Miah Md Akiful Haque is a public health researcher and PhD candidate at the University of Western Australia’s School of Population & Global Health. His doctoral work examines autism spectrum disorder in Bangladesh—covering contributing factors, health-related quality of life, and economic burden. He has authored 15 publications spanning epidemiology, communicable diseases, vaccine acceptance, and quality-of-life outcomes, and has presented at international conferences. Akiful serves as an advisor to the Public Health Promotion & Development Society (PPDS) and previously worked as a Senior Clinical AI Specialist at Augmedix. He is supported by a UWA International Fee Scholarship and an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) stipend. Research interests include epidemiology, vaccines, autism spectrum disorder, occupational health, and public-health interventions.
Beast Award Level 1: Nessie, Augmedix, 2022
Rashid, M.U., Khan, M.A.S., Dalal, K., Sagar, S.K., Hossian, M., Barsha, S.Y., Haque, M.M.A., Hossain, M.A., Nabi, M.H. and Hawlader, M.D.H., 2022. Quality of life (QoL) among COVID-19 recovered healthcare workers in Bangladesh. BMC Health Services Research, 22, p.716.
Iktidar, M.A., Manna, R.M., Akhter, M., Roy, S., Bonna, A.S., Chowdhury, S., Yousuf, R., Mimi, F.A., Sayed, M.S.U., Haque, M.M.A. and Hawlader, M.D.H., 2025. Factors associated with late hospital arrival in acute stroke patients of Bangladesh. Emergency Medicine Journal, 42(3), pp.179–187.
Khan, M.A.S., Dalal, K., Hasan, M., Haque, M.M.A., Nusrat, E., Hossian, M., Rahman, T., Maliha, R., Mutsuddi, A., Rashid, M.U. and Hossain, M.A., 2024. The Impact of Comorbidity on the Quality of Life of COVID-19 Recovered People in Bangladesh. IJID Regions
Jahan, I., Dalal, K., Khan, M.A.S., Mutsuddi, A., Sultana, S., Rashid, M.U., Haque, M.M.A., Hossain, M.A., Hossian, M., Nabi, M.H. and Hawlader, M.D.H., 2023. Occupational health hazards among traffic police in South Asian countries: protocol for a scoping review. JMIR research protocols, 12(1), p.e42239.
Ara R, Rahman T, Nath R, Islam AK, Haque MM, Rahman MF, Nabi MH, Hawlader MD. Vaccine approach for human monkeypox over the years and current recommendations to prevent the outbreak: a rapid review. medRxiv. 2022 Sep 29:2022-09.
Hasan, M., Hossain, M.A., Chowdhury, S., Das, P., Jahan, I., Rahman, M.F., Haque, M.M.A., Rashid, M.U., Khan, M.A.S., Hossian, M. and Nabi, M.H., 2023. Human monkeypox and preparedness of Bangladesh: A knowledge and attitude assessment study among medical doctors. Journal of Infection and Public Health, 16(1), pp.90-95.
