Overview
Background
Dr Md Arifuzzaman Khan is a public health researcher and epidemiologist with over 15 years of experience focusing on disease prevention through immunisation and health promotion. His expertise spans infectious disease epidemiology, impact evaluation (including vaccines and health promotion), and advanced data analysis. He currently works as an Advanced Epidemiologist at the Wide Bay Public Health Unit, Queensland Health, and holds an Honorary Senior Lecturer appointment at UQ's School of Public Health.
His PhD research, which evaluated the “10,000 Lives” smoking cessation initiative in Central Queensland, demonstrated that leveraging local knowledge and champions is crucial for designing and effectively implementing health promotion programs. Building on this, Dr Khan is keen to explore how harnessing local knowledge can increase the uptake of immunisation and health promotion programs, particularly in regional, rural and marginalised populations.
Before relocating to Australia, Dr Khan spent over eight years at the internationally renowned public health institute (icddr,b) based in Bangladesh, where his work on large-scale vaccine studies significantly influenced global immunisation policies. His research has contributed to World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations for cholera and typhoid vaccines. Dr Khan has authored over 45 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals, including The Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine.
Availability
- Dr Arifuzzaman Khan is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours), Mymensingh Medical College
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research impacts
Key Research Impacts
- Informing Global Immunisation Policy: Dr Khan's contributions to large-scale vaccine trials in Bangladesh were instrumental in shaping the World Health Organization's (WHO) official recommendations. His research on cholera and typhoid vaccines has helped optimise their use in diverse outbreak scenarios and among vulnerable communities, directly influencing global health policy.
- Strengthening Australian Health Programs: In Australia, his PhD research evaluated the "10,000 Lives" smoking cessation campaign in Central Queensland. This work provided a robust evidence base for regional health services on how to design and implement effective, resource-efficient health promotion programs, particularly by leveraging local knowledge and champions.
- Enabling Critical Research: As a co-investigator, he has helped secure over USD $13 million in competitive funding for 13 different grant applications. This funding, from esteemed donors like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust, has enabled vital public health research to proceed.
- Building Public Health Capacity: Dr Khan is dedicated to fostering the next generation of health professionals. He actively teaches research methodology to clinicians and medical students and serves as a mentor in the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) National Mentoring Program.
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Evaluation of an Online Survey for Pertussis Case Investigations in Regional Queensland: Impacts on Workload and Disease Trends
Lam, Ho Yeung, Khan, Arifuzzaman, O’Bryan, Matthew, Jones, Michelle and Chor, Josette (2025). Evaluation of an Online Survey for Pertussis Case Investigations in Regional Queensland: Impacts on Workload and Disease Trends. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 10 (9) 260, 1-11. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed10090260
2025
Journal Article
Challenges and drivers of resilient healthcare management in agedcare facilities of Regional Australia
Medhekar, Anita, Khan, Arifuzzaman, Akbar, Delwar and Khandaker, Gulam (2025). Challenges and drivers of resilient healthcare management in agedcare facilities of Regional Australia. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 1-22. doi: 10.1108/JHOM-10-2023-0312
2025
Journal Article
The convergence of climate, recreation and health: La Niña, crab catching and necrotising fasciitis, a case series
Bermingham, Daniel, De Vidal Chaves, Bruno Sarno, Ganju, Anamika, Khan, Arifuzzaman and Ratsch, Angela (2025). The convergence of climate, recreation and health: La Niña, crab catching and necrotising fasciitis, a case series. Rural and Remote Health, 25 (2), 1-8. doi: 10.22605/rrh9705
