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Moort Vax Waangkiny: Understanding reasons for routine vaccine uptake among Aboriginal children aged <5 years in Perth (Boorloo) metro

Aboriginal children aged younger than 5 years in Perth (Boorloo) have lower vaccine uptake compared to non-Aboriginal children.

“You’re telling us to go first?!” COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination experiences among Aboriginal adults in Western Australia

Globally, Indigenous populations have been disproportionately impacted by pandemics. In Australia, though national infection rates with COVID-19 infections in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were lower in the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was soon a greater burden in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Island people once Omicron was circulating. Uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine was also lower among Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

SunSmart messaging for WA young people

Engaging young people in sun safety messaging is important because they are vulnerable to the harmful long-term effects of too much sun exposure.

One in six kids found to have Strep A throughout Kimberley region

An alarming number of Strep A infections are going unnoticed throughout classrooms in Broome and Derby according to a major study by The Kids Research Institute Australia aiming to reduce the burden of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD).

Cure4CF Grant a boost for innovative Cystic Fibrosis research

A $350,000 Cure4 Cystic Fibrosis grant is set to propel the Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre’s Phage WA program forward, supercharging its fight against antimicrobial resistant (AMR) lung infections in people with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) using  cutting-edge phage therapy.

Crucial advancement in the treatment of childhood sarcoma

Cure Cancer and The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher Dr Ben Wylie announced new potential treatment in time for Childhood Sarcoma Awareness month.

The Kids Research Institute Australia's Mitch Messer wins at WA of the Year Awards

The Kids Research Institute Australia extends its warmest congratulations to health consumer champion Mitch Messer, who won the Community category at the 2024 West Australian of the Year awards last night.

Infectious diseases advocate and child disability researcher named as finalists for national awards

Congratulations to prominent consumer advocate Catherine Hughes and The Kids Research Institute Australia honorary researcher Dr Noula Gibson, who have been named finalists in Research Australia’s 2023 Health and Medical Research Awards.

RSV vaccine for pregnant women provides protection for babies: study

A world-first study has found a new vaccine against potentially deadly respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is safe and effective for use in pregnant women, to help protect their babies.

Mineral Resources and The Kids Research Institute Australia join forces to enhance the social and emotional wellbeing of Western Australia’s young Aboriginal People

Mineral Resources Limited has proudly committed its support as Principal Partner of the ground-breaking research project Yawardani Jan-ga