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The late Scientia Professor David Cooper AC, inaugural director of the Kirby Institute, has been commemorated in a biographical memoir published in Historical Records of Australian Science.Professor Cooper was among the first ...

The Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Canberra last week, to formalise a partnership that will strengthen support to in-country partners and leaders to ...

A first-of-its-kind evaluation, led by researchers at UNSW’s Kirby Institute, demonstrates the real-world benefits of community-led molecular point-of-care (POC) testing for sexually transmissible infections (STIs) in remote Australia.Th

Pigs are an ideal ‘mixing vessel’ for avian and human viruses.The United States Department of Agriculture last week reported that a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon was infected with bird flu.As the bird flu situation has evolved, ...

UNSW Sydney has received the largest single philanthropic donation in its history to work with regional partners to tackle one of the deadliest preventable cancers in the Pacific.    The $25.9 million donation from the Swire ...

In acknowledgement and celebration of the expanding growth and impact of First Nations-led research, the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney has launched the Yandamanjang First Nations Health Research Program, at a special event at UNSW ...

Professor Raina MacIntyre from the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney has become a new Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS).Professor MacIntyre was elected for her seminal body of research on vaccinology, ...

Professor Susana Vaz Nery, head of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Research Group at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, leads a team from the Kirby Institute and other research organisations that has been awarded a Synergy Grant of $5 ...

The Kirby Institute mourns the loss of Bill Whittaker, a long-term activist and pioneer who played an instrumental role in Australia's response to HIV.Born in September 1948, Bill enjoyed a distinguished and impactful career that ...

The first provincial-level human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine program for girls aged 9 to 14 has launched in Papua New Guinea, marking a landmark step in the fight against cervical cancer in a country that has among the highest burdens ...

The role of the Census is to provide a comprehensive snapshot of the makeup of the Australian community. These data are critical for informing a wide range of programs, including those related to health. When populations are invisible ...

Over the last decade, HIV diagnoses in Australia have continued to follow a downward trend, according to new data released today by the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney.While there were 722 new HIV diagnoses reported nationally in 2023 – ...

Dr Elke Mitchell, Senior Research Fellow from the Global Health Program at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, has been awarded a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) of $477,266 from the Australian Research Council (ARC). The ...

The Kirby Institute has been awarded a Centres of Research Excellence (CRE) grant of $3 million through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to help control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases in Australia and ...

Australian workers living with long COVID cost the economy, on average, about $9.6 billion in 2022, according to a new study from The Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney, The Australian National University (ANU) and the University of ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern, after rising cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the potential for further spread.This now triggers a coordinated ...

Data just published online shows a worrying increase in infectious syphilis cases in women living in Australia aged 15–44 (referred to as “reproductive age”) and a subsequent rise in transmission from pregnant parent to child. This is ...

World Hepatitis Day (28 July) is an annual global public health day that aims to raise awareness of viral hepatitis. This year, the theme is “It’s Time for Action”, highlighting the need to encourage individuals, partners and the ...