Asbestos and Dust Diseases Research Institute

Australia has one the world’s highest incidence of malignant mesothelioma per capita, with more than 700 new cases diagnosed each year, which is due to the widespread use of the known carcinogen, asbestos.

As a response to the incidence of malignant mesothelioma in Australia, the Asbestos and Dust Diseases Research Institute (ADDRI) was opened in January 2009 by the then Prime Minister, the Hon Kevin Rudd. The ADDRI was established by the Asbestos Diseases Research Foundation (ADRF), a charitable, not-for-profit foundation dedicated to assist and support the research efforts of ADDRI into asbestos-related diseases.

Website: 
http://adri.org.au/