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Historical publications

Evaluation of the National Donovonosis Eradication Project 2001-2004

A report prepared for the department by La Trobe University in 2005

In this section:

The National Donovanosis Eradication Project was established in 2000 with the aim of developing, augmenting and maintaining capacity in primary health care centres to assist in the elimination of donovanosis within the near future. Subsequently, the National Donovanosis Eradication Advisory Committee initiated an evaluation of the project to determine the successes and weaknesses of the project to date, and to determine the need for, and the scope of, future funding for the eradication of donovanosis.

This evaluation included an epidemiological review and a series of in-depth interviews with stakeholders employed in surveillance, pathology, health services and government.


The evaluation complements the report Donovanosis: Control or eradication-a situational review of Donovanosis in Aboriginal and Torres Strait populations in Australia’

To download the PDF version of this report:


Evaluation of the National Donovonosis Eradication Project 2001- 2004 (PDF 664 KB)


If you are unable to download this report, please send an email to: oatsih.enquiries@health.gov.au for a copy to be sent to you


Related links

Donovanosis: Control or eradication-a situational review of Donovanosis in Aboriginal and Torres Strait populations in Australia