The Univeristy of Melbourne The Royal Melbourne Hopspital

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

East Timor

Capacity building

Victorian Infectious Disease Reference Laboratory 
Project leader(s): Dr Julian DruceDr Mike Catton
Collaborator(s): National Health Laboratory Dili

A capacity building relationship between VIDRL and the National Health Laboratory in Dili. Training and mentorship of staff in Australia and Timor-Leste.

The Fleming Fund Fellowship Program

Project leader(s): Professor Benjamin Howden, Professor Kirsty Buising
Collaborator(s): Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of MelbourneAsia Pacific Centre for Animal Health and Australian Animal Health Laboratory, CSIRO
Funding: The Fleming Fund

The Fleming Fund Fellowships offer a program of on-the-job training, mentoring and professional development to improve the capability and capacity of in-country institutions and staff to respond to the threat of antimicrobial resistance across human and animal health. The Doherty Institute is currently running programs in Bhutan, Nepal and Timor-Leste.