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3. NHMRC Funding Success: The Pasifika Preventing Diabetes Programme

NHMRC Funding Success: The Pasifika Preventing Diabetes Programme

Western has secured $1.4 million to lead an NHMRC Partnership Project focused on tackling the diabetes epidemic within Sydney’s Pasifika communities.

Professor David Simmons (opens in a new window) will lead The Pasifika Preventing Diabetes Programme with a team of multi-disciplinary researchers, including Dr Freya MacMillan (opens in a new window), Professor Jennifer Reath (opens in a new window), Dr Kathy Tannous, (opens in a new window), Dr Kate McBride (opens in a new window).

Thirteen partner organisations will collaborate with Western and contribute an additional $3.1 million to the project:

• NSW Health Office of the Chief Health Officer,
• NSW Health Point of Care Team,
• Sanofi,
• SPHERE,
• Wentworth Healthcare,
• Diabetes NSW-ACT,
• Western Sydney Primary Health Network,
• Central and Eastern Primary Health Network,
• South Western Sydney Primary Health Network,
• South Eastern Sydney Local Health District,
• Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District,
• Western Sydney Local Health District and
• South Western Sydney Local Health District.

Read more about the Pasifika Preventing Diabetes Programme (opens in a new window)

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