September 2021

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 Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology...
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 involved in consultations, podcasts,...
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. Her Honour the Honourable Vicki O'Halloran AO,...
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-alcohol beverages in Australia,...
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 Research John Wakerman said the study...
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, and the Doherty Institute. The study...
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 the soil-dwelling bacterium, Burkholderia...
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 laboratory settings, while emphasising the importance...
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 involved in consultations, podcasts,...

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