2022 TREAT ASIA GRANTS AND AWARDS


All projects below were awarded funding during the period October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023.

1Suppoted by U.S. National Institutes of Health federal award number U01AI069907, with funds from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Heart Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Mental Health and the Fogarty International Center.

2Supported by U.S. National Institutes of Health federal award number D43TW011302, funded by the Fogarty International Center and the National Institute of Mental Health.

3Supported with funds provided by ViiV Healthcare.

AUSTRALIA

University of New South Wales
Sydney
Matthew G. Law, PhD
IeDEA Asia-Pacific Research Collaboration: Data Management and Analysis Center
$494,8131

Australian HIV Observational Database (AHOD) Sites

Clinic 87, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service
Birtinya
David Sowden, MBBS
$9,8751

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS)
Cairns
Darren Russell, MD
$9,7751

RPA Sexual Health, Sydney Local Health District
Camperdown
David Templeton, PhD
$9,7251

Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Carlton
Richard Teague, MBBS (Monash Uni), FRACGP, FRAChSHM
$6,7501

Monash Medical Centre
Clayton
Ian Woolley, MBBS, FRACP
$11,5001

Lismore Sexual Health and AIDS Services (SHAIDS), Northern NSW Local Health District
Lismore
Natalie Edmiston, MBBS, MPH
$10,3001

Victorian HIV Service, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital
Melbourne
Jennifer Hoy, MBBS
$11,1001

Prahran Market Clinic Pty Ltd
Prahran
Norman Roth, MBBS FAChSHM
$9,8001

Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service
Southport
Caroline Thng, MBBS, MRCP
$10,5001

East Sydney Doctors
Sydney
David Baker, MB, ChB, Dip Med (Sexual Health), DCH
$8,4251

Holdsworth House Medical Practice
Sydney
Mark Bloch, MD
$10,3001

St. Vincent’s Hospital Sydney Limited ABN 77 054 038 872
Sydney
Andrew Carr, MD
$10,3001

Taylor Square Private Clinic
Sydney
Robert Finlayson, FAChSHM, DipVen, MB BS
$5,6501

Western Sydney Local Health District
Westmead
Rohan Bopage, MBBS, FRACP, MMed STD/HIV, FAChSHM
$6,0251

CAMBODIA

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology & STDS / Cambodia National Institute of Public Health
Phnom Penh
Vohith Khol, MD, MSc
The TAHOD Continuum of Care (TAHOD-CC) Study
$21,5001

IeDEA Tuberculosis Sentinel Research Network (TB-SRN)
$44,911 (2021-2022)1 ; $59,175 (2022-2023)1

TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
$25,0001

CHINA

Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Hong Kong
Man Po Lee, MBBS
The TAHOD Continuum of Care (TAHOD-CC) Study
$22,5001

INDIA

The Voluntary Health Services, VHS Infectious Diseases Medical Centre
Chennai
Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy, MD, MBBS, PhD
The TREAT Asia Observational Database (TAHOD) Study
$29,0001

TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
$4,0001

Wide Angle Social Development Organization (WASDO)
Imphal
Montu Ahanthem
Establishing a community treatment observatory for providing and improving quality HIV and HCV service delivery
$10,8803

Community Network for Empowerment (CoNE)
Imphal West
Rajkumar Nalinikanta,
Establishment of a community treatment observatory as a model for providing and improving HIV & HCV service delivery
$13,8003

Towards mirco elimination: Hepatitis C same day test and treat among PLHIV and PWID
$5,000

BJ Medical College & Sassoon General Hospitals
Pune
Rohidas T Borse, MD, MBBS
The TREAT Asia Observational Database (TAHOD) Study
$22,0001

IeDEA Sentinel Research Network (SRN)—Asia-Pacific
$72,7651

Lung Morbidity Study
$43,893 (2021-2022)1; $44,593 (2022-2023)1

Aarti Kinikar, MD, DCH; DNB; MRCP
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
$4,0001

