Publications from the Centre for International Health, Burnet Institute; Menzies School of Health Research; and the Centre for International Child Health, the University of Melbourne. Resources are listed by thematic area below:

Nutrition

Child health

• Improving the quality of care for sick children - WHO Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Sick Children
• Health and development of children who survive complications as newborns
• Health system streghtening for child health
• Respiratory infections, lung health and oxygen

Maternal, newborn and reproductive health

• Community-based care at the time of childbirth
• Universal access to sexual and reproductive health
• Health systems and equity in maternal, newborn and child health
   

Nutrition

Undernutrition in Pacific Island Countries: an issue requiring further attention
Heather Grieve, Jennifer Busch-Hallen, Kate Mellor
Policy brief May 2013

Nutrition and Food Security - Approaches to improving the health of women and children - Nutrition for adolescent girls and women throughout the lifecycle
Course Report November 2012

Development of the Nutrition Critical Appraisal Tool
Briefing Paper November 2012

Nutrition and Food Security Short Course - Approaches to Improving the Health of Women and Children - Nutrition for Infants and Young Children
Course Report November 2011

Nutrition and Food Security Short Course - Approaches to Improving the Health of Women and Children
Course Report August 2011

"Across the Timor Sea": Bringing together health workers from Timor Leste and the Northern Territory to learn about nutrition and food security
Course Summary

Nutrition critical appraisal tool to support governments to prioritise and manage the scaling up of effective interventions
Heather Grieve
Working Paper March 2011

The pre-pregnancy period as an entry point for health and nutrition interventions: experience from the Philippines
Sophie La Vincente, Beth Temple, Kim Mulhollhand
Briefing Paper September 2011

Child health

Improving the quality of care for sick children
By the book: a strategy for improving child health in Lao PDR
Amy Gray
Engage May 2013

Improving capacity for nurses’ critical role in child health in Pacific Island Countries
Samantha Colquhoun, Divi Ogaoga, Mathias Tamou, Titus Nasi, Rami Subhi and Trevor Duke
Policy brief April 2013

Child health nurses in the Solomon Islands: lessons for the Pacific and other developing countries
Samantha Colquhoun, Divi Ogaoga, Mathias Tamou, Titus Nasi, Rami Subhi and Trevor Duke
Human Resources for Health 2012

Antibiotic resistant sepsis in newborns and infants: a major threat to achieving MDG-4 targets 
Trevor Duke, Rami Subhi, Julian Kelly, Lilian Downie
Policy brief January 2013

Community-acquired neonatal and infant sepsis in developing countries: efficacy of WHO's currently recommended antibiotics--systematic review and meta-analysis
Lilian Downie, Raffaela Armiento, Rami Subhi, Julian Kelly, Vanessa Clifford, Trevor Duke
Arch Dis Child 9 November 2012

Global use of the WHO Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children: a systematic survey
Michelle Li, Julian Kelly, Rami Subhi, Wilson Were, Trevor Duke
Paediatrics and International Child Health July 2012

Improving the Quality of Hospital Care for Children in Papua New Guinea: A pilot training course in West New Britain
Trevor Duke
Briefing paper September 2011

Improving quality of hospital care for children
Trevor Duke, Rami Subhi, Julian Kelly, Amy Gray
Policy Brief June 2011

Health and development of children who survive complications as newborns

Improving newborn survival in the WHO South East Asian and Western Pacific Regions -the importance of community and facility based care
Kate Milner, Trevor Duke
Policy Brief June 2011

Health system stregthening for child health
Life-saving embrace: improving newborn survival in the Western Pacific
Trevor Duke
The Conversation 23 March 2013

Child health is improving in PNG, and it's all about the people
Trevor Duke
Engage 20 November 2012

The red tape is hurting those who need us the most
Trevor Duke
The Age 11 December 2011

Papua New Guinea: real progress towards MDG-4 and real challenges
Trevor Duke, William Lagani, David Mokela, W Saweri, Mobumo Kiromat, Paulus Ripa, John Vince, Wendy Pameh, Nakapi Tefuarani, Ilomo Hwaihwanje, Rami Subhi
International Health Journal August 2010

Leadership for child health in the developing countries of the Western Pacific
Rami Subhi, Trevor Duke
Journal of Global Health: June 2011

Effectiveness of pharmacy interventions in improving availability of essential medicines at the primary healthcare level
Michael Nunan, Trevor Duke
Tropical Medicine and International Health: May 2011

Making Medicines more available
Michael Nunan, Trevor Duke
Policy Brief June 2011

The Western Pacific Regional Child Survival Strategy: progress and challenges in implementation
Nelu Jayawardena, Rami Subhi, Trevor Duke
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 48 (2012) 210–219

The Western Pacific Regional Child Survival Strategy: progress and challenges in implementation
Trevor Duke, Rami Subhi, Nelu Jayawardena
Briefing Paper November 2009

