Projects

This study will develop a biomarker-based diagnostic model of severe malaria, using easily measured biomarkers such as platelet counts and white blood counts.

A better understanding of the stress faced by families of critically ill patients is important to improve relationships and trust between medical staff and families.

This study aims to investigate the inappropriate use of antibiotics in children with common childhood illnesses at Kanti Children’s Hospital in Nepal. Involving 450 parents/guardians of children aged 1 month to 14 years, the research will use a structured questionnaire, the Parental Perceptions on Antibiotics (PAPA) instrument, and in-depth interviews. The study will explore factors such as demographic characteristics, self-medication with antibiotics, accessibility to healthcare, and parental perceptions of antibiotic use. The findings will provide insights into antibiotic misuse, which could inform public health messaging and strategies for promoting rational antibiotic use in the community.

The IBIS study is an observational cohort study seeking to describe the clinical presentation, causes, treatment, and outcome of patients with central nervous systems infections in Indonesia.

The aim of this implementation study is to demonstrate the proof-of-concept that context-specific implementation of acute HIV infection diagnostic screening.

This study will investigate drug-tolerant tuberculosis (TB) bacterial cells in TB patients to understand their frequency, the factors that govern their development, and how their presence might influence the outcomes of treatment.

This study aims to investigate how primaquine, an antimalarial drug, induces hemolytic toxicity in individuals with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD), focusing on the role of the enzyme CYP2D6 in this process.

Our aim is to better understand the natural history of the infection. This is important to inform the development of intervention strategies and is highly relevant for the current global response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Our aim is to connect journalists working in print and news media with principles of science and research.

‘Just Transitions’ brings together social science and humanities researchers from diverse backgrounds and differentially affected regions to discuss what a just and equitable transition will mean for containing and mitigating antimicrobial resistance.