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Tessa is a senior laboratory technical advisor and medical scientist with a history of work in Cambodia and Timor-Leste in laboratory capacity-building and mentoring. She has over 10 years’ experience in diagnostic microbiology and training as well as a strong interest in diagnostic laboratory facilities and LIMS implementation in resource-limited countries.
Tessa has collaborated with Menzies through research projects such as MATCH-TL which aims to strengthen diagnosis and surveillance of infectious diseases in Timor-Leste. The MATCH-TL project is currently working closely alongside the Timor-Leste Ministry of Health to improve access to, and quality of, laboratory diagnostic testing for Malaria, TB, COVID-19, and HIV.
She is currently working with the Fleming Fund Country Grant in Timor-Leste on capacity-building of the National Health Laboratory in Dili for surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Laboratory strengthening for diagnostic microbiology and AMR surveillance in Timor-Leste as a model for other LMIC
Oakley, T. M. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/03/21 → …
Project: HDR Project › PhD
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A population-representative serosurvey estimating vaccine-induced immunity against measles, rubella, hepatitis B and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in Timor-Leste
Arkell, P., Tanesi, M. Y., Martins, N., Gomes, N., Oakley, T., Solano, V., David, M., Amaral, S., Sheridan, S. L., Yip, T. W., Draper, A. D. K., Sarmento, N., Soares da Silva, E., Alves, L., Nicholson, S., Stambos, V., Pedrina, K., Freitas, C., de Neri Machado, F. & Gusmão, C. A. & 5 others, , Mar 2025, In: The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia. 34, p. 1-19 19 p., 100525.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cost-effectiveness of maintaining an active hospital microbiology laboratory service in Timor-Leste
Lim, C., Maung Swe, M. M., Devine, A., Oakley, T., Champlin, K., Sone OO, P., Sarmento, N., Da Costa Barreto, I., Givney, R. C., Yan, J., Francis, J. R. & Cooper, B. S., May 2025, In: The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia. 36, p. 1-11 11 p., 100582.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementation of a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for microbiology in Timor-Leste: challenges, mitigation strategies, and end-user experiences
Oakley, T., Vaz, J., da Silva, F., Allan, R., Almeida, D., Champlin, K., da Silva, E. S., Tilman, A. J., Marr, I., Smith-Vaughan, H., Yan, J. & Francis, J. R., Dec 2025, In: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 25, 1, p. 32 1 p., 32.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A pilot study investigating severe community-acquired febrile illness through implementation of an innovative microbiological and nucleic acid amplification testing strategy in Timor-Leste (ISIN-MANAS-TL)
Ximenes, D., de Jesus, G., de Sousa, A. S., Soares, C., Amaral, L. C., Oakley, T., Alves, L., Amaral, S., Sarmento, N., Guterres, H., Cabral, J. A. D. D., Boavida, F., Yan, J., Francis, J. R., Martins, N. & Arkell, P., Jun 2024, In: IJID Regions. 11, p. 1-8 8 p., 100345.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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National cross-sectional cluster survey of tuberculosis prevalence in Timor-Leste: A study protocol
Lopes, C., Joao, J. C., Lowbridge, C., Martins, N., dos Santos, R. I. G., da Silva, E., Dias, J., Ramalingam, S., Amaral, S., Oakley, T., da Costa Ico, L., Sarmento, N., Yan, J. & Francis, J. R., 8 Mar 2024, In: BMJ Open. 14, 3, p. 1-17 17 p., e079794.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia coli and Salmonella Species Isolates from Chickens in Live Bird Markets and Boot Swabs from Layer Farms in Timor-Leste
Pereira, A., Sidjabat, H. E., Davis, S., Vong da Silva, P. G., Alves, A., Dos Santos, C., Jong, J. B. D. C., da Conceição, F., Felipe, N. D. J., Ximenes, A., Nunes, J., Fária, I. D. R., Lopes, I., Barnes, T. S., McKenzie, J., Oakley, T., Francis, J. R., Yan, J. & Ting, S., Feb 2024, In: Antibiotics. 13, 2, p. 1-23 23 p., 120.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The first confirmed outbreak of chikungunya reported in Timor-Leste, 2024
Machado, F. D. N., Draper, A. D. K., Monteiro Fernandes, A., Dos Santos, F. B. A., Mali, M. A., Pereira Tilman, A. J., Soares da Silva, E., Hornay, E., Salles de Sousa, A., Oakley, T., Cruz, E. D., Sarmento, N., Niha, M. A. V., Soares, A. F., Cardoso Gomes, E. E., de Deus Alves, J., Soares, J. P., Francis, J. R., Yan, J. & Monteiro, M. A., 10 Apr 2024, In: Communicable diseases intelligence (2018). 48, p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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