LOKMAN HAKIM BIN SULAIMAN



Salutation
Datuk Dr

School/Centre
School of MedicineInstitute of Research, Development and Innovation (IRDI)

Department
Community Medicine

Appointment
Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research / Director, IRDI

Position
Professor

Email
lokmanhakim@imu.edu.my



Education

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PhD (Medical Parasitology), 2000 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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MScPH (Public Health), 1990 National University of Singapore
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DAP&E (Postgraduate Diploma) (Parasitology & Entomology), 1988 SEAMEO-TROPMED/IMR
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MD (Medicine), 1985 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Memberships

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WHO Pandemic Influenza Prepared Preparedness Framework Advisory Group Advisory Group Member 2017 - 2022
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Academy of Family Physician of Malaysia Honorary Fellow 2016 - Present
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Academy of Medicine Singapore Fellow 2015 - Present
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Akademi Sains Malaysia Fellow 2015 - Present
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Malaysian Public Health Physician Association (PPPAKM) Fellow 2012 - Present
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Academy of Medicine Malaysia Fellow 2001 - Present

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Research Funding
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Temporal Trends and Geographical Inequalities of Human Resources for Health (HRH) in Malaysia 2010 -2022 and Its Association with Health Outcomes IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2025
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Investigation On the Association Of Urinary Antigen Test In Paediatric Pneumonia in The East-Coast of Peninsular Malaysia IMU Internal Research Grant | 04 Sep 2023 - 15 Mar 2024
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A long term longitudinal big data approach for developing precision health for Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) in Malaysia IMU, MOH | 01 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2033
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Provision of Pre-travel Health Advice and Medical Services by General Practitioners in Malaysia IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2024
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Pneumococcal Carriage And Serotype Distribution In Children With Otitis Media In Malaysia MSD Investigator Studies Program (MISP) | 31 Oct 2022 - 31 Jul 2024
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Evaluating the burden of paediatric pneumococcal pneumonia in Malaysia prior to and during pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) implementation Merck Investigator Study Program (MISP) | 01 Jun 2021 - 31 May 2024
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D-MOSS (Dengue Mosquito Simulation from Satellite): Extending the approach from Vietnam to Malaysia Oversea Development Grant | 01 Jun 2019 - 31 Mar 2022

