Nasra Muse is a Capacity Building Officer at the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health (MCWH), a national, community-led organisation advocating for the health and wellbeing of migrant and refugee women. In her role, she leads initiatives to strengthen the health workforce’s response to female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Nasra has extensive experience in policy and program development, including work across government and community sectors. She holds a masters qualifications in public health and is passionate about advancing equitable healthcare access through community engagement and system-level capacity building that centres the expertise and lived experiences of migrant women.

Monica Diaz is an advanced midwife and nurse consultant with over 25 years’ experience across clinical practice, research, education, and health system leadership. She is a Winston Churchill Fellow, awarded for her international investigation into models of maternity care for women affected by female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), translating global insights into Australian health services. Monica is a PhD candidate, with her doctoral research centred on the design, implementation, and evaluation of the South Australian FGM/C Education (SAFE) program. SAFE is a co designed, evidence based workforce education initiative integrating research evidence, lived experience, and clinical application, and is gaining national awareness for its focus on culturally safe, trauma informed care. She is a co founder of the Australian FGM/C Support Network for Healthcare Providers and has contributed internationally as an Australian representative on the World Health Organization Guideline Development Group, informing global guidance on the prevention of FGM and the clinical management of complications. Monica is committed to translating evidence into equitable, sustainable practice change.