Closing the gap in Indigenous Lung Health

Funded Activity Summary

Respiratory illness in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is very common with long term consequences in Indigenous Australians. Thus prevention and/or early treatment potentially change the child’s life trajectory for lung health. Partnering key researchers in Brisbane, Sydney, New Zealand and USA, we will undertake appropriate clinical studies (treatment and preventative) that are most likely to improve lung health outcomes in young Indigenous children. We will focus on increasing participation of Indigenous people and end-users.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Centres of Research Excellence

Funding Amount: $2,498,845.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Aboriginal child | bronchiectasis | indigenous | randomised controlled trial (RCT) | respiratory infection | vaccine efficacy

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