Institute of Infectious Diseases
Pune
Sanjay Pujari, M.D., AAHIVS, MBBS
The TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD) Study
$27,0001

INDONESIA

Hasan Sadikin General Hospital
Bandung
Anggraini Alam, MD
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
$8,5001

Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University – Prof.Dr.I G.N.G. Ngoerah Hospital
Denpasar
I Ketut Agus Somia, SpPD, KPTI, MD, PhD
The TAHOD Continuum of Care (TAHOD-CC) Study
$21,5001

Ketut Dewi Kumara Wati, MD, PhD
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
$8,5001

Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
Jakarta
Nia Kurniati, MD
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
$8,5001

Evy Yunihastuti, MD, PhD
The TAHOD Continuum of Care (TAHOD-CC) Study
$22,0001

Behavioral Economic Approaches for Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy in Asia Pacific IeDEA (BEAT TB ASIA)
$18,5761

Yayasan Peduli Hati Bangsa
Pagedangan
Claudius Novchovick Mone Iye,
Establishment of community treatment observatory as a model for providing and improving HIV & HCV service delivery
$12,0003

JAPAN

National Center for Global Health and Medicine
Tokyo
Junko Tanuma, MD, PhD
The TAHOD Continuum of Care (TAHOD-CC) Study
$14,0001

MALAYSIA

University of Malaya Medical Center
Kuala Lumpur
Raja Iskandar Shah Raja Azwa, FRCP, Dip HIV, MBChB
The TAHOD Continuum of Care (TAHOD-CC) Study
$21,5001

Sungai Buloh Hospital
Sungai Buloh
Yasmin Mohamed Gani, M.D.
The TAHOD Continuum of Care (TAHOD-CC) Study
$16,0001

PHILIPPINES

LoveYourself (VINN Advocacy for the LGBT-MSM), Inc..
Mandaluyong City
Ronivin Garcia Pagtakhan, M.D., Ph.D.
Southeast Asia Transgender Cohort Study (SEATrans)
$16,0921

Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
Muntinlupa City
Virginia Aguilas, MD, MPH
Behavioral Economic Approaches for Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy in Asia Pacific IeDEA (BEAT TB ASIA)
$20,088 (2021-2022)1; $19,764 (2022-2023)1

Rossana Ditangco, MD
The TAHOD Continuum of Care (TAHOD-CC) Study
$16,5001

Adolescent and Young Adult network of IeDEA (AYANI) Study
$18,4071

SINGAPORE

Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Oon Tek Ng, MBBS, MRCP, MMed, MPH
The TAHOD Continuum of Care (TAHOD-CC) Study
$12,0001

SOUTH KOREA

University-Industry Foundation, Yonsei University Health System
Seoul
Jun Yong Choi, MD, PhD
The TAHOD Continuum of Care (TAHOD-CC) Study
$21,5001

TAIWAN

Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei
Hsin-Pai Chen, MD, PhD
The TAHOD Continuum of Care (TAHOD-CC) Study
$13,0001

THAILAND

Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok
Thanyawee Puthanakit, MD
Adolescent and Young Adult network of IeDEA (AYANI) Study
$11,506 (2021-2022)1; $22,092 (2022-2023)1

Pongkwan Yimsaard, MD
CHIMERA Implementation Science Pilot Research Project
$8,0002

HIV-NAT / Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre
Bangkok
Anchalee Avihingsanon, MD, PhD
The TAHOD Continuum of Care (TAHOD-CC) Study
$21,5001

Mental health and HIV service integration in Asia (MHint)
$17,6471

Kiat Ruxrungtham, MD, MSc
Thailand National Health Registries Study
$19,0001

Institute of HIV Research and Innovation Foundation (IHRI)
Bangkok
Nittaya Phanuphak, MD, PhD
Anal HSIL screening algorithm optimization study
$47,0931

