Dr
Farhana HaqueProfile page
Assistant Professor
Infectious Dis. Epidemiology & Dynamics
Orcid identifier0000-0002-4308-2857
- Assistant ProfessorInfectious Dis. Epidemiology & Dynamics
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Dynamics, Keppel Street, LONDON, WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom
BIO
The goal of my career is to reduce the risk and impact of infectious diseases and climate change and ensure health and wellbeing for all irrespective of nationality, race, gender, ethnicity, and social, sexual, religious orientation. I have a broad background in medical epidemiology, with expertise in intervention implementation and evaluation. Prior to joining LSHTM/UK-PHRST as an Assistant Professor, I was a PhD researcher at the Institute for Global Health (IGH), UCL. Before joining UCL, I was an Associate Scientist at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b). During 2010-2015, I was seconded from icddr,b to the national mandated institute for outbreak investigation and response, IEDCR of the Government of Bangladesh for 5 years.
LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE APPOINTMENTS
- Assistant Professor & UK PHRST Implementation Science LeadLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, IDE, London, United Kingdom1 Mar 2023 - present
- Deputy DirectorLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Centre for Evaluation, London, United Kingdom1 Feb 2023 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Associate ScientistInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Infectious Diseases, Dhaka, Bangladesh2016 - 2017
- Assistant ScientistInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Infectious Diseases, Dhaka, Bangladesh2013 - 2015
- Research investigator/Outbreak investigation officerInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Infectious Diseases, Dhaka, Bangladesh2010 - 2012
- Adjunct FacultyJames P Grant School of Public Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh2012 - 2017
- LecturerIndependent University, Public Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh2008 - 2010
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Medical OfficerSylhet MAG Osmani Medical College, Sylhet, Bangladesh2005 - 2007
DEGREES
- PhD, EpidemiologyUniversity College London, London, United Kingdom1 Jan 2018 - 5 May 2022
- MSc, International Primary HealthcareUniversity of London, London, United Kingdom1 Sep 2011 - 30 Aug 2012
- MPH, Public HealthIndependent University, Dhaka, Bangladesh1 Sep 2007 - 31 Aug 2008
- MBBSSylhet MAG Osmani Medical College, Sylhet, Bangladesh1998 - 2004
CERTIFICATIONS
- Registered medical practitionerGeneral Medical Council, London, United Kingdom6 Jan 2023 - present
- Registered Medical PractitionerBMDC, Dhaka, Bangladesh2006 - present
- Fellow of the Royal Society for Public HealthRoyal Society for Public Health, London, United Kingdom1 Apr 2024 - present
- Associate Fellow (AFHEA)Advanced Higher Education, United Kingdom
REGIONS & COUNTRIES
- Bangladesh
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
- Middle East & North Africa (developing only)
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- South Africa
- South Asia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)
- Uganda