Dr. Aamirah Mussa is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Botswana Sexual and Reproductive Health Initiative (BSRHI). Her research focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV, with a particular emphasis on improving health outcomes for women and adolescent girls in Botswana.

Dr. Mussa has extensive experience implementing studies in Botswana using a variety of research methodologies. She currently serves as the Principal Investigator of the Gates Foundation-funded Botswana Adolescent Girls & Young Women STI Testing and Treatment (BASE) Study and as Scientific Coordinator for the US NIH-funded STI Testing to Enhance PrEP Use in Pregnancy (STEP-UP) Trial. Dr. Mussa completed her training in the United Kingdom, with a Masters of Public Health from Imperial College London, and a PhD from the University of Edinburgh.