Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the third-leading cause of global health-related disease and deaths. Heart disease is very common in people diagnosed with COPD, and is often the cause of health-related sickness and hospitalisations, causing 30-50% of deaths. Studies repeatedly show that cardiovascular disease in patients with COPD is under-recognised and under-treated yet patients with COPD are frequently not included in clinical trials of drugs which treat heart disease and reduce cardiac deaths.Beta (β)-blockers are medications often used to treat heart disease.  In this study, we will be investigating whether pro-active treatment with a β-blocker in participants with COPD can reduce cardiac events, such as stroke and heart attacks from occurring in the future, compared to placebo. This is important for people with COPD with either known or unknown underlying heart disease. The study also aims to investigate whether this treatment reduces the number of episodes of respiratory exacerba

This research is building on the Ironbark: Standing Strong and Tall project conducted by TGI in 2015 – 2016.  This project found that there was a lack of Aboriginal specific falls prevention and other healthy ageing programs for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. The Ironbark: Standing Strong and Tall program was developed to address this gap.      The Ironbark trial is a cluster randomised control trial comparing the health outcomes of the Ironbark: Standing Strong & Tall program (a weekly exercise and yarning circle) to the Ironbark: Healthy Community program (a weekly social program) among groups of Aboriginal people aged 45 years and older.   The research includes funding local Aboriginal services to deliver one of the programs for 10 – 15 Aboriginal people for 12 months.  We aim to recruit 60 services and around 600 participants (both men and women) into the trial over the next 4 years.  We are working with collaborators i

To address the low access to health care services among tribal communities, we are implementing a research project among the tribal and tea tribe communities in the Kokrajhar district in Assam state. This study intends to develop implementation strategies to improve primary healthcare access through the existing public healthcare system.

To identify if community-based anti-stigma campaign leads to significant improvements in community’s behaviours toward adolescents with mental disorders residing in urban slums.