2025
Journal Article
Paediatric acute urinary retention in Central Queensland
Nasr, Samah, Lim, Jian Yang, Nugapitiya, Saseema Sammani, Yu, Dong, Khan, Arifuzzaman and Pam, Sunday (2025). Paediatric acute urinary retention in Central Queensland. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 61 (3), 465-471. doi: 10.1111/jpc.16779
2024
Journal Article
Correction: Cigarette smoking and associated factors among men in five South Asian countries: A pooled analysis of nationally representative surveys
Islam, Md Shariful, Rashid, Mamunur, Sizear, Monaemul Islam, Hassan, Raafat, Rahman, Mahbubur, Parvez, Sarker Masud, Hore, Shuvon Chandra, Haque, Rehnuma, Jahan, Farjana, Chowdhury, Supta, Nurul Huda, Tarique Mohammad, Saif-Ur-Rahman, K. M. and Khan, Arifuzzaman (2024). Correction: Cigarette smoking and associated factors among men in five South Asian countries: A pooled analysis of nationally representative surveys. PLoS One, 19 (12) e0315447, 1-1. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315447
2024
Journal Article
Modelling Salmonella Typhi in high-density urban Blantyre neighbourhood, Malawi, using point pattern methods
Khaki, Jessie J., Meiring, James E., Thindwa, Deus, Henrion, Marc Y. R., Jere, Tikhala M., Msuku, Harrison, Aryja, Amit, Maharjan, Archana, Dongol, Sabina, Karkey, Abhilasha, Bajracharya, Binod Lal, Banda, David, Masesa, Clemens, Mbewe, Maurice, Mangulenji, George, Msefula, Chisomo, Nyirenda, Tonney, Mujadidi, Yama F., Voysey, Merryn, Hill, Jennifer, Gurung, Pallavi, Khan, Arifuzzaman (STRATAA Consortium Team member), Saha, Nirod Chandra, Biswas, Prasanta Kumar, Adhikari, Anup, Heyderman, Robert S., Gordon, Melita A., Giorgi, Emanuele, The STRATAA Consortium and the Nepal Family Development Foundation team (2024). Modelling Salmonella Typhi in high-density urban Blantyre neighbourhood, Malawi, using point pattern methods. Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 17164. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-66436-9
2024
Journal Article
Oral killed cholera vaccines for preventing cholera
Saif-Ur-Rahman, K. M., Mamun, Razib, Hasan, Md, Meiring, James E. and Khan, Md Arifuzzaman (2024). Oral killed cholera vaccines for preventing cholera. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 1 (1) CD014573, CD014573. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014573
2023
Journal Article
Effect of infection control education program on childcare educator knowledge and confidence
Roughan, Matthew, Khan, Arifuzzaman and Chor, Josette (2023). Effect of infection control education program on childcare educator knowledge and confidence. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 35 (3), 849-853. doi: 10.1002/hpja.814
2023
Journal Article
SUpporting People in extreme POverty with Rehabilitation and Therapy ( SUPPORT CP ): a trial among families of children with cerebral palsy in Bangladesh
Al Imam, Mahmudul Hassan, Jahan, Israt, Das, Manik Chandra, Bashar, Sk Md Kamrul, Khan, Arifuzzaman, Muhit, Mohammad, Power, Rosalie, Akbar, Delwar, Badawi, Nadia and Khandaker, Gulam (2023). SUpporting People in extreme POverty with Rehabilitation and Therapy ( SUPPORT CP ): a trial among families of children with cerebral palsy in Bangladesh. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 65 (6), 773-782. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15445
2023
Journal Article
Active prospective national surveillance for congenital and neonatal varicella in Australia shows potential prevention opportunities
Walker, Jacina, Teutsch, Suzy, Morris, Anne, Eslick, Guy D., Hassan Al Imam, Mahmudul, Khan, Arifuzzaman, Booy, Robert, Elliott, Elizabeth J. and Khandaker, Gulam (2023). Active prospective national surveillance for congenital and neonatal varicella in Australia shows potential prevention opportunities. Vaccine: X, 13 100278, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jvacx.2023.100278
2023
Journal Article
Evolving epidemiology of Q fever in Wide Bay
Roughan, Matthew, Hodge, Emma, Khan, Arifuzzaman and Chor, Josette (2023). Evolving epidemiology of Q fever in Wide Bay. Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 47. doi: 10.33321/cdi.2023.47.36
2022
Journal Article
A case study of an academic‐stakeholder partnership: Evaluation of the “10,000 Lives” smoking cessation health promotion program
