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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2021
Journal Article
Epidemiology of mumps outbreaks and the impact of an additional dose of MMR vaccine for outbreak control in regional Queensland, Australia, 2017-2018
Walker, Jacina, Adegbija, Odewumi, Smoll, Nicolas, Khan, Arifuzzaman, Whicker, Jordan, Carroll, Heidi, Harris, Rachael Rodney and Khandaker, Gulam (2021). Epidemiology of mumps outbreaks and the impact of an additional dose of MMR vaccine for outbreak control in regional Queensland, Australia, 2017-2018. Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 45. doi: 10.33321/cdi.2021.45.67
2021
Journal Article
Mapping and situation analysis of basic WASH facilities at households in Bangladesh: evidence from a nationally representative survey
Ahmed, Md. Sabbir, Islam, Md Irteja, Das, Manik Chandra, Khan, Arifuzzaman and Yunus, Fakir Md (2021). Mapping and situation analysis of basic WASH facilities at households in Bangladesh: evidence from a nationally representative survey. PLoS One, 16 (11) e0259635, 1-12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259635
2021
Journal Article
A norovirus gastroenteritis outbreak in an Australian child-care center: A household-level analysis
Smoll, Nicolas Roydon, Khan, Arifuzzman, Walker, Jacina, McMahon, Jamie, Kirk, Michael and Khandaker, Gulam (2021). A norovirus gastroenteritis outbreak in an Australian child-care center: A household-level analysis. PLoS One, 16 (11) e0259145, 1-8. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259145
2021
Journal Article
The impact of a regional smoking cessation program on referrals and use of Quitline services in Queensland, Australia: a controlled interrupted time series analysis
Khan, Arifuzzaman, Green, Kalie, Khandaker, Gulam, Lawler, Sheleigh and Gartner, Coral (2021). The impact of a regional smoking cessation program on referrals and use of Quitline services in Queensland, Australia: a controlled interrupted time series analysis. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 14 100210, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100210
2021
Journal Article
Protection by vaccination of children against typhoid fever with a Vi-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine in urban Bangladesh: a cluster-randomised trial
Qadri, Firdausi, Khanam, Farhana, Liu, Xinxue, Theiss-Nyland, Katherine, Biswas, Prasanta Kumar, Bhuiyan, Amirul Islam, Ahmmed, Faisal, Colin-Jones, Rachel, Smith, Nicola, Tonks, Susan, Voysey, Merryn, Mujadidi, Yama F., Mazur, Olga, Rajib, Nazmul Hasan, Hossen, Md Ismail, Ahmed, Shams Uddin, Khan, Arifuzzaman, Rahman, Nazia, Babu, Golap, Greenland, Melanie, Kelly, Sarah, Ireen, Mahzabeen, Islam, Kamrul, O'Reilly, Peter, Scherrer, Karin Sofia, Pitzer, Virginia E., Neuzil, Kathleen M., Zaman, K., Pollard, Andrew J. and Clemens, John D. (2021). Protection by vaccination of children against typhoid fever with a Vi-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine in urban Bangladesh: a cluster-randomised trial. The Lancet, 398 (10301), 675-684. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(21)01124-7
2021
Journal Article
Re-emergence of dengue virus in regional Queensland: 2019 dengue virus outbreak in Rockhampton, Central Queensland, Australia
Walker, Jacina, Pyke, Alyssa, Florian, Paul, Moore, Fred, Smoll, Nicolas, Adegbija, Odewumi, Khan, Arifuzzaman, Hasan, Rashidul, Carroll, Heidi, Harris, Rachael Rodney and Khandaker, Gulam (2021). Re-emergence of dengue virus in regional Queensland: 2019 dengue virus outbreak in Rockhampton, Central Queensland, Australia. Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 45. doi: 10.33321/cdi.2021.45.31
2021
Journal Article
Pandemic now and then: a historical perspective of non-pharmaceutical interventions adopted In Covid-19
Das, M. C., Islam, N., Hasan, M., Khanam, F., Alam, A., Akter, A., Khan, M. H., Rahman, K. S., Khan, A. and Das, D. (2021). Pandemic now and then: a historical perspective of non-pharmaceutical interventions adopted In Covid-19. Mymensingh Medical Journal, 30 (2), 562-569.
2021
Journal Article
How can a coordinated regional smoking cessation initiative be developed and implemented? A programme logic model to evaluate the ‘10,000 Lives’ health promotion initiative in Central Queensland, Australia
Khan, Arifuzzaman, Green, Kalie, Khandaker, Gulam, Lawler, Sheleigh and Gartner, Coral (2021). How can a coordinated regional smoking cessation initiative be developed and implemented? A programme logic model to evaluate the ‘10,000 Lives’ health promotion initiative in Central Queensland, Australia. BMJ Open, 11 (3) e044649, 1-11. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044649
2021
Journal Article
Notifiable diseases after implementation of COVID-19 public health prevention measures in Central Queensland, Australia
Adegbija, Odewumi, Walker, Jacina, Smoll, Nicolas, Khan, Arifuzzaman, Graham, Julieanne and Khandaker, Gulam (2021). Notifiable diseases after implementation of COVID-19 public health prevention measures in Central Queensland, Australia. Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 45. doi: 10.33321/cdi.2021.45.11
2021
Conference Publication
The impact of a regional health promotion program on Quitline calls in Central Queensland, Australia- findings from a controlled interrupted time series analysis.
Khan, Arifuzzaman, Khandaker, Gulam, Lawler, Sheleigh and Gartner, Coral (2021). The impact of a regional health promotion program on Quitline calls in Central Queensland, Australia- findings from a controlled interrupted time series analysis.. SRNT’S 27th Annual Meeting, Virtual, 24-27 February 2021.
