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Dr. Tanvir Huda is a Senior Lecturer in Public Health at the University of Sydney's Sydney School of Public Health, within the Faculty of Medicine and Health. He holds an NHMRC Senior Research Fellow position and has extensive experience in global health research, particularly in low-income settings. His work focuses on maternal and child health, nutrition, health equity, and universal health coverage. Dr. Huda has secured significant funding from agencies like NHMRC, Gates Foundation, and WHO, leading major studies such as the Shonjibon trial evaluating cash transfers and nutrition interventions in Bangladesh.
Education:
- PhD in Public Health (University of Sydney, supported by Endeavour Postgraduate Award)
- MSPH from University of Alabama at Birmingham via AIDS International Training Research Fellowship (Fogarty NIH)
Research Interests: Dr. Huda tests innovative solutions for health inequities, including nutrition-sensitive interventions, social safety nets, and mobile health technologies. Current projects include evaluating childhood stunting reduction in Bangladesh and exploring Lactoferrin applications for anemia.
Grants & Awards:
- NHMRC grants totaling over $6 million
- Gates Foundation and MRC funding ($348k+)
Teaching: Teaches in the Master of International Public Health program, emphasizing participatory learning in cluster randomized trials and health systems.
Advising: Supervises research on maternal-child nutrition inequalities (e.g., Miranda HENDRY's project). Collaborates on grants like the SSEAC Ignition Grant for climate-sensitive undernutrition analysis.