Khurshid Alam

Associate Professor Khurshid Alam is a prominent academic in health systems and management, affiliated with Murdoch University's Health Futures Institute and the Health Administration, Policy & Leadership Program. He leads research initiatives in health economics, epidemiology, and statistics, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries in Africa and the Asia-Pacific. His work includes $10M in active grants and supervision of 5 PhD students. Alam holds editorial roles at BMC Health Services Research and PloS One, and is ranked in the top 2% of global scientists by Stanford/Elsevier.

Education: PhD (Health Economics, Monash University, 2011–2014), MPH (Epidemiology/Biostatistics, BRAC University, 2005–2006), MS (Demography, University of Dhaka, 1997–1999), and leadership training at Harvard University (2023).

Research focuses on health financing, health systems strengthening, and global burden of disease studies. His publications analyze NCDs, maternal health, and pandemic impacts, with a strong emphasis on policy-relevant economic evaluations. Recent work includes projections of obesity trends, smoking impacts, and healthcare equity in Bangladesh and sub-Saharan Africa.

Scientific achievements include over 85,000 Google Scholar citations and leadership roles in global health initiatives. Grants support projects on disease economic evaluations and personalized medicine. His labs include the Health Economics, Epidemiology and Statistics Centre and the Personalised Medicine Centre's Economic Evaluation team.