2021
Other Outputs
Statin for Pneumonia and Influenza - Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis to Inform Policy to Mitigate COVID-19
Khan, Arifuzzaman, Smoll, Nicolas, Ashher, Fahim, Chow, Maria Y.K., Rashid, Harunor, Booy, Robert and Khandaker, Gulam (2021). Statin for Pneumonia and Influenza - Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis to Inform Policy to Mitigate COVID-19. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3830357
2020
Conference Publication
A low-cost regional initiative can significantly boost the referrals and use of smoking cessation interventions: findings from the “10,000 Lives” program evaluation study
Khan, Arifuzzaman (2020). A low-cost regional initiative can significantly boost the referrals and use of smoking cessation interventions: findings from the “10,000 Lives” program evaluation study. The University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine, HDR Symposium Week, Herston, QLD, Australia, 23–27 November 2020.
2020
Journal Article
Development of an Evidence and Gap Map (EGM) of interventions to increase smoking cessation: A study protocol
Khan, Arifuzzaman, King, Catherine, Saif-Ur-Rahman, K.M., Khandaker, Gulam, Lawler, Sheleigh and Gartner, Coral (2020). Development of an Evidence and Gap Map (EGM) of interventions to increase smoking cessation: A study protocol. Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 6 (July) 44, 1-11. doi: 10.18332/tpc/124117
2020
Journal Article
Women’s empowerment is associated with maternal nutrition and low birth weight: evidence from Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey
Kabir, Alamgir, Rashid, Md Mahbubur, Hossain, Kamal, Khan, Arifuzzaman, Sikder, Shegufta Shefa and Gidding, Heather F. (2020). Women’s empowerment is associated with maternal nutrition and low birth weight: evidence from Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey. BMC Women's Health, 20 (1) 93, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12905-020-00952-4
2019
Journal Article
Safety and immunogenicity of the oral, inactivated, enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli vaccine ETVAX in Bangladeshi children and infants: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled phase 1/2 trial
Qadri, Firdausi, Akhtar, Marjahan, Bhuiyan, Taufiqur R., Chowdhury, Mohiul I., Ahmed, Tasnuva, Rafique, Tanzeem A., Khan, Arifuzzaman, Rahman, Sadia I. A., Khanam, Farhana, Lundgren, Anna, Wiklund, Gudrun, Kaim, Joanna, Löfstrand, Madeleine, Carlin, Nils, Bourgeois, A. Louis, Maier, Nicole, Fix, Alan, Wierzba, Thomas, Walker, Richard I. and Svennerholm, Ann-Mari (2019). Safety and immunogenicity of the oral, inactivated, enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli vaccine ETVAX in Bangladeshi children and infants: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled phase 1/2 trial. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 20 (2), 208-219. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30571-7
2019
Conference Publication
Changes in Quitline registration since launch of the “10,000 Lives” campaign in Central Queensland, Australia
Khan, Arifuzzaman (2019). Changes in Quitline registration since launch of the “10,000 Lives” campaign in Central Queensland, Australia. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco- Oceania Conference 2019, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 24-25 October 2019.
2019
Journal Article
Evaluation of the safety and immunogenicity of the oral inactivated multivalent enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli vaccine ETVAX in Bangladeshi adults in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase I trial using electrochemiluminescence and ELISA assays for immunogenicity analyses
Akhtar, Marjahan, Chowdhury, Mohiul I., Bhuiyan, Taufiqur R., Kaim, Joanna, Ahmed, Tasnuva, Rafique, Tanzeem A., Khan, Arifuzzaman, Rahman, Sadia I.A., Khanam, Farhana, Begum, Yasmin A., Sharif, Mir Z., Islam, Laila N., Carlin, Nils, Maier, Nicole, Fix, Alan, Wierzba, Thomas F., Walker, Richard I., Bourgeois, A. Louis, Svennerholm, Ann-Mari, Qadri, Firdausi and Lundgren, Anna (2019). Evaluation of the safety and immunogenicity of the oral inactivated multivalent enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli vaccine ETVAX in Bangladeshi adults in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase I trial using electrochemiluminescence and ELISA assays for immunogenicity analyses. Vaccine, 37 (37), 5645-5656. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.11.040
2019
Conference Publication
Impact of “10,000 Lives”, a regional smoking cessation campaign on referral to Quitline
Khan, Arifuzzaman (2019). Impact of “10,000 Lives”, a regional smoking cessation campaign on referral to Quitline. Public Health Prevention Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 12-14 June 2019.
2019
Journal Article
Safety of a bivalent, killed, whole-cell oral cholera vaccine in pregnant women in Bangladesh: evidence from a randomized placebo-controlled trial
Khan, Ashraful Islam, Ali, Mohammad, Lynch, Julia, Kabir, Alamgir, Excler, Jean-Louis, Khan, Md. Arifuzzaman, Islam, Md. Taufiqul, Akter, Afroza, Chowdhury, Fahima, Saha, Amit, Khan, Iqbal Ansary, Desai, Sachin N., Kim, Deok Ryun, Saha, Nirod Chandra, Singh, Ajit P., Clemens, John D. and Qadri, Firdausi (2019). Safety of a bivalent, killed, whole-cell oral cholera vaccine in pregnant women in Bangladesh: evidence from a randomized placebo-controlled trial. BMC Infectious Diseases, 19 (1) 422, 1-8. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-4006-3
2019
Conference Publication
Baseline Widal titre among healthy adult males from the greater Mymensingh division of Bangladesh
Khan, Md Arifuzzaman, Ashher, Fahim and Hossain, Muhammad Akram (2019). Baseline Widal titre among healthy adult males from the greater Mymensingh division of Bangladesh. 11th International Conference on Typhoid and Other Invasive Salmonellosis, Hanoi, Vietnam, 26-28 March 2019.
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