Khan, Arifuzzaman, Green, Kalie, Khandaker, Gulam, Lawler, Sheleigh and Gartner, Coral (2022). A case study of an academic‐stakeholder partnership: Evaluation of the “10,000 Lives” smoking cessation health promotion program. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 34 (4), 842-847. doi: 10.1002/hpja.689
2022
Other Outputs
Appraisal of a regional smoking cessation campaign in Central Queensland: The “10,000 Lives” Initiative
Khan, Md Arifuzzaman (2022). Appraisal of a regional smoking cessation campaign in Central Queensland: The “10,000 Lives” Initiative. PhD Thesis, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/3d2b4a7
2022
Journal Article
Cigarette smoking and associated factors among men in five South Asian countries: A pooled analysis of nationally representative surveys
Shariful Islam, Md, Rashid, Mamunur, Sizear, Monaemul Islam, Hassan, Raafat, Rahman, Mahbubur, Parvez, Sarker Masud, Hore, Shuvon Chandra, Haque, Rehnuma, Jahan, Farjana, Chowdhury, Supta, Huda, Tarique Mohammad Nurul, Saif-Ur-Rahman, K. M. and Khan, Arifuzzaman (2022). Cigarette smoking and associated factors among men in five South Asian countries: A pooled analysis of nationally representative surveys. PLoS One, 17 (11) e0277758, 1-16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277758
2022
Journal Article
Roles, experiences, and perspectives of the stakeholders of “10,000 Lives” smoking cessation initiative in Central Queensland: findings from an online survey during COVID‐19 situation
Khan, Arifuzzaman, Green, Kalie, Smoll, Nicolas, Khandaker, Gulam, Gartner, Coral and Lawler, Sheleigh (2022). Roles, experiences, and perspectives of the stakeholders of “10,000 Lives” smoking cessation initiative in Central Queensland: findings from an online survey during COVID‐19 situation. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33 (S1), 316-326. doi: 10.1002/hpja.598
2022
Journal Article
Impact of the ‘10,000 lives’ program on Quitline referrals, use and outcomes by demography and Indigenous status
Khan, Arifuzzaman, Green, Kalie, Medlin, Linda, Khandaker, Gulam, Lawler, Sheleigh and Gartner, Coral (2022). Impact of the ‘10,000 lives’ program on Quitline referrals, use and outcomes by demography and Indigenous status. Drug and Alcohol Review, 41 (7), 1499-1509. doi: 10.1111/dar.13499
2022
Journal Article
Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Diagnostic Tests: A Glimpse
Islam, N., Das, M. C., Saif-Ur-Rahman, K. M., Khan, M. A., Khandaker, G. and Das, D. (2022). Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Diagnostic Tests: A Glimpse. Mymensingh Medical Journal : MMJ, 31 (3), 887-889.
2022
Journal Article
“Scary to get, more scary not to”: COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers in Central Queensland, Australia, a cross-sectional survey
Chapman, Gwenda, Al Imam, Mahmudul Hassan, Khan, Md Arifuzzaman, Smoll, Nicolas, Adegbija, Odewumi, Kirk, Michael, Khandaker, Gulam and Wiley, Kerrie (2022). “Scary to get, more scary not to”: COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers in Central Queensland, Australia, a cross-sectional survey. Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 46. doi: 10.33321/cdi.2022.46.30
2022
Journal Article
Closing the Gaps in Tobacco Endgame Evidence: A Scoping Review
Puljevic, Cheneal, Morphett, Kylie, Hefler, Marita, Edwards, Richard, Walker, Natalie, Thomas, David, Khan, Arifuzzaman, Perusco, Andrew, Le Grande, Michael, Cullerton, Katherine, Ait Ouakrim, Driss, Carstensen, Georgia, Sellars, David, Hoek, Janet, Borland, Ron, Bonevski, Billie, Blakely, Tony, Brolan, Claire and Gartner, Coral (2022). Closing the Gaps in Tobacco Endgame Evidence: A Scoping Review. Tobacco Control, 31 (2), 365-375. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056579
2021
Journal Article
Supporting Ultra Poor People with Rehabilitation and Therapy among families of children with Cerebral Palsy in rural Bangladesh (SUPPORT CP): protocol of a randomised controlled trial
Al Imam, Mahmudul Hassan, Jahan, Israt, Muhit, Mohammad, Das, Manik Chandra, Power, Rosalie, Khan, Arifuzzaman, Akbar, Delwar, Badawi, Nadia and Khandaker, Gulam (2021). Supporting Ultra Poor People with Rehabilitation and Therapy among families of children with Cerebral Palsy in rural Bangladesh (SUPPORT CP): protocol of a randomised controlled trial. PLoS One, 16 (12) e0261148, 1-16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261148
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