FluMum: Adverse perinatal outcomes and congenital anomalies in Australian mothers and infants following Influenza and pertussis vaccination in pre...

2595. Current projects

      PneuMatters Study: Preventing early-onset pneumonia in children through maternal immunisation: a multi-centre randomised control trial (RCT) Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) schedules for the Northern Territory (NT): randomised controlled tria...

2596. David's story

      David, of Aldinga Beach, south of Adelaide, is a Southern Elder of Kaurna and Peramangk decent. He smoked for more than 30 years and said he started smoking at age 11 to be accepted as one of the “cool kids".  When he received a diagnos...

2597. Finding out What Matters across the life course

      A new research program focused on finding out wellbeing measures across the life course for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, youth and adults is highlighting the importance of culture. The What Matters Wellbeing Research Program (What...

2598. Good moves – good buildings: two sites, one Menzies

      The new buildings at Charles Darwin University (CDU), the one under construction at the Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) campus, and the upgrade to the existing John Mathews Building (JMB), will create capacity for significant growth for Menzies to conti...

2599. Improving our understanding to eliminate malaria

      Image credit: Pearl Gan in association with Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), Vietnam and Eijkman-Oxford Clinical Research Unit (EOCRU), Indonesia. New research by Menzies’ malaria team is identifying innovative new ways t...

2600. July 2023

      Read the latest stories included in the July 2023 Healthy Tomorrow update.

2601. Overview

      Aim: To better understand the functional immune response and the relationship between different measures of the immune response and the bacteriologic and clinical efficacy of new and novel schedules of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) ...

2602. Overview

      Aims: To test whether a family-based program about second hand smoke will reduce the number of clinic presentations of infants for respiratory illness. Objectives: To provide high-level evidence of the efficacy to reduce respiratory il...

2603. Overview

      The Story of Our Children and Young People (the Story) is a series of reports that provide a comprehensive picture of the wellbeing of Northern Territory children and young people. It includes data, at regional level, against key indicators of the well...

2604. Projects

      Brain stories Development of the ‘stay strong’ iPad app.

2605. Overview

      Aims:  To develop a monitoring tool based on indicator foods that: reflected the key dietary problems in remote Indigenous communities could be used by stakeholders as part of a progressive cycle of planning, action and reassessment for...

2606. Overview

      Aims: To reduce the prevalence of scabies, skin sores and tinea in five remote Indigenous communities, as these conditions are endemic in children aged <15 years. Summary: Skin infections are most commonly due to Group A st...

2607. Overview

      Title: Determining Streptococcus pneumoniae nasopharyngeal carriage among children less than five years of age in Timor-Leste: A cross-sectional survey prior to introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines Aim: The aim of this study is to u...

2608. Overview

      EFFORT clinical trial: Effectiveness of novel approaches to radical cure with tafenoquine and primaquine   Aim: To compare the effectiveness, safety, cost-effectiveness and feasibility of novel radical cure options. Rationale: The...

2609. Projects

      Current projects: Childhood Anaemia – Knowledge and Resource Development Project Building capacity to evaluate and monitor dietary intake at remote communities Anaemia Evaluation Past projects: Full Moon Strategy Evaluation C...

2610. Time for a shift in focus to improve food affordability for remote customers

      People living in remote communities in Australia pay the highest average prices in the nation for food, and this affects their access to healthy food and drink.

2611. Publications

      Grealy, L., Howey, K. & Lea, T. "Intermittent Urgency and States of Deferral – Or, How Many Houses for a Mine?" Australian Journal of Social Issues. DOI: 10.1002/ajs4.363  Grealy, L. 2023. “Permeable Housing...

2612. Resources

      'No Germs on Me' | School kids 'No Germs on Me' | Young boy and baby 'No Germs on Me' | Young family 'No Germs on Me' handwashing campaign material Global hand washing day song Hand washing four fingers game...

2613. Resources

       Respiratory flipcharts:   Asthma (short wind in children) Bronchiolitis (lower respiratory tract infection) Pneumonia in children  Chronic suppurative lung disease bronchiectasis (chronic lung sickness). Respirato...

2614. Scholarships

      MSc/PhD Scholarship opportunity: Identifying antimicrobial and antibiofilm properties of traditional medicinal plants in northern Australia   An exciting MSc or PhD scholarship opportunity working with a national team of scientists is availabl...

2615. Selected publications

      Dingwall, K. M., Pinkerton, J., & Lindeman, M. A. (2013). People like numbers: a descriptive study of cognitive assessment methods in clinical practice for Aboriginal Australians in the Northern Territory. BMC Psychiatry, 13(42), 13. ...

2616. Selected publications

      Vicendese D, Yerkovich S, Grimwood K, Valery PC, Byrnes CA, Morris PS, Dharmage SC, Chang AB. (2022) Long-term azithromycin in children with bronchiectasis unrelated to cystic fibrosis: treatment effects over time. Chest. S0012-3692(22)03684-4. doi:...