Zia Ul Haq
Khyber Medical University, Gandhara University, University of Glasgow, Khyber Medical College
0000-0001-5124-2171
About
Professor Zia Ul Haq (MBBS; MPH; PhD Public Health, University of Glasgow; Post-Doc, Keele University; FPH, Royal Colleges UK; FCPS Community Medicine) is Vice Chancellor of Khyber Medical University (KMU), Peshawar,one of Pakistan's largest public medical universities with 26 postgraduate institutes and approximately 74,000 students and concurrently Vice Chancellor of Islamia College University, Peshawar. He is Meritorious Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Public Health and Social Sciences, and Visiting Professor at the University of Glasgow.
With over 110 peer-reviewed publications, 2,800+ citations, and an H-index of 25, his research spans infectious disease epidemiology, multimorbidity, mental health, public health nutrition, and health systems strengthening. He has secured research funding exceeding 6 billion PKR from NIHR, MRC, WHO, UNICEF, WFP, the World Bank, and other international agencies, and serves as Principal Investigator on multiple active NIHR Global Health grants.
Nationally, he has been awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan (2024), the HEC Best Researcher Award (2019), the HEC Best University Teacher Award (2018), and the University of Glasgow World Changing Alumni Award (2023). He is President of the Pakistan Network of Quality Assurance in Higher Education (PNQAHE) and Director of the WHO Regional Network of Institutions for Evidence and Data to Policy (NEDtP).
Employment
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Khyber Medical University Vice Chancellor2020 - Present
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Khyber Medical University Professor & Director2017 - Present
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Khyber Medical University Associate Prof Public health2015 - 2018
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Khyber Medical University Assistant Professor Public Health2014 - 2015
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Khyber Medical University Lecturer of Public Health2009 - 2014
Education
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Gandhara University Master in Public Health2015 - 2017
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University of Glasgow PhD2010 - 2014
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Khyber Medical College MBBS1998 - 2005
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Keele University Post-Doctorate? - 2020
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (114)
- Barriers and Facilitators to Childhood Vaccination in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A Qualitative Study Integrating the WHO Health Systems Framework and the COM-B Behavioural Model Save
- Barriers and Facilitators to Childhood Vaccination in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A Qualitative Study Integrating the WHO Health Systems Framework and the COM-B Behavioural Model Save
- Barriers and Facilitators to Routine Childhood Immunisation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A Qualitative Study Using the WHO Health Systems Framework and Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) Index Save
- Barriers and facilitators of childhood immunization: sociodemographic and knowledge-related determinants among parents in rural and urban Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Save
- Community Health Participatory interventions in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases including mental health in crisis-affected Low-and Middle-Income Countries–a scoping review Save
- Mapping Diabetes-Related Complications Over Time: Evidence from a Longitudinal CohortMapping Diabetes-Related Complications Over Time: Evidence from a Longitudinal Cohort Save
- Strategies for enhancing vaccine uptake among children under two years of age in low and middle-income countries (LMICs): A scoping review Save
- Awareness of the Violence Against Healthcare Workers in Pakistan Save
- A randomised controlled feasibility trial of Behavioural activation as a treatment for people with diabetes and depression: (DiaDeM feasibility trial) Save
- Anxiety, Depression, and Their Determinants in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Exploring Psychological Distress Save