Background
Nomvuyo is an Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist with diverse expertise.
She holds clinical, pathology and public health appointments in the Victorian public hospital, private pathology and not-for-profit sectors.
She has provided technical expertise in key aspects of the Fleming Fund PNG implementation project, particularly in:
- laboratory capacity strengthening and quality management
- diagnostic stewardship
- antimicrobial stewardship
- AMR research.
Nomvuyo has previously also worked in Zimbabwe in clinical, implementation and research roles in HIV and opportunistic infections.
Nomvuyo has an interest in AMR, HIV, global health, health and laboratory systems strengthening, molecular diagnostic methods and microbial genomics.
Qualifications
- 2021: Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Infectious Diseases)
- 2021: Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, Australasia (Microbiology)
- 2015: Master of International Public Health (University of Sydney)
- 2010: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (University of Sydney)
- 2005: Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Griffith University)
Positions
- 2023 – ongoing: Technical Advisor, Fleming Fund Country Grant (PNG), Burnet Institute
- 2023 – ongoing: Clinical Microbiologist, Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer (ACPCC), VCS Pathology, Melbourne
- 2021 – ongoing: Infectious Diseases Physician and Microbiologist, Barwon Health & Barwon South West Public Health Unit, Victoria
- 2021 – 2023: Clinical Microbiologist, Australian Clinical Labs, Victoria
- 2021 – 2021: Infectious Diseases Staff Specialist, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney
Burnet publications
A multi-hospital, clinician-initiated bacterial genomics programme to investigate treatment failure in severe Staphylococcus aureus infections
Nature Communications
Stefano Giulieri et al
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Task-Shifted Intervention to Enhance Adherence to HIV Medication and Improve Depression in People Living with HIV in Zimbabwe, a Low Income Country in Sub-Saharan Africa
AIDS and Behavior
Nomvuyo Mothobi
Neurocognitive dysfunction in the highly active antiretroviral therapy era
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
Nomvuyo Mothobi
Current projects
Tackling antimicrobial resistance in Papua New Guinea
By 2050, antimicrobial resistant bacteria (AMR) could cause 10 million deaths annually. Our collaborative project supports Papua New Guinea’s domestic AMR response.
Fleming Fund Country Grant: Papua New Guinea
Burnet Institute is leading the Papua New Guinea Country Grant component of the Fleming Fund, a UK Aid program tackling antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries.