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Dr Tehzeeb Zulfiqar is a Research Fellow at the National Centre of Epidemiology and Population Health at the ANU. Her current work focuses on evaluation of AusPathGen program using realist theory. Her research examines utility and cost-effectiveness of genomic based public health responses and capacity of transformation focusing on end-user acceptability and interpretation of results.
Tehzeeb has over 30 years of experience working on policy in Pakistan and Australia. She has been involved in numerous small and large program evaluations in Pakistan- the most
significant one was the third party evaluation of Lady Health Workers in Pakistan conducted by the Oxford Policy Management, UK. Tehzeeb was the national lead for the evaluation.
Tehzeeb is currently an adjunct Associate Professor at the Health Services Academy, Pakistan. Her teaching experience include Family Medicine, Public Health Nutrition and Life Style Medicine, and Public Health. In Australia, she was a tutor at the ANU Medical school for 8 years for problem-based-learning and Population Health.
Tehzeeb holds a Doctorate and a Master’s in Public Health from the ANU. She also holds MPhil in reproductive Physiology, MSc in Community Nutrition and MBBS from Pakistan.
Qualifications
MBBS, RDFM, MSc, MPhil, MPh, PhD
Research student supervision
- Registered to supervise
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Enhancing public health infectious disease response through the Australian Pathogen Genomics program (AusPathoGen): evaluation protocol
Zulfiqar, T., Ferdinand, A. S., Cribb, D. M., Ong, J. D. H., Astbury, B., Glass, K., Nghiem, S., Bulfone, L., Mai, N., Wang, D., Trevenar, S., Andersson, P., Zahedi, A. & Kirk, M. D., 8 Jul 2025, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 13, 9 p., 1587112.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementing a national programme of pathogen genomics for public health: the Australian Pathogen Genomics Program (AusPathoGen)
AusPathoGen Program partners, Mar 2025, In: The Lancet Microbe. 6, 3, 100969.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Incorporating social determinants of health in pandemic preparedness planning training for field epidemiology training
Pourmarzi, D., Wheeler, S., Zulfiqar, T., Rahaman, R. & Field, E., Dec 2025, In: European Journal of Public Health. 35, 1 p., ckaf180235.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Insights from expert elicitation: prioritising pathogens for genome sequencing for Australian public health response
AusPathoGen Program partners, Sept 2025, In: The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 62, 12 p., 101670.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Long-term health conditions among Australian-born and Eastern Mediterranean region-born populations of Australia
Pourmarzi, D. & Zulfiqar, T., 1 Jul 2025, In: Australian Health Review. 49, 8 p., AH24342.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Projects
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Timor-Leste One Health Bacteria Enteropathy and Nutrition (BEN) Study
Colquhoun, S. (PI), Ajuwon, B. (CoI), Crerar, S. (CoI), Glass, K. (CoI), Kirk, M. (CoI), Rahaman, M. R. (CoI), Trevenar, S. (CoI) & Zulfiqar, T. (CoI)
15/04/23 → 31/12/27
Project: Research