
Six HOT NORTH pilot projects named
The pilot projects will help researchers perform early studies that could lead to future external funding.
The pilot projects will help researchers perform early studies that could lead to future external funding.
The pilot projects will help researchers perform early studies that could lead to future external funding.
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.
The pilot projects are an integral component of the HOT NORTH program, as they assist northern researchers to conduct preliminary research that could lead to future external funding. Projects will help to close the gap in Indigenous health disadvantage, provide new evidence to combat tropical diseases and prepare and protect the north from emerging infectious threats. HOT NORTH has five themes, with pilot projects in the first round awarded to researchers in skin health, chronic diseases, antimicrobial resistance and emerging threats and diseases transmitted by mosquitoes.
The first round of pilot projects were awarded to:
HOT NORTH is funded as part of the Australian Government’s Northern Australia Tropical Disease Collaborative Research Program derived from policies outlined in the White Paper, Developing Northern Australia.
The HOT NORTH participating institutions are: