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Pneumonia rates improve in Aboriginal children

New research from The Kids for Child Health Research shows that the pneumococcal vaccine program has contributed to closing of the gap

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Wet cough prevalence among Aboriginal children ‘concerningly high’

The Kids Research Institute Australia and Perth Children’s Hospital clinician-researchers have found more than one in ten children across four remote Kimberley communities have protracted bacterial bronchitis.

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Little improvement in Aboriginal educational performance

The most comprehensive survey every undertaken of Aboriginal education has found little significant improvement in outcomes for children in more than 30 years

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Child health research made possible through Telethon’s support

The generous support of Western Australians through Channel 7’s Telethon is helping to fund life-changing child health research, with two The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers awarded significant grants.

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OPINION: Fiona Stanley and Dan McAullay: Close the Gap focus ignores positives

This opinion article was originally published in the West Australian on July 20, 2023.

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Associate Professor Glenn Pearson

Director of First Nations Strategy and Leadership; Head, First Nations Health and Equity Research

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Australia Day Honours for researchers and esteemed Elder

Four outstanding members of The Kids Research Institute Australia family – three researchers and an Aboriginal Elder co-researcher – have been named in the Australia Day Honours List for their outstanding service to research and the community.

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New eczema storybook to promote healthy skin

A children’s book – written by community, for community – has been launched in Western Australia’s south-west to help children and families understand more about one of the most common inflammatory skin conditions in children.