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Australian Strep A Vaccine Initiative (ASAVI)

The Australian Strep A Vaccine Initiative (ASAVI) is an Australian-led global initiative with the goal of reducing the disease burden caused by Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) infection through effective vaccination.

Interventions to eliminate rheumatic heart disease

Funded by a 5-year NHMRC Investigator grant to implement a strategy to eliminate rheumatic heart disease (RHD) as a public health problem in Australia.

RHD Screening Program - GE Healthcare

This project aims to empower local clinicians with skills and knowledge of using handheld echocardiography (HAND) that will allow for mobile service provision into remote Indigenous communities.

Head-to-head Pharmacokinetic Comparison of Bicillin ® L-A versus Lyophilised (Powdered) Benzathine Penicillin G administered by the Intramuscular and Subcutaneous Routes

Fiji has one of the highest burdens of RHD is in the world and RHD is the second most common cause of death in young people in Fiji.

ARIEL study

This study will test the hypothesis that the mechanisms of childhood asthma begin in the respiratory tract as early as birth.

Do exposures before conception influence the risk of asthma in the offspring?

David Martino BSc PhD Head, Chronic Diseases Research David.Martino@thekids.org.au Head, Chronic Diseases Research Assoc. Prof David Martino is the

Vulnerable from the first breath - epithelial dysfunction and respiratory outcomes in children

We have been studying the importance of the epithelial cells lining the airways in the nose and lungs.

Adaption and implementation of Aboriginal child lung health tools for northern Western Australia

André Schultz MBChB, PhD, FRACP Head, BREATH Team Head, BREATH Team Prof André Schultz is the Head, BREATH Team at The Kids Research Institute

Metabolomics to predict asthma in children (MAP Study)

Childhood asthma begins as wheeze (a whistling sound produced by the airways during breathing) during preschool age.

Western Australia Paediatric Bronchiectasis Cohort

Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung disease that impairs quality of life and reduces life expectancy.