Reduced HIV infection and increased survival among HIV-exposed infants using two newly developed point-of-care tests in Papua New Guinea and China.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1063725

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

HIV contributes significantly to maternal and infant deaths, largely due to limited access to effective antiretroviral drugs among HIV-infected expectant mothers and their HIV-infected infants. Decisions on what and when to start treatment currently depends on sophisticated laboratory tests, unavailable to many. This research is a world-first intervention study to assess the effectiveness and impact of two newly developed and unique low-cost rapid point-of-care tests.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2017

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $952,841.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Family Care

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

CD4 | antiretrovirals | developing countries | diagnostic assay | human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | infectious diseases | maternal and child health | paediatric | preventive medicine | public health

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