Chemsex in young MSM: Comprehensive assessment in a Longitudinal study on Young MSM Attracting to chemseX (CYLMAX)
$13,0651

Mental health and HIV service integration in Asia (MHint)
$17,6471

Southeast Asia Transgender Cohort Study (SEATrans)
$24,7351

Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand
Bangkok
Phubet (Kao) Panpet, MSc
The South- East Asian Transgender Health Cohort
$16,1061

Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Bangkok
Sasisopin Kiertiburanakul, MD, MHS
The TAHOD Continuum of Care (TAHOD-CC) Study
$21,5001

Chiang Mai University Research Institute for Health Sciences
Chiang Mai
Linda Aurpibul, MD
Thai Program to Actively follow Perinatal Adolescents and Young Adults living with HIV (Thai-PAPAYA) Coordinating Center
$11,036 (2021-2022)1; $8,829 (2022-2023)3

Romanee Chaiwarith, MD, MHS
The TAHOD Continuum of Care (TAHOD-CC) Study
$16,0001

Tavitiya Sudjaritruk, MD, ScM PhD
Suicidal Behavior Among Thai adolescents living with HIV (S-BETAH) study
$20,242 (2021-2022)1; $47,731 (2022-2023)1

Adolescent and Young Adult network of IeDEA (AYANI) Study
$21,8871

Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital
Chiang Rai
Suwimon Khusuwan, MD
The TAHOD Continuum of Care (TAHOD-CC) Study
$23,0001

Pradthana Ounchanum, MD
Suicidal Behavior Among Thai adolescents living with HIV (S-BETAH) study
$11,5331

Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University
Khon Kaen
Pope Kosalaraksa, MD
Suicidal Behavior Among Thai adolescents living with HIV (S-BETAH) study
$16,9561

USA

National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Inc.
Atlanta
Joseph Woodring, DO, MPH, MTM&H
Home-Based PrEP for Youth: Enhancing HIV Prevention for Young Men who have Sex with Men and Transgender Women
$92,876 (2021-2022)1; $336,660 (2022-2025)1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Amita Gupta, MD, MHA
IeDEA Asia-Pacific: JHU/BJGMC cohort and substudies
$238,9911

Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.
Menands
Claude Ann Mellins, PhD
Technical support to the Suicidal behavior among Thai adolescent living with HIV (S-BETAH) study
$13,915(2021-2022)1; $19,973 (2022-2023)1

Columbia University
New York
Milton Wainberg, MD
Mental health and HIV service integration in Asia (MHint)
$29,5281 (2021-2022); $18,9341 (2022-2023)

Capacity development for HIV and mental health research in Asia (CHIMERA)
$31,8902

VIETNAM

Bach Mai Hospital
Hanoi
Do Duy Cuong, MD, PhD
The TAHOD Continuum of Care (TAHOD-CC) Study
$21,5001

National Hospital of Pediatrics
Hanoi
Nguyen Van Lam, MD, MSc
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD) Site
$20,0001

National Hospital of Tropical Diseases
Hanoi
Thach Ngoc Pham, MD, PhD
The TAHOD Continuum of Care (TAHOD-CC) Study
$22,5001

IeDEA Sentinel Research Network (SRN)—Asia-Pacific
$51,066 (2021-2022)1; $82,854 (2022-2023)1

IeDEA Tuberculosis Sentinel Research Network (TB-SRN)
$29,9111

VIETNAM

Children’s Hospital 1
Ho Chi Minh City
Du Tuan Quy, MD
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD) Site
$20,0001

VIETNAM

Children’s Hospital 2
Ho Chi Minh City
Nguyen Dinh Qui, MD
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD) Site
$20,0001

National Hospital 74
Phuc Yen City
Dien Quang Vu, MD
The IeDEA Tuberculosis Sentinel Research Network (TB-SRN) study
$35,375 (2021-2022)1; $41,326 (2022-2023)1