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Healthcare around the world is changing. Improvements in technology, diagnostics and treatments mean that many people around the world are living longer, healthier lives. But not everyone is able to benefit, and significant health inequities remain. We’re harnessing the power of innovation to tackle the world’s most pressing health challenges, with a focus on those who need them most. By combining quality research, emerging technologies, and strategic partnerships, we are transforming innovative ideas into real-world solutions. From enhancing healthcare delivery to addressing unmet global health needs, we aim to create lasting impact through collaboration and creativity. Cydonie Greenaway Genovate program manager at The George Institute, on stage at the UNSW Founders Health10x awards Key areas of innovation Re-imagining large scale clinical trial design, boosting diagnostic accuracy with AI and building the skills of tomorrow’s leaders are just some of t

Highlights from the ‘Building back better after COVID-19: The research agenda’ launch event

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Health equity

Research suggests that social determinants can influence 30-55% of health outcomes, often outweighing healthcare or lifestyle choices. Key social determinants of health range from income and social protection to education, food insecurity and access to affordable healthcare.

George People | Yang Zhao (William) Won 2020 CHPAMS Rising Scholar Best Paper Award

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Brain Health program secures MRFF grant to trial intergenerational study in mild cognitive impairment

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Maarinke van der Meulen

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Maarinke is the Program Lead for the Global Thought Leadership Program, in the Impact and Engagement team. She is an innovation specialist, translating research insights for different audiences into a range of formats and complimenting advocacy efforts on preventable disease and injury. Maarinke is particularly interested in finding links between silos, working across specialisations, and connecting people and ideas, joining skills and expertise to deliver strong outcomes.

Maarinke joined the George Institute in 2018, establishing activities such as data visualisation, interactive stories and podcasts. Since then, Maarinke has further developed The Global Thought Leadership program, designing the Emerging Thought Leader Program - a 6 month capacity strengthening program to train and coach early-mid career researchers and subject matter experts- as well as the Distinguished Fellow Program, engaging and collaborating on thought leadership activities with a network of renowned experts around the globe.

Prior to working at The George Institute, Maarinke worked in other technical industries, including medicines education, insurance, finance and IT. Maarinke has a Masters in International Law and International Relations, Graduate Certificate in Health Policy and Health Communications, and a Bachelor of Business with double major in Marketing and Management.

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At The George Institute, we believe that everyone has the right to a healthy life. Through rigorous, high-quality research that transforms discovery into action, we're on a mission to improve the health of millions of people worldwide.

COVID-19 Preparedness Checklist For Rural Primary Health Care & Community Settings

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EnSWIn: Environmental Support for Walking In India (pilot)

This study includes primary and secondary data collection, and uses surveys, photographs, and in-depth exploration of the perspectives of a subset of selected respondents. The findings will shed light on the association between built environment and physical activity in a wide range of adults living in different zones of the 2 study sites.

Perspectives, practices, and environmental footprints related to menstrual hygiene among girls and women in India – a pilot study [PEnMen-pilot]

Background: Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is a generally under-researched area in India, although vital to the promotion of women’s health. Although there has been, particularly in recent years, some attention given to the provision of affordable menstrual absorbents, practices of treatment and disposal of the used absorbents have not received adequate attention from policymakers, and implementers, and pose ever-growing challenges to environmental sustainability and the personal health, well-being, and functioning of girls and women, with implications for the accomplishment of several SDGs. Aim: (i) to understand community perspectives, preferences and behavioural control related to treatment and disposal of menstrual absorbents, and the associations that women and girls make between menstrual hygiene practices and personal and environmental health; and (ii) to estimate the environmental footprints of the menstrual hygiene management practices that come up in the data-collection Research M

COVID-19 Preparedness Checklists for Urban Primary Health Care & Community settings

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Self-management and action plans for preventing acute exacerbations due to COPD: evidence summary

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