Progress towards TB control in East Kwaio, Solomon Islands

A/Prof Peter Massey

qualifications: DrPH

contribution: original concept, designed the project, literature review, wrote the first draft, collected data

position: Program manager

Australia

Areas of interest and work: - Communicable diseases - Immunisation - Aboriginal health - Equity focus for health protection

Rowena Asugeni

qualifications: BN

contribution: designed the project, literature review, contributed to drafts

position: Director of Nursing

Research interests includes; women & health in rural areas, improving access and acceptability of health in rural and remote areas using community innovation models

John Wakageni

qualifications: DipNsg

contribution: designed the project, input data, contributed to drafts, collected data

position: TB Coordinator

Esau Kekeubata

contribution: designed the project, supervised data collection, contributed to drafts

position: Village Health Worker, Community leader

John Maena'aadi

contribution: supervised data collection, contributed to drafts

position: Chief

John Laete'esafi

qualifications: Chief

contribution: supervised data collection, contributed to drafts

position: Chief

Jackson Waneagea

contribution: supervised data collection, contributed to drafts

position: Chief

Humpress Harrington

qualifications: MEd

contribution: supervised data collection, contributed to drafts

position: Director

Gilson Fangaria

qualifications: DipNsg

contribution: supplied data, contributed to drafts

position: TB Nurse

David MacLaren

qualifications: PhD

contribution: designed the project, contributed to drafts

position: Researcher

Australia

Public Health in Melanesia Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention Culturally Appropriate Health Services Health of East Kwaio people (Malaita, Solomon Islands) Atoifi Adventist Hospital Services (Malaita, Solomon Islands) Socio-cultural understandings of health

Rick Speare

qualifications: PhD

contribution: original concept, contributed to drafts

position: Director

Australia

I am interested in infectious diseases and their control, particularly in resource poor settings.