Sujon H, Sarker MHR*, Uddin A, Banu S, Islam MR, Amin MR, Hossain MS, Alahi MF, Asaduzzaman M, Rizvi MSJR, Islam MZ, and Uzzaman MN (2023). Beyond the regulatory radar: knowledge and practices of rural medical practitioners in Bangladesh. BMC Health Services Research (2023) 23:1322 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-10317-w 

• Islam MZ, Kabir A, Ahmed A, Rahman MZ (2023). A Practical Approach for Determining Water Supply, Sanitation Vulnerabilities, and Adaptation Status Due to Climate Variability in Bangladesh, The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, ISSN: 2833-4140 (Online), https://doi.org/10.18848/1835-7156/CGP/v16i01/45-60 

• McRae A, Vilcins D, Le H, Gorman J, Brune MN, Onyon L, Sly P, Islam Z (2022). Lead in traditional and complementary medicine: A systematic review eviews on Environmental Health. https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/reveh 

• Parvez SM, Hasan SS, Knibbs LD Jahan F, Rahman M, Raqib R, Islam N, Aich N, Moniruzzaman    M, Islam Z, Fujimura M, Sly P. (2022). Ecological Burden of e-Waste in Bangladesh--an Assessment to Measure the Exposure to e-Waste and Associated Health Outcomes: Protocol for a Cross-sectional Study.JIMR Res Protoc 2022; https://www.researchprotocols.org/2022/8/e38201/  Vol 11 issue 8. 

• Troy NM, Strickland D, Serralha M ,  Jong ED, Jones AC, Read J, Galbraith S, Islam Z, Kaur P,Mincham KT, .Holt BJ,  Sly PD,  Bosco A, Holt PG (2022). Protection against severe infant lower respiratory tract infections by immune training: Mechanistic studies. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2022.01.001

 
• Begum N, Tarique AA, Blake T, Vilcins D, Islam, MZ, Islam N, Ware RS, Sly PD (2022). Effect of vitamin D on infection and inflammation in patients with cystic fibrosis: a systematic review and meta analysis. medRixv. Preprint DOI: 10.1101/2022.01.03.22268699  January 2022. 

• Parvez SM, Jahan F, Brune MN, GormanJF, Musarrat J Rahman JM, Carpenter D, Islam Z, Rahman M, Aich N, Knibbs LD, Sly P. (2021). Health consequences of exposure to e-waste: an updated systematic review; www.thelancet.com/planetary-health  Vol 5 December 2021

 
• Chakma S, Osmani MG, Akwar H, Hasan Z, Nasrin T, Karim MR, Samad MA, Giasuddin M, Sly P, Islam Z, Debnath NC, Brum E, Magalhães RS (2021). Risk Areas for Influenza A(H5) Environmental Contamination in Live Bird Markets, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 27, No. 9, 
September 2021; https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2709.204447

 
• Sly, P. D., Bake, T., Islam, Z. (2021). Impact of prenatal and early life environmental exposures on normal human development. Pediatric Respiratory Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prrv.2021.05.007

 
• Islam MZ, Johnston J, and Sly PD (2020). Green space and early childhood development: a systematic review, Rev Environ Health 2020; https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2019-0046

 
• Chakraborty R, Khan KM, Dibaba DT, Khan A, Ahmed A, and Islam MZ (2019). Health Implications of Drinking Water Salinity in Coastal Areas of Bangladesh, Int.J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3746;  https://doi:10.3390/ijerph16193746

 
• Sly, P. D., Galbraith, S., Islam, Z., Holt, B., Troy, N., & Holt, P. G. (2019). Primary prevention of severe lower respiratory illnesses in at-risk infants using the immunomodulator OM-85. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 144(3), 870-872.e11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2019.05.032

• Khan KM, Karnati J, Hamid I, Koceja D, Islam MZ, and Khan A (2019). Residential proximity to agricultural fields and neurological and mental health outcomes in rural adults in Matlab, Bangladesh, Int.J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3228, https://doi:10.3390/ijrph16183228

 
• Kabir A, Islam MZ, Ahmed A, Rahman MS (2019). Health and dirking water supply vulnerability to climate variability in Coastal and Drought-Prone areas of Bangladesh, The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, Volume 11, Issue 2, pp41-56

 
• Muurlink OT, Stephenson P, Islam MZ, Taylor-Robinson AW (2018). Long-term predictors of dengue outbreaks in Bangladesh: A data mining approach, Infectious Disease Modelling, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idm.2018.11.004

 
• Islam MZ, Rutherford S, Phung D, Uzzaman MN, Baum S, Huda MM, Asaduzzaman M, Talukder MRM, Chu C. (2018). Correlates of Climate Variability and Dengue Fever In Two Metropolitan Cities in Bangladesh, Cureus, https://doi:10.7759/cureus.3398

