Md Sazzad Hossain
Affiliations
PhD Student
Community Health Sciences
Contact information
Phone number
4036799772: 4036799772
Location
University of Calgary: Foothils campusNA
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Preferred method of communication
For research collaborations, academic enquiries, and public health partnerships, please contact me at my University of Calgary email address. I welcome opportunities in implementation science, non-communicable disease prevention and control, hypertension management, primary healthcare, health equity, community engagement, and patient empowerment in low-resource settings.
Academic and research correspondence
sazzad.hossain2@ucalgary.ca
Background
Educational Background
PhD (in progress) Community Health Sciences — Population and Public Health, University of Calgary,
MPH Epidemiology , National Heart foundation of Bangladesh, 2021
MBA Marketing , Bangladesh , 2018
Mpharma Pharmacology , East west University ,Bangladesh, 2016
B Pharma Pharmacy, Bangladesh, 2010
Biography
Md. Sazzad Hossain is a PhD student in Community Health Sciences, specializing in Population and Public Health, at the University of Calgary and a recipient of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Impact+ Doctoral Research Award. His research interests lie at the intersection of implementation science, primary health care, non-communicable disease (NCD) control, patient empowerment, and health equity in low-resource settings. Before beginning his doctoral studies, Sazzad served as a Divisional Head with the Bangladesh Hypertension Control Initiative, where he supported the implementation of hypertension and diabetes services across primary healthcare facilities and contributed to implementing WHO HEARTS packages, quality improvement, and community health advocacy. With more than 15 years of experience spanning pharmaceutical management and public health, he has developed expertise in health program implementation, stakeholder engagement, and NCD prevention. He has also contributed to global implementation research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. His academic training includes an MPH, M.Pharm, MBA, B.Pharm, PGDIM, and advanced epidemiology training at Oxford. His doctoral research will focus on patient empowerment and community scorecards as strategies to strengthen primary care NCD services and support more responsive, equitable health systems
Awards
- Canada Impact+ Research Training Award – Doctoral, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CHIR). 2026
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