Respiratory infections, lung health and oxygen

Oxygen Therapy Pilot Project: Bringing Affordable and Lifesaving Oxygen to Patients in District Hospitals
Ministry of Health, Lao PDR; World Health Organisation
Report February 2012

Setting research priorities to reduce global mortality from childhood pneumonia by 2015
Rudan I, El Arifeen S, Bhutta ZA, Black RE, Brooks A, Chan KY, Chopra M, Duke T, Marsh D, Pio A, Simoes EA, Tamburlini G, Theodoratou E, Weber MW, Whitney CG, Campbell H, Qazi SA; and the WHO/CHNRI Expert Group on Childhood Pneumonia
PLoS Medicine: September 2011

Lactate as a predictor of mortality in Malawian children with WHO-defined pneumonia
Bharat Ramakrishna, Stephen M Graham, Ajib Phiri, Limangeni Mankhambo, Trevor Duke
Arch Dis Child January 2012

The functioning of oxygen concentrators in resource-limited settings: a situation assessment in 2 countries
La Vicente SF, Peel D, Carai S, Weber MW, Enarson P, Maganga E, Soyolgerel G, Duke T
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease: May 2011

An evaluation of oxygen systems for treatment of childhood pneumonia
Catto AG, Zgaga L, Theodoratou E, Huda T, Nair H, Ell Arifeen S, Rudan I, Duke T, Campbell H
BMC Public Health: April 2011

Secondary prophylaxis is important for the prevention of recurrent rheumatic fever in the Pacific
Steer AC, Colquhoun S, Kado J, Carapetis JR
Pediatric Cardiology: August 2011

Systematic Review: Estimation of global burden of non-suppurative sequelae of upper respiratory tract infection: rheumatic fever and post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
Jackson SJ, Steer AC, Harry Campbell H
Tropical Medicine & International Health: December 2010

Closing the policy-practice gap in the management of child contacts of tuberculosis cases in developing countries
Hill PC, Rutherford ME, Audas R, van Crevel R, Graham SM
PLoS Medicine: August 2011

Contact investigation of children exposed to tuberculosis in South East Asia: a systematic review
Triasih R, Rutherford M, Lestari T, Utarini A, Robertson C, Graham SM
Journal of Tropical Medicine: December 2011

Community management of severe pneumonia in children: the sooner the better
Molyneux EM, Graham SM
Lancet: November 2011

Missed opportunities for prevention of tuberculosis in children
Graham SM
Annals of Tropical Paediatrics: October 2011

Treatment of paediatric TB: revised WHO guidelines
Graham SM
Paediatric Respiratory Reviews: March 2011

The cost of outpatient pneumonia in children <5 years of age in Fiji
Temple B, Griffiths UK, Mulholland EK, Ratu FT, Tikoduadua L, Russell FM
Trop Med Int Health: 2011

The use of scoring systems for diagnosis of tuberculosis in children
Graham SM
Indian Journal of Pediatrics: March 2011

Rapid molecular detection of tuberculosis
Hesseling AC, Graham SM, Cuevas LE
New England Journal of Medicine: March 2011

Clinical predictors and outcome of hypoxaemia among under-five diarrhoeal children with or without pneumonia in an urban hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Chisti MJ, Duke T, Robertson CF, Ahmed T, Faruque AS, Ashraf H, La Vincente S, Bardhan PK, Salam MA
Trop Med Int Health: January 2012

Oxygen: a scarce essential medicine
Trevor Duke, Rami Subhi
Policy Brief June 2011

Oxygen supplies for hospitals in Papua New Guinea: a comparison of the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of methods for different settings
Trevor Duke, David Peel, Francis Wandi, Rami Subhi, Martin Sa'avu, Sans Matai
Papua New Guinea Medical Journal, 53:3-4, Sep-Dec 2010

Maternal, newborn and reproductive health

Community-based care at the time of childbirth

World Health Organization: Practices to improve coverage of the hepatitis B birth dose vaccine
Chris Morgan, Priya Mannava
Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) March 2013

Approaches and tools to track progress to MDG 5 in the Pacific
Alison Morgan
Policy Brief March 2013

Measuring maternal outcomes: lessons learned and potential approaches in the Pacific
Alison Morgan
Working Paper November 2012

Review of the bacteriology of puerperal sepsis in resource-poor settings
Anne Miller
Working Paper November 2012

Protection against hepatitis B starts at birth: an opportunity to increase provision of postnatal care within the first 24 hours
Chris Morgan, Priya Mannava
Policy Brief October 2012

Why Australia needs to support its neighbours to stop hep B
Chris Morgan, Benjamin Cowie and Priya Mannava
The Conversation 28 July 2012

Community-based care at childbirth - can it safely extend coverage in high mortality settings? Case studies in PNG, Solomon Islands, Indonesia, Lao PDR
Chris Morgan, Pilly Mapira, Chris Hagarty, Jenny Kerrison, Louise Sampson, Anna Bauze
Briefing Paper June 2011

