Zahidul Quayyum

CGSRHR

Short Biography

Dr Zahidul Quayyum is a Professor of the Master of Public Health (MPH) programme and Chair of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH), BRAC University. He also serves as Co-Director of the Centre of Excellence for Urban Equity and Health (CUEH). A health economist and public health researcher with over 30 years of experience, his expertise spans health systems research, economic evaluations, and policy analysis.

He has contributed to numerous national and international projects, leading economic evaluations of interventions and policy changes aimed at improving maternal and child health, tackling non-communicable and infectious diseases, and strengthening health systems. His work includes systematic reviews, trial-based and multi-country economic evaluations, decision modelling, and health technology assessments for projects funded by NIHR (UK) and the EU.

At BRAC JPGSPH, Dr Quayyum is engaged in eleven research projects (five funded by FCDO, one by IDRC, and two by NIHR, UK), serving as Principal Investigator on three and Co-Investigator on eight. His research addresses healthcare interventions, economic benefits, health equity, environmental and climate impacts, and the influence of housing and neighborhoods on health outcomes. He co-leads initiatives such as Pathways to Equitable Healthy Cities and Chorus Urban Health, which focus on urban health systems, co-produced interventions, and capacity building in South Asia.

He recently co-supervised a PhD on developing an urban primary healthcare model for the urban poor in Bangladesh and is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Leeds, UK. His research interests include maternal and child health, infectious diseases, sexual and reproductive health, non-communicable diseases, climate and health, social determinants, and health of displaced and marginalized groups. He has authored over 40 publications in peer-reviewed journals.

MPH Modules Conducted

Current Projects

Peer Reviewed Publications

  • Four Principles of Transformative Adaptation to Climate Change‐Exacerbated Hazards in Informal Settlements
    Authors: Ben C. Howard,Simon Moulds,Samuel Agyei-Mensah,Khadiza Tul Kobra Nahin,Zahidul Quayyum,Brian E. Robinson,Wouter Buytaert
    DOI/URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.70008
    Published on: 2025-05-05

Research Focus


Climate and Environmental Health Urban Health and Equity Health Systems and Policy Infectious Diseases Non-Communicable Diseases

Education


  • MSc, Health Policy Planning Financing, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Health Economics, University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen
  • Bachelor of Social Science, Economics, University of Dhaka
  • Masters of Social Sciences, Economics, University of Dhaka