 
• Talukder MRM, Rutherford S, Huang C, Phung D, Islam MZ, Chu C. (2016). Drinking water salinity and risk of hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, https://10.1080/19338244.2016.1175413

 
• Talukder MRM, Rutherford S, Phung D, Islam MZ, Chu C. (2016). The effect of drinking water salinity on blood pressure in young adults of coastal Bangladesh, Environmental Pollution 214 (2016) 248-254

 
• Islam MZ, Rutherford S, Muurlink OT, Baum S, Chu C. (2014). Lay Perceptions of Climate Change and Climate Change Impacts. International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, Volume 5,Issue 3, pp.1-14

 
• Banu S, Hu W, Hurst C, Guo Y, Islam MZ & Tong S (2012) Space-time clusters of dengue fever in Bangladesh. Tropical Medicine and International Health. 17, 1047-1176. https://doi:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012

 
• Khan MI, Priyakamon I, Roy AK, Islam MZ, Abbas G, Islam A, Islam MN. 2001. “More STI and HIV/ AIDS cases increasing in Bangladesh”. Drug Disease Doctor. 6(2): 4-7.

 
•  Islam MZ, Azad AK, Khan MI.2002. “Characteristics of blind patients waiting for corneal tissue grafting”. In let us donate our eyes and make the world beautiful for the blind, a publication of Sandhani National Eye Donation Society, Dhaka. Pages 47-50.

• WHO Bangladesh EHU; Prepare a compendium of activities related to climate change and Health in Bangladesh
• WHO Bangladesh EHU; 2022 for Climate Informed Hospital Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan in Bangladesh.
• WHO Bangladesh EHU; 2020 for Health Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment of Climate Change Impact in Bangladesh.
• WHO Bangladesh EHU 2018: Vulnerability Reduction Assessment (VRA) to assess the final status of the WASH related health vulnerabilities
• Central Queensland University, Australia, 2018 for Village Doctors Telephone Survey for health system improvement.
• WHO Bangladesh EHU 2016: Identification of the Impact of Climate Variability and Environmental Hazards in Water Supply
• Indiana University 2016: Study on The interplay between Climate Change Adaptation, Agrochemical Exposure, Governance and Public Health in
• WHO Bangladesh 2014: Study on vulnerability and adaptation on health outcomes in the coastal and drought prone area of Bangladesh with special focus on WASH
• WHO Bangladesh, 2014: Piloting of Vulnerability Reduction Assessment Tool in Bangladesh
• WHO Bangladesh 2013: Review of relevant policies/strategies, plans and programmes relating to Health and Climate Change in
• Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (GUIPRS), 2011-2014:  Climate change and dengue fever: Vulnerability and Adaptation responses in urban areas of Bangladesh
• AusAid funding for the “Review of health vulnerable assessment methodologies for climate change: application for Bangladesh”
• Received an Academic Excellence Award for 2009, Griffith University, Australia
• The Medical House Scholarship (1990-1995) from Chittagong University,

2015                 PhD (Public Health), Griffith University, Qld 4111, Australia

2010                 MSc. Public Health (International), Griffith University, Qld 4111, Australia

2008                 Post Graduate Diploma in Population Sciences, Dhaka University

2002                 Master of Public Health (Nutrition), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2001                 Post Graduate Diploma in Health Economics, Dhaka University, Bangladesh

2000                 Master of Public Health (Public Health Administration), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

1997                 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Chittagong University, Bangladesh

1989                 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC), Comilla Cadet College

1987                 Secondary School Certificate (SSC), Comilla Cadet College

Assistant Professor: North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 2024-ongoing

Associate Professor: James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2023, January 2023-June 2023

Associate Professor (Part Time): North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2023-December 2023

 Assistant Professor:Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 2016- August 2017

Assistant Professor/ Clinical Research Fellow: The University of Queensland (UQ), Brisbane, Australia, March 2018-December 2022

Adjunct Faculty: School of Medicine. Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia & Hiroshima University, Japan

Tutor: School of Public health, The University of Queensland, 2019 & School of Medicine, Griffith University, 2018

­­­­Lecturer: Z.H Sikder Women’s Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2001

