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Dr. Md. Ariful Haque’s public health research addresses population-level health challenges, with a focus on musculoskeletal disorders, trauma care, and broader medical concerns in both local and global contexts. His work emphasizes improving access to quality healthcare, developing prevention strategies, and responding to emerging health threats.
Key Focus Areas
Epidemiology
- Comprehensive studies on the incidence, distribution, and determinants of orthopedic injuries and chronic musculoskeletal conditions in diverse populations.
Pandemics & Global Outbreaks
- Research on the effects of large-scale health crises — such as COVID-19 — on surgical services, patient outcomes, and healthcare workforce resilience.
Rare Diseases
- Case studies and reviews on uncommon orthopedic and systemic conditions, with emphasis on early detection, management, and collaborative research networks.
Mental Health
- Exploration of the psychological impact of trauma, surgery, and prolonged recovery on patients; strategies for integrating mental health support into orthopedic rehabilitation.
Community Health Programs
- Design and implementation of outreach initiatives, including osteoporosis screening, injury prevention education, and rural healthcare capacity building.
Selected Work
Off-label use of Avastin in Pakistan: Lessons from the 2023 Punjab outbreak
- Publication year: 2025
- Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/22799036251361620
- Journal Name: Journal of Public Health Research
Vaping—An Emerging Threat to Youngsters of Pakistan
- Publication year: 2025
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/adb.70017
- Journal Name: Addiction Biology
Improving diagnostics and surveillance of malaria among displaced people in Africa
- Publication year: 2025
- Link: https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-025-02378-6
- Journal Name: International Journal for Equity in Health
Lassa fever: urgent measures for protection and control in West Africa
- Publication year: 2025
- https://journals.lww.com/ijsgh/fulltext/2025/01000/lassa_fever__urgent_measures_for_protection_and.10.aspx
- Journal Name: International Journal of Surgery Global Health
Contagion comeback: unravelling the measles outbreak across the USA
- Publication year: 2025
- https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1491927/full
- Journal Name: Frontiers in Public Health
Mpox: a public health emergency demands, urgent action
- Publication year: 2025
- https://journals.lww.com/annals-of-medicine-and-surgery/fulltext/2025/01000/mpox__a_public_health_emergency_demands,_urgent.6.aspx
- Journal Name: International Journal of Surgery Global Health
Concerns regarding the alarming surge in HIV/AIDS cases in Pakistan
- Publication year: 2024
- https://journals.lww.com/annals-of-medicine-and-surgery/fulltext/2024/09000/concerns_regarding_the_alarming_surge_in_hiv_aids.9.aspx
- Journal Name: Annals of Medicine and Surgery
Request for aid in flood-impacted regions following the 2022 flood crisis in Pakistan
- Publication year: 2024
- https://journals.lww.com/ijsgh/fulltext/2024/05010/request_for_aid_in_flood_impacted_regions.29.aspx
- Journal Name: International Journal of Surgery Global Health
Xylazine in illicit drug mixtures: a growing threat and overlooked danger
- Publication year: 2024
- https://journals.lww.com/annals-of-medicine-and-surgery/fulltext/2024/07000/xylazine_in_illicit_drug_mixtures__a_growing.6.aspx
- Journal Name: Annals of Medicine and Surgery
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak affecting healthcare workers in Pakistan: an urgent rising concern
- Publication year: 2024
- https://journals.lww.com/annals-of-medicine-and-surgery/fulltext/2024/06000/crimean_congo_hemorrhagic_fever_outbreak_affecting.5.aspx
- Journal Name: Annals of Medicine and Surgery
A call to action: gastric cancer in low- and middle-income nations and the value of screening
- Publication year: 2024
- https://journals.lww.com/ijsopen/fulltext/2024/04000/a_call_to_action__gastric_cancer_in_low__and.17.aspx
- Journal Name: International Journal of Surgery Open
Addressing the urgency: advocating for the inclusion of meningococcal vaccine in Pakistan’s immunization program
- Publication year: 2024
- https://journals.lww.com/international-journal-of-surgery/fulltext/2024/05000/addressing_the_urgency__advocating_for_the.6.aspx
- Journal Name: International Journal of Surgery
Healthcare challenges in LMICs: addressing antibiotic resistance threats, a call for comprehensive global solutions : an editorial
- Publication year: 2024
- https://journals.lww.com/international-journal-of-surgery/fulltext/2024/05000/healthcare_challenges_in_lmics__addressing.64.aspx
- Journal Name: International Journal of SurgeryJournal Name: International Journal of Surgery
Effects of Android phone vs. iPhone use on BlackBerry thumb symptoms among university students in Bangladesh
- Publication year: 2024
- https://bfpt.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s43161-024-00197-4
- Journal Name: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy
Harmonizing pain: the melodic pathway to hypoalgesia through emotional music responses – correspondence
- Publication year: 2024
- https://journals.lww.com/international-journal-of-surgery/fulltext/2024/03000/harmonizing_pain__the_melodic_pathway_to.59.aspx
- Journal Name: International Journal of Surgery
The unknown risks of scented candles! what science has to say: an editorial
- Publication year: 2024
- https://journals.lww.com/annals-of-medicine-and-surgery/fulltext/2024/01000/the_unknown_risks_of_scented_candles__what_science.6.aspx
- Journal Name: Annals of Medicine and Surgery
Unintended consequences of dieting: How restrictive eating habits can harm your health
- Publication year: 2023
- https://journals.lww.com/ijsopen/fulltext/2023/60000/unintended_consequences_of_dieting__how.10.aspx
- Journal Name: International Journal of Surgery Open
Urgent concerns regarding the recent dengue outbreak in Bangladesh
- Publication year: 2023
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405857223000955?via%3Dihub
- Journal Name: International Journal of Surgery Open
Nanoencapsulated bioinks: The silver lining to safe tattoos and laser-assisted tattoo removal
- Publication year: 2023
- https://journals.lww.com/ijsopen/fulltext/2023/58000/nanoencapsulated_bioinks__the_silver_lining_to.10.aspx
- Journal Name: International Journal of Surgery Open
Typhoid in Bangladesh: Challenges, efforts, and recommendations
- Publication year: 2022
- https://journals.lww.com/annals-of-medicine-and-surgery/fulltext/2022/08000/typhoid_in_bangladesh__challenges,_efforts,_and.147.aspx
- Journal Name: Annals of Medicine and Surgery
Financial threat, hardship and distress predict depression, anxiety and stress among the unemployed youths: A Bangladeshi multi-city study
- Publication year: 2020
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032720324721?via%3Dihub
- Journal Name: Journal of Affective Disorder