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Risk and protective factors

Early childhood development occurs within the context of multiple environments, with a vast range of factors in these environments exerting influence on different aspects of a child’s development.

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Improving delivery of secondary prophylaxis for rheumatic heart disease

Jonathan Carapetis AM AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Executive Director; Co-Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH 08 6319 1000 contact@

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Indigenous young people's resilience and wellbeing

Carrington Shepherd PhD Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research Associate Areas of research expertise: Population health; Aboriginal and Torres

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Kindy Readiness Project

Desiree Jackie Lisa Susan Silva Davis Gibson Prescott MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD BSc (Hons) BA (Hons), MPsych, PhD MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP Co-Head, ORIGINS

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Mitochondrial Gene Therapy

Aleksandra Filipovska BSc PhD Louis Landau Chair in Child Health Research; NHMRC Leadership Fellow; Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for

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Newborn Nasal Sampling Evaluation (NOSE) Study

Desiree Stephen Susan Silva Stick Prescott MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD MB BChir PhD MRCP FRACP MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP Co-Head, ORIGINS Head, P4

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Pacific Early Age Readiness and Learning (PEARL) Programme in Tonga

The (PEARL) Programme, implemented by the World Bank, aims to support Pacific Island Countries in building capacity to design, implement, and monitor evidence-based policies and programs for primary schools.

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A study to determine the safety and immunogenicity of 10-valent and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in Papua New Guinean children

Deborah Peter Peter Lehmann Jacoby Richmond AO, MBBS, MSc BA (Hons) MSc MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP Honorary Emeritus Fellow Biostatistician Head, Vaccine

Play Active Program

Physical activity is critical during the early years of life for a child’s health and development.

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PLAYCE 2 School: Moving well for optimal child health and development

Hayley Liz Gina Pulan Zino Christian Wenden Trapp Bai Phiri BSc (1st Class Hons), PhD W.Aust. BHlthSc MPH BHSc(Hons1A), RPHNutr, PhD BSc, MPH BSc