AZAHER ALI MOLLA, MD, MPH, Msc, Phd

AZAHER ALI MOLLA, MD, MPH, MSc, PhD.

COURSES TEACHING (FALL 2017):  HCA 410: Healthcare Strategic Planning;  HCA 415: Healthcare Financial Management ;  HIA 401: Healthcare Quality Management. COURSES TAUGHT AT UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA):  Primary Healthcare Management  Epidemiology  Biostatistics  Public Health Research Methods EDUCATION:  Oregon State University, PhD (Public Health), Sept. 2012 to March, 2017  University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, M.Sc. in Health Economics, July, 2001 to June, 2002  Tulane University, Certificate course in Tropical Epidemiology, Jan 2000 to May 2000  University of Dhaka, Post Graduate Diploma in Health Economics, July, 1998 to June, 1999  Mahidol University, Master of Primary Health Care Management, Sept, 1987 to Aug, 1988  Zaporozhye State Medical University, Ukraine, Doctor of Medicine, Sept, 1975 to June, 1981

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO MSU : 1. Oregon State University, Research Analyst, Sept 2016 to July 2017 2. Oregon State University, Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, June 2013 to August, 2016. 3. Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Associate Professor, July 2010 to Aug 2012. 4. Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka, Assistant Professor, Jan 2003 to June 2010 5. Directorate General of Health Services, Government of Bangladesh, Public Health Research Officer, August 1982 to December 2002.

PRESENTATION AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES  Epidemiological Transition and Its Implications for Financing of Health Care: A Case Study in Bangladesh presented at 5th International Health Economics Association (5th iHEA) Conference held in Barcelona, Spain, 9-13 July 2005, (Presenter).

 Presented a paper on “A feasibility study on Demand Side Financing in Rural Bangladesh” in the 6th iHEA congress held in Copenhagen, Denmark, 2007 (Presenter).  Introducing Demand Side Financing in the Rural Areas of Bangladesh presented in the Global Forum for Health Research (Forum 11), held in Beijing, China, from 28 October to 2nd November, 2007 (Presenter).  Determinants of Household Healthcare Expenditure in Bangladesh. Global Health Conference organized by Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) held in Taipei, Taiwan from 23 Sept. to 27 Sept. 2014 (presenter).  Determinants of Household Healthcare Expenditure in Bangladesh presented at Oregon Public Health Association (OPHA) annual Conference help Corvallis, Oregon from 13-14 October, 2014 (Poster presenter).  Predictors of high out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure: an analysis using Bangladesh Household Income and Expenditure Survey, 2010. Oral presentation accepted in the Global Health Conference organized by APRU held in University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia on September 27 to October 2, 2016.  2017 International Health Economics (iHEA) Biennial Congress held in Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Oral presentation on “Who pays for healthcare in Bangladesh? An analysis of progressivity in health systems financing”.  Paper accepted for oral presentation in American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting to be held in Atlanta, GA from Nov. 4-8, 2017 on “Financial catastrophe due to healthcare payments: Ana analysis using Bangladesh Household Income and Expenditure Survey, 2010.”

RESEARCH GRANTS RECEIVED: 1. "Analysis of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY) Among Arsenic Victims: A Descriptive Study on Health Economics Perspective", funded by Bangladesh Medical Research Council, 2002. 2. Extension of Social Protection (Social Health Insurance) in Nabinager Upazila: A household Survey, funded by WHO, 2007 3. Introducing Social Health Insurance (SHI) Pilot Scheme in Kaligang Upazila of Gazipur District, funded by WHO 2008. 4. Study of Demand and Utilization of Maternal Health Services among the Poor Women in Rural Bangladesh, funded by Ministry of Science, Communication and Information Technology, 2006. 5. Feasibility Study of Prepaid Healthcare Financing funded by Family Planning Association of Bangladesh (FPAB), 2006.

PUBLICATIONS (Total impact factor=8.05; Total citation=28; High index = 3), Please see Google Scholar and Research Gate. 1. Molla, A.A., Chi, C. and Mondaca, A.L.N., 2017. Predictors of high out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure: an analysis using Bangladesh household income and expenditure survey, 2010. BMC health services research, 17(1), p.94.

2. Molla, A.A., 2017. Household Healthcare Expenditure in Bangladesh: Analyses of Progressivity and Impacts on Poverty (Doctoral dissertation).

3. Molla, A.A. and Chi, C., 2017. Who pays for healthcare in Bangladesh? An analysis of progressivity in health systems financing. International Journal for Equity in Health, 16(1), p.167.

4. Hasan, S.M.K., Basher, A., Molla, A.A., Sultana, N.K. and Faiz, M.A., 2012. The impact of snake bite on household economy in Bangladesh. Tropical doctor, 42(1), pp.41-43.

5. Selim, A.K., Hossain, M.H.A., Reaz, M.S., Ayesha, B., Molla, A.A., Kumar, S.P., Nurul, G. and Afzalul, K.S., 2012. Socio-demographic characteristics and public health status of child domestics: myths and reality for a safe community in Bangladesh. Injury prevention, 18(Suppl 1), pp.A178-A179.

6. Selim, A.K., Ahad, Y., Ayesha, B., Nurul, G., Reaz, M.S., Shah, R.M.M., Khaleda, I., Afzalul, K.S., Kumar, S.P. and Molla, A.A., 2012. Consequences of husband perpetuated violence against women on child health and psycho-social state. Injury prevention, 18(Suppl 1), pp.A179-A179.

7. Selim, A.K., Hossain, M.A., Kumar, S.P., Reaz, M.S., Ayesha, B., Molla, A.A.,and Nazmun, N., 2012. Crossing busy city roads by pedistrian school-bound children: how vulnerable they remain for fatal RTAS in Bangladesh!. Injury prevention, 18(Suppl 1), pp.A106-A107.

8. Anwar, K.S., Mollah, A.H., Monowar, S.R., Begum, A., Molla, A.A., Rahman, M.M.S., Sengupta, P.K., Nahar, N. and Karim, S.A., 2012. PERCEPTION OF SCHOOL-BOUND CHILDREN9S MOTHERS ON ROAD-CROSSING AND OTHER ROAD-SAFETY ISSUES IN BANGLADESH. Injury prevention, 18(Suppl 1), pp.A83-A83.

9. Molla, A.A., 2007. Health Attainment in Bangladesh as Reflected by Selected Performance Indicators: A Review of Evidence. Ibrahim Medical College Journal, 1(2), pp.21-24.

10. Molla, A.A., Bhuiyan, S.M., 2006. Primary healthcare activities and patterns of morbidity in rural Bangladesh. Social Science Review, 23(1), 59.

11. Hamid, S.A., Sadique, Z., Ahmed, S. and Molla, A.A., 2005. Determinants of choice of healthcare providers: Evidence from selected rural areas of Bangladesh. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 3(3), pp.437-444.

12. Molla, A.A., Anwar, K.S., Hamid, S.A., Hoque, M.E. and Haq, A.K., 2004. Analysis of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) among arsenic victims: a cross-sectional study on health economics perspective. Bangladesh Medical Research Council bulletin, 30(2), pp.43-50.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:  Member, International Health Economics Association (iHEA) since 2005  Member, AcademyHealth since 2014  Member, American Public Health Association (APHA) since 2017

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