[Extract] Our central purpose is the development of more\ud
ethical, effective, stakeholder-directed and contextsensitive\ud
engagement strategies in Australia and\ud
Viet Nam. To achieve this, we use anthropology's\ud
proven systematic approach to social research to\ud
provide a platform for stakeholder engagement\ud
and draw on anthropological insights and research\ud
techniques to identify and develop solutions to\ud
issues that might impede the uptake of a biological\ud
initiative for dengue fever control (hereafter the\ud
Wolbachia method). At present, we are working\ud
closely with those likely to be affected by a Wolbachia\ud
intervention to negotiate, design and implement\ud
public engagement strategies in northern\ud
Australia and, from May 2009, in Viet Nam