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Dr Yasmin Jahan

Assistant Professor

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
London
WC1H 9SH
United Kingdom

I am working as an assistant professor for the Stop-NCD project (quantitative component) on Global Health Policy in the Department of Global Health and Development. Before joining the LSHTM, I worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Hiroshima University, Japan, and Telepsychiatry Research and Innovation Network Limited (TRIN), Bangladesh. I have completed my Ph.D. (Health Science) at Hiroshima University, Japan (2021). During my Ph.D. course, I was awarded the best student award from Hiroshima University, Japan, in 2017. Before starting my Ph.D., I completed my MD and MPH (epidemiology) in Bangladesh. In addition, I have more than 12 years of working experience, out of which 5 years were with the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b). While I was employed at icddr,b, I also worked as a co-investigator in the PERCH project with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA.

Affiliations

Department of Global Health and Development
Faculty of Public Health and Policy

Teaching

•Works as a guest lecturer at School of Medicine, University of Dundee (2025 to present)

 

•Works as a guest lecturer at Hiroshima University, Japan (2023 to present)

 

•Worked as a teaching assistant at Hiroshima University, Japan (2017-2023)

- Assisted in teaching research methodology, research frameworks, hypothesis generation, and community health care approaches.
- Supported Masters and Ph.D. students to understand all aspects of the research process, especially in protocols and manuscript writing.

• Worked as a lecturer in the Biochemistry department of Mh Samorita Hospital & Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Feb-Mar 2012)

Research

Currently, I'm working on a project called Stop-NCD (Stop-NCD, https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/stop-ncd), where I explore the quantitative components. The project aims to improve population health and well-being on a broad and long-term basis by developing high-quality NCD-applied research to guide better primary care diagnosis, treatment, and referral for associated hypertension, diabetes, and general mental health problems in West Africa. This project is funded by the NIHR.

I have worked as a PI for non-communicable diseases (2017) and mental health projects (2021), which were funded by the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Program (KAKENHI) and Bangladesh Medical and Research Council (BMRC). I was awarded the Best Student Scholarship in recognition of my academic excellence at Hiroshima University, Japan, in 2017. I have also worked with the collaboration of Johns Hopkins University as a Co-I on the project entitled The Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) (2014). 

I have wide experience in epidemiological research in the fields of non-communicable diseases, childhood pneumonia, diarrhea, febrile illness, immunization, maternal and child health, mental health, infectious diseases, and social determinants of health in low-income settings. My research interests lie in randomized control trials, cross-sectional studies, and case-control studies, especially in low- and middle-income countries.

Disease and Health Conditions
Diabetes
Hypertension
Mental health
Country
Ghana
Burkina Faso
Niger

Selected Publications

Effectiveness of Lifestyle Interventions for Glycemic Control among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in West Africa: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Bondzie, EP K; Adjei-Banuah, NY; Afun, NE E; Peprah, EB; JAHAN, Y; Mirzoev, T; Balabanova, D; Agyepong, I;
2026
openRxiv
Rural livelihood vulnerability to climate variability: a district-level assessment in Ethiopia.
Tarekegn, GB; Goshu, KG; Enyew, FB; Hama, S; Umer, Y; Marti-Cardona, B; Sahani, J; Cheneka, BR; Endris, HS; Gebre, SL; Shenga, ZD; Dadi, DK; KOVATS, S; JAHAN, Y; DEBELE, SE;
2026
The Science of the total environment
Institutional capacity for non-communicable disease care in Ghana's primary health care system: a multi-method study.
Adurayi Amenah, M; Adjei-Banuah, NY; Awalime, DK; JAHAN, Y; Ibrahim, N; Tapsoba, L; Ayiku, NB; Cofie, A; Lamptey, P; Agyekum, MP; Awini, E; Antwi, E; Akazili, J; Novignon, J; MIRZOEV, T; Agyepong, I; PEREL, P;
2026
BMC primary care
Barriers and facilitators of primary care management of type II diabetes mellitus in the West African sub-region: A scoping review.
Abdul-Samed, A-B; JAHAN, Y; REICHENBERGER, V; Peprah, EB; Agyekum, MP; Lawson, H; BALABANOVA, D; MIRZOEV, T; Agyepong, IA;
2025
PLOS global public health
Impact of health systems interventions in primary health settings on type 2 diabetes care and health outcomes among adults in West Africa: A systematic review.
Bondzie, EP K; Amarteyfio, K; JAHAN, Y; Afun, NE E; Agyekum, MP; Tapsoba, L; BALABANOVA, D; MIRZOEV, T; Agyepong, I;
2025
PLOS ONE
Incidence, prevalence and risk factors for comorbid mental illness among people with hypertension and type 2 diabetes in West Africa: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ayiku, RN B; JAHAN, Y; Adjei-Banuah, NY; Antwi, E; Awini, E; Ohene, S; Agyepong, IA; MIRZOEV, T; Amoakoh-Coleman, M;
2024
BMJ open
Impact of health systems interventions in primary health settings on type 2 diabetes care and health outcomes among adults in West Africa: A systematic review protocol.
Bondzie, EP K; Amarteyfio, K; JAHAN, Y; BALABANOVA, D; Danso-Appiah, T; MIRZOEV, T; Antwi, E; Ayepong, I;
2024
PloS one
Effectiveness of lifestyle interventions for glycaemic control among adults with type 2 diabetes in West Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.
Peprah, EB; JAHAN, Y; Danso-Appiah, A; Abdul-Samed, A-B; MIRZOEV, T; Antwi, E; BALABANOVA, D; Agyepong, I;
2024
Systematic reviews
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