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Publications

Research Articles

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Multicentre Case-Control Study of Pneumococcal Infections Among Children with Pneumonia in Peninsular Malaysia (MY Pneumo): A Study Protocol BMC Public Health 2024
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Gender and Ethnic Differences in Diabetes Self Care in Malaysia: An Individual Participant Meta-Analysis of Summary of Diabetes Self Care Activities Studies THE MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES: MJMS 2023
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A brief history of and future prospects for pneumococcal vaccination in Malaysia PNEUMONIA 2023
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Plasmodium spp. in macaques, Macaca fascicularis, in Malaysia, and their potential role in zoonotic malaria transmission PARASITE 2022
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The Effects of Meteorological Factors on Dengue Cases in Malaysia INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022
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Travel medicine: Travelling to space and the reality on the ground IeJSME 2022
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Effectiveness of a complex, pre-conception intervention to reduce the risk of diabetes by reducing adiposity in young adults in Malaysia: The Jom Mama project–A randomised controlled trial JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH 2022
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Multiyear prospective cohort study to evaluate the risk potential of MERS-CoV infection among Malaysian Hajj pilgrims (MERCURIAL): a study protocol BMJ OPEN 2021
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Spatiotemporal spread of chikungunya virus in Sarawak, Malaysia Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2021
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Exposure Assessment of methyl mercury from consumption of fish and seafood in Peninsular Malaysia ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH 2021
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Healthcare Big Data Analytics: Re-engineering Healthcare Delivery through Innovation International E-Journal of Science, Medicine & Education 2021
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COVID-19 Sample Pooling: From RNA Extraction to Quantitative Real-time RT-PCR BIO-PROTOCOL 2021
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Protocol: Multiyear prospective cohort study to evaluate the risk potential of MERS-CoV infection among Malaysian Hajj pilgrims (MERCURIAL): a study protocol BMJ OPEN 2021
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Comparison of End Tidal Carbon Monoxide Levels between Conventional Cigarette, Electronic Cigarette and Heated Tobacco Product among Asiatic Smokers Substance use & misuse 2020
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COVID-19–A Malaysian private university’s immediate response to provide testing services EDITORIAL BOARD 2020
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Development and evaluation of a novel massive open online course in travel medicine for undergraduate healthcare students EDITORIAL BOARD 2020
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Travellers with type 1 diabetes: questionnaire development and descriptive analysis of knowledge and practices Journal of travel medicine 2020
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COVID-19 in adult patients with pre-existing chronic cardiac, respiratory and metabolic disease: a critical literature review with clinical recommendations Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines 2020
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A novel strategy for community screening of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): Sample pooling method PloS one 2020
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Better Late Than Never-An Analysis of Last-Minute Travelers Attending a Specialist Travel Medicine Clinic in Ireland INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE AND GLOBAL HEALTH 2019
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Sylvatic dengue virus type 4 in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes in an urban setting in Peninsular Malaysia PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2019
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DenMap: A Dengue Surveillance System for Malaysia JOURNAL OF PHYSICS: CONFERENCE SERIES 2018
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Improved tools and strategies for the prevention and control of arboviral diseases: A research-to-policy forum PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2018
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Achieving high uptake of human papillomavirus vaccination in Malaysia through school-based vaccination programme BMC public health 2018
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Pharmaco-Economic Model for Dengue Vaccine: A New Approach Towards Affordability and Cost Effectiveness ADVANCED SCIENCE LETTERS 2018
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Risk Factors for Community-acquired Pneumonia in Malaysian Pilgrims Attending the Hajj, 2012 OSIR JOURNAL 2018
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Early warning and response system (EWARS) for dengue outbreaks: Recent advancements towards widespread applications in critical settings PloS one 2018
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Association between Comorbidities and Selected Sociodemographic Factors with Complications of Diabetes: Results from the National Diabetic Registry Malaysia JOURNAL OF DIABETES MELLITUS 2018
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Pharmacoeconomic evaluation for dengue vaccine pricing for Malaysia: towards affordability, cost-effectiveness and sustainability ASIAN J PHARM CLIN RES (SPECIAL ISSUE) 2017
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Assessment Of Knowledge And Perceived Practices Of Antimicrobial Stewardship Among Malaysian Future Healthcare Professionals Value in Health 2017
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Potential health impacts of bauxite mining in Kuantan THE MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES: MJMS 2016
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Fish consumption pattern among adults of different ethnics in Peninsular Malaysia Food & nutrition research 2016
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Alarm variables for Dengue outbreaks: A multi-centre study in Asia and Latin America PLoS One 2016
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Molecular xenomonitoring of filarial infection in Malaysian mosquitoes under the National Program for Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis SOUTHEAST ASIAN J TROP MED PUBLIC HEALTH 2016
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Health risk assessment of PM10 exposure among school children and the proposed API level for closing the school during haze in Malaysia INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH 2016
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Leishmaniasis in Peninsular Malaysia: the role of immigrant workers and the vector Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 2016
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Investigation of hepatitis A outbreak in district of Manjung, Perak, Malaysia, October 2012 WESTERN PACIFIC SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE JOURNAL: WPSAR 2015
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Thalassemia in Malaysia: Current initiatives & future strategies INKEYNOTE 7TH NATIONAL THALASSEMIA SEMINAR 2015
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Bacterial constituents of indoor air in a high throughput building in the tropics TROP BIOMED 2014
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Laboratory-confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in Malaysia: preparedness and response, April 2014 Eurosurveillance 2014
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Responding to the potential of Ebola virus disease (EVD) importation into Malaysia THE MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES: MJMS 2014
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High prevalence of mutation in the Plasmodium falciparum dhfr and dhps genes in field isolates from Sabah, Northern Borneo Malaria journal 2013
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Clostridium perfringens and sulphite reducing clostridia densitities in selected tropical Malaysian rivers Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 2012
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Determination of toxinotypes of environmental Clostridium perfringens by polymerase chain reaction Tropical biomedicine 2011
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High prevalence of pfcrt K76t mutants among Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Sabah, Malaysia SOUTHEAST ASIAN J TROP MED PUBLIC HEALTH 2011
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PREVALENCE OF SEROPOSITIVITY OF BRUCELLOSIS AMONG OCCUPATIONALLY EXPOSED WORKERS EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE 2010
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Potent in vivo anti-malaria activity of Goniothalamin against rodent malaria parasite infection in mice Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 2010
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ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES IN EGYPT EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE 2010
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“Ulam-ulaman” Intake Among Adults from Various Ethnics in Selangor MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCES 2010
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Tabiat pengambilan ulam-ulaman di kalangan orang dewasa pelbagai etnik di Selangor JURNAL SAINS KESIHATAN MALAYSIA (MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCES) 2010
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Detection of helminth infections in dogs and soil contamination in rural and urban areas Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health 2008
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Parasitic infections among Orang Asli (aborigine) in the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health 2007
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Use of molecular tools to distinguish Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar infection among the aborigines in Cameron Highlands TROP BIOMED 2006
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Seroprevalence of cysticercosis in a rural village of Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health 2006
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Epidemiology of malaria in Attapeu Province, Lao PDR in relation to entomological parameters Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2005
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Endemic malaria in four villages in Attapeu Province, Lao PDR Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health 2004
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Malaria transmission by Anopheles dirus in Attapeu province, Lao PDR Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health 2004
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The prevalence of Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes in Sekong Province, Lao PDR in relation to malaria transmission Tropical Medicine & International Health 2003
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The screening of extracts from Goniothalamus scortechinii, Aralidium pinnatifidum and Andrographis paniculata for anti-malarial activity using the lactate dehydrogenase assay Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2002
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A recombinant antigen-based IgG4 ELISA for the specific and sensitive detection of Brugia malayi infection Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2001
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Specificity and sensitivity of a rapid dipstick test (Brugia Rapid) in the detection of Brugia malayi infection Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2001
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Strain differences in Blastocystis isolates as detected by a single set of polymerase chain reaction primers Parasitology research 1999
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Prevalence of Toxocara canis antibody among children with bronchial asthma in Klang Hospital, Malaysia Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1997
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Plasmodium falciparum: increased proportion of severe resistance (RII and RIII) to chloroquine and high rate of resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Peninsular Malaysia after two decades Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1996
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Seroprevalence of Sarcoptes scabiei var canis antibodies among aborigines in peninsular Malaysia. The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health 1996
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Molecular analysis of HLA‐B in the Malaysian aborigines TISSUE ANTIGENS 1996
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Anopheles donaldi incriminated as a vector of periodic Brugia malayi in Grik, Perak, Malaysia. The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health 1996
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Diagnosis of malaria using a plate hybridization method for the detection of polymerase chain reaction products Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1995
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Single-dose diethylcarbamazine in the control of periodic brugian filariasis in Peninsular Malaysia Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1995
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Distribution of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies among Orang Asli (aborigines) in Peninsular Malaysia STUDIES 1994
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Diagnosis of malaria using a light microscope fitted with an interference filter for the diagnosis of malaria TRANS. R. SOC. TROP. MED. HYG 1993
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ELISA seropositivity for Toxocara canis antibodies in Malaysia, 1989-1991 Medical Journal of Malaysia 1993
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Epidemiology and control of malaria in Malaysia. The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health 1992
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Seroprevalence of Toxocara canis antibodies among Orang Asli (aborigines) in Peninsular Malaysia Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health 1992

