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Grant Award View - GA79783
Better penicillin, better hearts: improving secondary prevention of...
GA ID:
GA79783
Agency:
Department of Health and Aged Care
Approval Date:
21-Apr-2020
Publish Date:
26-May-2020
Category:
Health and Medical Research
Grant Term:
1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2025
Value (AUD):
$1,281,125.00
(GST inclusive where applicable)
One-off/Ad hoc:
No
Aggregate Grant Award:
No
PBS Program Name:
DoHAC 19/20 1.1 Health Policy Research and Analysis
Grant Program:
2020_MRFF_Investigator Grants_funding_commencing_2021
Grant Activity:
Better penicillin, better hearts: improving secondary prevention of rheumatic heart disease
Purpose:
Getting ‘the penicillin needle’ every month is the only way we currently have to prevent RHD, but due to pain associated with injections given into the muscle, adherence to this is poor. An injection of penicillin given at a higher dose, but under the skin (subcutaneously) could allow us to schedule the needle every 3 months instead. To get the most from any new penicillin, we also need to know what level of penicillin is required to prevent the sore throats and skin infections that cause RHD.
GO ID:
GO Title:
Investigator Grants: Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Priority Round
Internal Reference ID:
MRF1197177
Selection Process:
Targeted or Restricted Competitive
Confidentiality - Contract:
Yes
Confidentiality Reason(s) - Contract:
Privacy Act 1988
Intellectual property
Intellectual property
Confidentiality - Outputs:
Yes
Confidentiality Reason(s) - Outputs:
Intellectual property
Grant Recipient Details
Recipient Name:
University of Western Australia
Recipient ABN:
37 882 817 280
Grant Recipient Location
Suburb:
Nedlands
Town/City:
Nedlands
Postcode:
6009
State/Territory:
WA
Country:
AUSTRALIA
Grant Delivery Location
State/Territory:
WA
Postcode:
Country:
AUSTRALIA