Background

Yasmin completed her Masters of Public Health (International Health stream) through Monash University. She is a registered nurse with a background in biomedical science.

Prior to joining Burnet, Yasmin worked as a clinician with the Victorian Adult Burns Service based at The Alfred hospital, and has also worked in community health with asylum seekers in Melbourne. She has a particular interest in the health of women and children, and infectious diseases. She is currently working on improving the lives of HIV-infected women and children with the use of novel point-of-care diagnostic tests.

Qualifications

• 2013: Masters of Public Health, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
• 2009: Masters of Nursing Science, Melbourne University, Australia
• 2007: Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Pharmacology and Physiology, Manchester University, United Kingdom

Awards

• 2013: Edelmira Peregrino Go International Student of the Year

Projects (8)

Current (6)

• Access Point Of Care Initiative
  Increasing access to life-saving treatments for infectious diseases through point-of-care tests.
• Access to CD4 (VISITECT® CD4) testing among HIV-infected women in Kenya
  An accessible CD4 (VISITECT® CD4) test for HIV-infected pregnant and postpartum women in Kenya.
• ANCP Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies
  The sustainability and expansion phase of the ANCP Healthy Mothers, Health Babies project.
• Improved point-of-care test to eliminate congenital syphilis
  Optimising and validating an innovative test to enable immediate treatment at the point of care.
• Perspectives of an inhaled oxytocin intervention for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage
  This study will guide the development and facilitate the future implementation of inhaled oxytocin in three diverse country settings.
• The Last Taboo: Menstrual hygiene interventions in the Pacific
  Research in Fiji, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea to understand the challenges around menstruation.

Past (2)

• Accelerating ART initiation among Infants (AAMI Study)
  This project will trial the POC VISITECT® CD4 test and POC LYNX HIV p24 early infant diagnostic test.
• Performance of a low-cost, rapid point-of-care CD4 test in resource-constrained settings
  This simple test could help prevent delayed initiation of antiretroviral interventions.

Publications (7)

2019 (1)

• The field performance and diagnostic accuracy of a low-cost instrument-free point-of-care CD4 test (VISITECT(R) CD4) performed by different health worker cadres among pregnant women.
  Luchters S, Technau K, Mohamed Y, Chersich MF, Agius PA, Pham MD, Garcia ML, Forbes J, Shepherd A, Coovadia A, Crowe SM, Anderson DA
  J Clin Microbiol. 2019 Jan; Epub ahead of print

2018 (3)

• A qualitative exploration of menstruation-related restrictive practices in Fiji, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.
  Mohamed Y, Durrant K, Huggett C, Davis J, Macintyre A, Menu S, Wilson JN, Ramosaea M, Sami M, Barrington DJ, McSkimming D, Natoli L
  PLoS One. 2018 Dec; 13(12):e0208224
• Assessing the operational feasibility and acceptability of an inhalable formulation of oxytocin for improving community-based prevention of postpartum haemorrhage in Myanmar: a qualitative inquiry.
  Than KK, Oliver V, Mohamed Y, La T, Lambert P, McIntosh M, Luchters S
  BMJ Open. 2018 Oct; 8(10):e022140
• Knowledge, perception and practice towards oxytocin stability and quality: A qualitative study of stakeholders in three resource-limited countries.
  Oliver VL, Lambert PA, Than KK, Mohamed Y, Luchters S, Verma S, Yadav R, Kumar V, Teklu AM, Tolera M, Minaye A, McIntosh MP
  PLoS One. 2018 Sep; 13(9):e0203810

2017 (1)

• Prevention of postpartum haemorrhage by community-based auxiliary midwives in hard-to-reach areas of Myanmar: a qualitative inquiry into acceptability and feasibility of task shifting.
  Than KK, Mohamed Y, Oliver V, Myint T, La T, Beeson JG, Luchters S
  BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2017 May; 17(1):146

2016 (1)

• Sexual and Reproductive Health of Unmarried Young People in Asia and the Pacific: A review of knowledge, behaviours and outcomes. (Burnet Institute Report)
  Kennedy E, Willenberg L, Mohamed Y, Luchters S
  Report prepared for UNFPA Asia Pacific Regional Office, UNESCO, WHO. 2016 Jul

2015 (1)

• Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young People in Asia and the Pacific: A review of issues, policies and programmes. (Burnet Institue Report)
  Kennedy E, Willenberg L, Mohamed Y, Luchters S
  UNFPA Asia Pacific Regional Office, UNESCO, WHO. 2015 Jul

News Articles (3)

2017 (1)

• The Pacific's Last Taboo

2016 (2)

• Evidence is clear in ANCP workshop
• Report finds gaps in Asia-Pacific sex education