Global Health initiative
The Global Health initiative will invest $28.4 million over 10 years to fund projects that improve our understanding of global health threats and how best to tackle them. The initial focus is on tackling antimicrobial resistance and drug-resistant tuberculosis.
What is the Global Health initiative?
The Global Health initiative funds projects that improve our understanding of, and responses to, threats to our national health security. The initial focus is on tackling antimicrobial resistance and drug-resistant tuberculosis. It will invest $28.4 million over 10 years.
Global Health incorporates the following Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) initiatives:
- National Security Against Pandemic Risk (now completed)
- Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance in Aged Care Facilities
This initiative will also fund new projects in the future.
Why is the Global Health initiative important?
Health threats such as antibiotic-resistant bacteria and drug-resistant tuberculosis can quickly spread within countries and between countries. This initiative funds projects that:
- improve our understanding of antimicrobial resistance in residential aged care facilities
- support our understanding of global health threats like drug-resistant tuberculosis
- inform the development of new tools to fight them
What are the goals of the Global Health initiative?
This initiative aims to develop understanding and tools to fight threats to Australia’s national health security from the regional and global challenges of antimicrobial resistance and drug-resistant tuberculosis.
How will we meet these goals?
We will meet these goals by:
- building collaboration between Australia and Pacific Island countries
- supporting workforce development in Pacific Island countries by transferring knowledge and capability
- developing strategies that improve outcomes for individuals and the community
See the initiative snapshot for details of how we plan to meet these goals.
This snapshot shows this initiative at a glance. It includes budgets, early funding priorities and grant timelines, as at November 2019. Researchers and other stakeholders can use it to plan for upcoming opportunities and see how the initiative will be established, expanded and embedded over time.
Who works with us on the Global Health initiative?
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) funds the initiative.
Our Health and Medical Research Office oversees this and other MRFF initiatives.
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) administers this initiative.
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Status
Upcoming grants
There are no upcoming grant opportunities.
Open grant rounds
There are currently no open grant opportunities.
Grants being assessed
No grant rounds are currently being assessed.
Grants awarded
We have awarded or announced the following grants under this initiative, as at 25 March 2021.
| Funded Institution | Project Name | Chief Investigator/s | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Monash University |
Stepped-wedge Trial to increase antibiotic Appropriateness in Residential aged care facilities and model Transmission of antimicrobial resistance (The START Research Program) |
Professor Anton Peleg |
$1,826,399 |
|
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Limited |
Using metagenomics and the Registry of Ageing South Australians to understand carriage and transmission of antimicrobial resistance in the elderly |
Associate Professor Geraint Rogers |
$1,731,374 |
|
The University of Queensland |
Cluster randomised trial of a multimodal intervention to reduce antimicrobial use in residential aged care facilities |
Professor David Paterson |
$1,199,976 |
|
University of South Australia |
Turning antimicrobial resistance in residential aged care inside-out from the patient to facility level |
Doctor Henrietta Venter |
$1,142,252 |
|
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations |
National Security Against Pandemic Risk Program |
Not applicable |
$2,000,000 |
|
Burnet Institute |
Comprehensive community-based solutions to reduce MDR transmission in a high incidence setting |
Professor Stephen Graham |
$2,508,423 |
|
University of Melbourne |
Rapid detection of drug resistant tuberculosis using real-time sequencing |
Professor Lachlan Coin |
$784,967 |
|
University of Melbourne |
Preparing Fiji for Pathogens with Critical Antimicrobial Resistance |
Professor Kirsty Buising |
$823,055 |
|
University of Sydney |
Pathway to the Elimination of Antibiotic-Resistant Tuberculosis in the Pacific |
Professor Barend Marais |
$4,248,555 |
|
Total |
$16,265,000 |
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Related information
See a list of all MRFF grant recipients.
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National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
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