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 (12)

Current (6)

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  Accelerating access to postnatal care and chlorhexidine in PNG

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  Access Point Of Care Initiative

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  Improved point-of-care test to eliminate congenital syphilis

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  Sexual and reproductive health in Asia and the Pacific

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  STRIVE PNG: Stronger Surveillance and Systems Support for Rapid Identification and Containment of Resurgent or Resistant Vector Borne Pathogens in Papua New Guinea

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  Tools for the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (Kenya, Myanmar and Senegal)

Past (1)

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  Addressing adolescent sexual and reproductive health in the Pacific

Publications (12)

2020 (3)

• Feasibility and acceptability of implementing early infant diagnosis of HIV in Papua New Guinea at the point of care: a qualitative exploration of health worker and key informant perspectives.
  Mohamed Y, Kupul M, Gare J, Badman SG, Silim S, Vallely AJ, Luchters S, Kelly-Hanku A; AAMI Study Group.
  BMJ Open. 2020 Nov; 10(11):e043679
• Caregiver experience and perceived acceptability of a novel near point-of-care early infant HIV diagnostic test among caregivers enrolled in the PMTCT program, Myanmar: A qualitative study.
  Yee WL, Than KK, Mohamed Y, Htay H, Tin HH, Thein W, Kyaw LL, Yee WW, Aye MM, Badman SG, Vallely AJ, Luchters S, Kelly-Hanku A; AAMI study group
  PLoS One. 2020 Oct; 15(10):e0241245
• Improving the coverage and accuracy of syphilis testing: The development of a novel rapid, point-of-care test for confirmatory testing of active syphilis infection and its early evaluation in China and South Africa.
  Pham MD, Wise A, Garcia ML, Van H, Zheng S, Mohamed Y, Han Y, Wei WH, Yin YP, Chen XS, Dimech W, Braniff S, Technau KG, Luchters S, Anderson DA
  EClinicalMedicine. 2020 Jul; 24:100440

2019 (3)

• Type-specific HPV prevalence, incident cases, persistence and associated pregnancy outcomes among HIV-infected women in Kenya.
  Vyankandondera J, Wambua S, Irungu E, Mandaliya K, Temmerman M, Ryan C, Mohamed Y, Vanden Broeck D, Verhelst R, Chersich MF, Luchters S
  Sex Transm Dis. 2019 Jun; 46(8):532-539
• Qualitative assessment of South African healthcare worker perspectives on an instrument-free rapid CD4 test.
  Scorgie F, Mohamed Y, Anderson D, Crowe SM, Luchters S, Chersich MF
  BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Feb; 19(1):123
• 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; 57(2):e01277-18

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 (4)

2019 (1)

• New collaboration targets newborn sepsis

2017 (1)

• The Pacific's Last Taboo

2016 (2)

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