The effects, safety and acceptability of compact, prefilled, autodisabled injection devices such as Uniject^TM when delivered by lay health workers: A systematic review
Claire Glenton, Rajesh Khanna, Chris Morgan, Elin Stromme Nilsen
Executive summary October 2012

Improving maternal, newborn and child health in Papua New Guinea through Family and Community Health Care
Abbey Byrne, Chris Morgan
Burnet Institute and Wolrd Vision Australia Report October 2011

Family and community health care in PNG
Abbey Byrne, Chris Morgan
Burnet Institute and Wolrd Vision Australia Policy Brief 2011

Community-based care at birth – what role can it play in maternal and newborn survival in high mortality settings?
Dr Chris Morgan
Working Paper March 2010

Consolidated site analyses
Annex March 2010

Universal access to sexual and reproductive health

Life saver: why Pacific women deserve contraceptive choice
Elissa Kennedy
The Conversation 12 July 2012

Improving adolescent reproductive health - the need to address adolescent fertility and access family planning
Elissa Kennedy, Natalie Gray, Peter Azzopardi, Mick Creati
Policy Brief December 2011

Improving Adolescent Reproductive Health in Asia and the Pacific: Do We Have the Data? A Review of DHS and MICS Surveys in Nine Countries
N. Gray, P. Azzopardi, E. Kennedy, E. Willersdorf and M. Creati
Asia Pac J Public Health July 2011

Adolescent Fertility and Family Planning in East Asia and the Pacific
Elissa Kennedy, Natalie Gray, Peter Azzopardi, Mick Creati,
Journal of Reproductive Health June 2011

Improving adolescent reproductive health - the importance of quality data
Natalie Gray, Peter Azzopardi, Elissa Kennedy, Mick Creati, Elise Willersdorf
Policy Brief June 2011

Achieving MDG 5 for adolescents in Asia and the Pacific: lessons for the delivery of reproductive health services (A review of available data in nine countries)
Dr Natalie Gray, Dr Peter Azzopardi, Dr Elissa Kennedy, Dr Mick Creati and Elise Willersdorf
Briefing Paper November 2009

Annex: indicator definition; identified national-level data sources; DHS and MICS data (age-disaggregated) where available; and a brief discussion of age-related trends and policy implications for adolescent health. Due to the large file size, the Annex is available to download as a complete document or in sections.

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Contents, introduction and methods
Results: data sources
Results: indicators for sexual and reproductive health
Results: indicators for maternal health
Results: indicators for newborn health
Results: indicators for access to reproductive and maternal health services (indicators 4.1-4.8)
Results: indicators for access to reproductive and maternal health services (indicators 4.9-4.16)

Health systems and equity in maternal, newborn and child health

Men and maternal and newborn health: Benefits, harms, challenges and potential strategies for engaging men
Jessica Davis, Stanley Luchters, Wendy Holmes
Briefing paper February 2013

Interventions to improve mental health in pregnancy and among women who have recently given birth in low- and middle-income countries
Jane Fisher, Priya Mannava and Stanley Luchters
Policy Brief November 2012

Urban poverty and maternal, neontal and child health service delivery: the need for a focus on smaller cities
Sophie La Vincente, Anna Bauze and Bernardino Aldaba
Policy Brief September 2012

Prevalence and determinants of common perinatal mental disorders in women in low- and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review
Fisher, J. Cabral de Mello, M. Patel, V. Rahman, A. Tran, T. Holton, S. Holmes, W.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 90:2 March 2012

Development assistance in health - how much, where does it go and what more do health planners need to know?
Joel Negin, Wayne Irava, Chris Morgan
Working paper September 2012

Demand-side financing for maternal health care: the current state of knowledge on design and impact
Shakil Ahmed, Chris Morgan
Issues Brief September 2011

Maternal Mental health deserves more attention
Wendy Holmes. Maya Goldstein, Jane Fischer
Policy Brief June 2011
Maternal mental health is a significant health and development issue. These problems are common in low income countries, especially among young, unsupported or marginalised women. Maternal mental health has not yet received much attention from policy makers.

Reaching emergency obstetric care: overcoming the 'second delay'
Wendy Holmes, Elissa Kennedy
Briefing Paper June 2010
This briefing paper discusses the delay in reaching emergency obstetric care during childbirth and its impact on maternal mortality. It explores the existing evidence on barriers to reaching emergency obstetric care, solutions for overcoming these barriers and issues around the implementation of these solutions.

Reaching emergency obstetric care: overcoming the 'second delay'
Wendy Holmes, Elissa Kennedy
Summary Paper October 2010

Human resources for health in maternal, neonatal and reproductive health at community level: a profile of human resources for health in ten countries in the Asia and Pacific Regions
Angela Dawson, Tara Howes, Ponndara Ith, Natalie Gray, Elissa Kennedy
Discussion Paper

Human resources for health in maternal, neonatal and reproductive health at community level: a synthesis of the literature with a focus on the Asia and Pacific Regions
Angela Dawson, Tara Howes, Ponndara Ith, Natalie Gray, Elissa Kennedy
Discussion Paper