Research & Training to reduce morbidity & mortality from malaria in Papua ( Indonesia)& Papua New Guinea [ 2004 - 2008 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Nicholas Anstey (Principal investigator) ,  Dr Emiliana Tjitra ,  Dr Paul Harijanto ,  Prof Isi Kevau ,  Prof Peter Sly
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Brief description Malaria kills many thousands of people each year in Indonesia and PNG. This project will look at better ways to treat and prevent malaria. The team will examine whether using new combinations of drugs in clinics can reduce the amount of severe malaria seen in Papua. The team will examine whether giving people with severe malaria arginine, a naturally occurring amino acid, can increase molecules that may protect against severe malaria. Finally it will examine how lung damage occurs in people with severe malaria and whether this can be predicted.

Funding Amount $AUD 1,649,828.00

Funding Scheme NHMRC Strategic Awards

Notes International Collaborative Research Grant