The Univeristy of Melbourne The Royal Melbourne Hopspital

A joint venture between The University of Melbourne and The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Laos

Capacity building

National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship
Project leaders(s): Associate Professor Kirsty Buising, Professor Karin Thursky, Dr Rodney James
Collaborator(s): Laos Ministry of Health

Antimicrobial use surveillance and antimicrobial stewardship capacity building

WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis

Project leader(s): Associate Professor Ben Cowie
Collaborator(s): Laos Ministry of HealthWorld Health OrganisationWHO Western Pacific Region

The WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis provides:

  • Diagnostic testing surveillance
  • Advocacy
  • Education
  • Workshops
  • Training
  • Policy advice
  • Monitoring and evaluation
  • Needs and situational assessments
  • Laboratory analysis

Incentives for early declaration and effective prevention of avian influenza in the Mekong

McVernon group and the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory
Project leader(s): Professor Jodie McVernon
Collaborator(s): Nossal Institute for Global Health; NIPH Cambodia; Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute; Pasteur Institute (Vietnam); Health Strategy and Policy Institute (Vietnam); Hanoi University of Public Health (Vietnam)
Funding: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

This collaboration with the Nossal Institute seeks to apply insights from human health systems development to the strengthening of veterinary health systems in Greater Mekong Subregion countries, to enhance early reporting of animal infections and reduce the risks of zoonotic disease.