Developing an educational program aimed at engaging primary care physicians in approaching adolescents to discuss lifestyle risks associated with Non-Communicable Diseases.
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Health Cluster opens applications for Strategic Research Project funding for Educational Initiatives
The Health Cluster of the Australia-Indonesia Centre is offering over $90,000 funding for Strategic Research Project proposals creating Educational Initiatives for the primary prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases. A total budget of $91,456 is available with an expectation that between 2-3 projects will be funded. Consideration will be given to proposals that request AIC Health Cluster funding […]
Health Cluster Announces IAAH World Congress Travel Grants
The Australia-Indonesia Centre Health Cluster is proud to announce travel grant recipients to the International Association of Adolescent Health World Congress in India in October 2017. The group includes esteemed Australian and Indonesian researchers, lecturers and NGO staff from institutions such as Universitas Indonesia, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Universitas Airlangga, Burnet Institute and the University of Sydney. […]
Detecting high risk pregnancies in Indonesia
Women in Indonesia were 21 times more likely to die from childbirth than women in Australia in 2015. Many pregnant women in Indonesia, particularly in remote areas, do not regularly visit health clinics and so complications are not detected and dealt with early enough. In 12 villages on Indonesia’s Madura island, student midwifes are accompanying […]
Signs of the dietary environment: what children learn about nutrition from their surrounds
School-aged children are surrounded by messages about food and nutrition, from shop signs to brand advertising. Linguists from Indonesia and Australia have developed a new way of studying how this affects them, using smartphones and clever analysis. In a project financed by the Australia-Indonesia Centre, the researchers used their phones to take pictures of the […]
Target-target baru untuk vaksin tuberkulosis
Hari TB Sedunia (25 Maret) mengingatkan kita mengenai ancaman TB yang terus meningkat Vaksin-vaksin yang lebih baik dibutuhkan agar dapat melawan TB di tingkat global. Global Fund melaporkan sekitar 9 juta kasus TB baru muncul setiap tahunnya, menempati posisi kedua sebagai penyakit menular paling mematikan di dunia setelah AIDS. Menurut Badan Kesehatan Dunia (WHO), lebih […]
Indonesian and Australian scientists help fight tuberculosis by testing new vaccine targets
World TB Day (March 25) reminds us of the growing TB threat Scientists available for interview in English and Bahasa Indonesia for World TB Day. Better vaccines are needed for the global fight against tuberculosis (TB). The Global Fund reports an estimated nine million new cases globally per year of TB, which is second only […]
Can sunshine help prevent pneumonia?
The possibility of a link between vitamin D deficiency and pneumonia is being investigated in two studies by Indonesian and Australian scientists in Indonesia. They’re tracking the incidence and severity in early childhood of respiratory tract infections, including the common cold, asthma, pneumonia, and bronchiolitis, in hospitals and the community, in the hope of providing […]