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Mahboob Ul Haq

National TB Control Program, Pakistan, TB Control Program, Punjab, University of Bergen, National TB Control Program

ORCID iD 0000-0002-3709-3496

About

Mahboob Ul Haq, a public health professional with a PhD in Global Public Health and Epidemiology from the University of Bergen, Norway (2023), and a Master’s degree in Public Health (MSPH), having over 12 years of experience in donor-funded public health programs and academic research, including extensive work with Pakistan’s National TB Control Program.

I have authored 24 publications in international journals and presented them at national and international scientific conferences, and serves as a reviewer for several journals. I completed the International Operational Research Training (SORT IT) in 2015 and has been facilitating the course in Pakistan with The Union since 2016.

My expertise includes applied epidemiology, operational research, and monitoring and evaluation, with a strong focus on evidence-informed public health practice and program performance improvement.
My key skills encompass tuberculosis and infectious disease epidemiology, disease control and prevention, drug resistance, surveillance, field epidemiology, incidence measurement, epidemiological studies and analysis, biostatistics, as well as project management and program implementation.

Employment

  • National TB Control Program, Pakistan National Program Officer (Country Lead)
    2019 - Present
  • TB Control Program, Punjab Provincial Program Officer
    2018 - 2019
  • National TB Control Program Trial Coordinator
    2012 - 2017
  • Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University Lecturer (Research & Community)
    2012 - 2012
  • Mustashaar Social and Development Advisors Research Associate
    2011 - 2011

Education

  • University of Bergen PhD-Epidemiology
    2018 - 2023

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (22)