Mahboob Ul Haq
National TB Control Program, Pakistan, TB Control Program, Punjab, University of Bergen, National TB Control Program
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
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National TB Control Program, Pakistan National Program Officer (Country Lead)2019 - Present
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TB Control Program, Punjab Provincial Program Officer2018 - 2019
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National TB Control Program Trial Coordinator2012 - 2017
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Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University Lecturer (Research & Community)2012 - 2012
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Mustashaar Social and Development Advisors Research Associate2011 - 2011
Education
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University of Bergen PhD-Epidemiology2018 - 2023
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (22)
- Tuberculosis active case-finding among Afghan refugees in Pakistan: Care cascade, characteristics and treatment outcomes Save
- Community- vs. hospital-based management of multidrug-resistant TB in Pakistan. Save
- Are patients with pulmonary tuberculosis identified by active and by passive case detection different? A cross-sectional study in Pakistan. Save
- Public-Private Mix Models of Tuberculosis Care in Pakistan: A High-Burden Country Perspective. Save
- Extending contact screening within a 50-m radius of an index tuberculosis patient using Xpert MTB/RIF in urban Pakistan: Did it impact treatment outcomes? Save
- Epidemiology of viral hepatitis B and C in Punjab, Pakistan: a multicenter cross-sectional study, 2017-18 [version 1; peer review: 2 approved with reservations] Save
- Prevalence of Human Immune Deficiency among Registered Tuberculosis Patients across Pakistan during 2013-2015 —Prevalence of TB-HIV Co-Infection in Pakistan Save
- Did diabetes mellitus affect treatment outcome in drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Pakistan from 2010 to 2014? Save
- Enhancing Childhood TB Notifications by Strengthening Linkages with Large Hospitals in Pakistan —Childhood TB in Large Hospitals, Pakistan? Save
- Community-based integrated approach to changing women's family planning behaviour in Pakistan, 2014-2016. Save