• Consultant of a project “Child marriage prevention and reduce the practice of child marriage in selected Upazilas and Rohingya Camp of Cox’s Bazar)” implemented by Johns Hopkins University, Centre for Communications Program; 2023
• Consultant of a project “Challenge TB Bangladesh (CTB)” implemented by Management Sciences for Health (MSH); Feb-March 2017
• Consultant of a project “Challenge TB Bangladesh (CTB)” implemented by Management Sciences for Health (MSH) June 2016
• Consultant for a capacity-building project for health professionals of Ministry of Health of Sri Lanka to develop “Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP)” during March 31- April 1, 2016, supported by WHO Sri Lanka country
• Team Leader for a project “Study on vulnerability and adaptation on health outcomes in the coastal and drought prone area of Bangladesh with special focus on WASH’ in May 2015, funded by WHO Bangladesh.
• Team Leader for a capacity building project of Nasirnagar field staff of Bangladesh of Nutrition and Child Development Program of Save the Children USA, held at Sylhet, during April 2007.
• Team Leader for a capacity building project of Community Mobilizer of Nasirnagar field of Nutrition and Child Development Program of Save the Children USA, held at Nasirnagar, during September
• Student Team Leader on “Fortified Food” with Micronutrient Initiative (MI) as part of MPH course
• Team Member for TOT (Training of the Trainers) organized by ICDDR, B on Essential Newborn Care at the Institute of Child and Mother Health from 18th November2002 to 30th November
• Master Trainer for “Training on Essential Newborn Care” arranged by Saving Newborn lives Initiative (SNL), Save The Children USA with the collaboration of GOB from 19th April 2003 to 15th May2003.

Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held at Brisbane, Australia

Pacific Basin Consortium for Environment Exposures in a Changing Climate held at Jeju, South Korea

Pacific consortium for Environment and Health held at Kyoto, Japan

Workshop on Climate change and health for developing Health National Adaptation Plan for Sri Lanka held at Colombo, Sri Lanka

Workshop on Climate change and health: Impacts to adaptation at icddrb, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Workshop on Public health leadership at icddrb, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Graduate Network in Tropical Research was held at James Cook University (JCU), Cairns, Australia as a first student cohort.

Family Medicine Forum Canada conference held in Montreal,  Canada

International symposium on "Revitalizing Health   for All: Comprehensive Primary Health Care and the Quest for Health Equity" “organized by University of Ottawa, Canada.

Roles of the ORBIS Program Managers” held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Workshop on Health Insurance organized by SEWA (Self Employed Women’s Association) held in Ahmedabad, India.

Workshop    on    “Using    the    iPDMS for Effective Project Management” organized by ORBIS International Head Quarter  held in Kunming, China.

Strategic  planning  workshop  organized  by  Sandhani  National Eye Donation Society (SNEDS) held in BARD, Comilla, Bangladesh

59th Annual  Conference  of  All  India  Ophthalmological Society held in Calcutta, India.

Conceptualization workshop  to  design the  National  HIV/AIDS on BCC strategy.

Workshop   on    HIV/AIDS    organized by Bangladesh Medical Association.

Consensus workshop of five-year strategy plan of action for    National AIDS Program of Bangladesh, organized by Bangladesh AIDS Prevention and Control Programs (BAPCP)

• Founder and Board of Trustee Member: Faith Bangladesh, 2016 till now
• President: Society of Bangladeshi Doctors in Queensland Inc (SBDQ), 2021-2022.
• Board Member: Pacific Basin Consortium for Environment and Health (PBC) 2022-till now
• Team Member: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee of Child Health Research Centre of The University of Queensland
• EC Member: Federation of Bangladesh Medical Societies Australia (FBMSA)
• President: Bangladesh Association in Brisbane (BAB), 2019-2020.
• General Secretary: Staff Welfare Association (SWA), International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research Bangladesh (icddrb) 2018-2019
• Organizing Secretary: Society of Bangladeshi doctors in Queensland Inc, 2013-2015, 2019-2020
• Gender Focal Point Person: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research Bangladesh (icddrb), since
• General Secretary: Bangladesh Association in Brisbane (BAB), 2014-2015.
• Vice-President (Research): Griffith University Postgraduate Students Association (GUPSA), 2011- 12, 2012-13, 2013-2014
• Founder President: Griffith University Bangladesh Association (GUBA), 2012-2013
• Academic Committee Representative: Griffith University Academic Committee 2010
• Student Representative in the Academic Committee of Griffith University for 2010
• President- Sandhani Central Committee – 1995-96.
• Life member: Public Health Association of Bangladesh
• General Secretary and Life Member: Association of Comilla Old Cadets (ACOC), 2001 to 2009
• Assistant Editor - Drug Disease Doctor, a comprehensive health magazine from 1997-2003

My research focuses on identifying and quantifying climate-sensitive diseases, vulnerable populations, and adaptation processes. I am particularly interested in locally led adaptation innovations and the impact of environmental issues on health and the economy.

Additional areas of interest include climate migration, air and water quality, heat-related hospital admissions, salinity, and food security in the coastal regions of Bangladesh. I also explore the relationship between climate change and infectious diseases, particularly vector-borne diseases. 

Furthermore, I have research interest on broad areas of public health and Non-Communicable Diseases.