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Other Publications

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Current and future public health practices Kursus Kebitaraan Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Kedah 2023 | 26 Oct 2023
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Precision Medicine in Non-Communicable Diseases Selangor International Healthcare Conference | 20 Oct 2023
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Public health policy decision in Malaysia – does evidence really matters? 24th National Institutes of Health (NIH) Scientific Conference | 22 Aug 2023
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Building a Resilient Public Health System for A Better Future 11TH NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE & 1ST GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE | 25 Jul 2023
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Neglected tropical diseases 2nd National Medical Officers Conference | 06 Jun 2023
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Roundtable on global health security 22nd Asian Bioethics Conference | 15 May 2023
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Vaccine passports in containing the pandemic: More harm than good? 5th USIM International Health Conference (IHeC2022) | 13 Sep 2022
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COVID-19 Endemic: Implications and challenges 2ND INTERNATIONAL BORNEO PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE 2022 | 24 Aug 2022
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Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases in relation to Climate Change with special mention on COVID 19: Global Impact and Sustainability Issues 16th IFEH World Congress on Environmental Health (WCEH) 2022 | 23 Aug 2022
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Entomologi perubatan di Malaysia: Kemana halatujunya? Seminar Saintifik Entomologi dan Pest Kali ke-6 | 07 Mar 2022
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Future ready MOH: Public health capacity building 8th UNIMAS Public Health Seminar 2022 | 23 Feb 2022
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Adapting to the health needs of global change: What and how? 10th National Public Health Conference | 18 Dec 2021
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COVID-19 prevention and control: The need for science-based SOPs and strategies MAAFIM COVID-19 SUMMIT: International Educational Webinar | 10 Apr 2021
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A COHORT STUDY TO ESTIMATE THE RISK MERS-COV POSES TO TRAVELERS TO THE MIDDLE EAST AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE | 01 Jan 2017

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Medias

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RUU GEG wajib lulus, dilaksana Utusan Malaysia | 09 Jun 2023
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Dengue jab offers hope, but rigorous tests vital New Strait Times | 02 Jan 2023
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Will 2023 be the year of dengue? New Strait Times | 01 Jan 2023
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Relying on authorities to control dengue unsustainable New Strait Times | 01 Jan 2023
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RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL The Star | 14 Nov 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Isn’t Over’: Experts Urge Continued Efforts CodeBlue | 07 Nov 2022
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Nephrologist Suggests Merit System To Reward Hospitals With Good NCD Programmes CodeBlue | 21 Oct 2022
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Experts Moot Social Health Insurance, Earmarked GST Funding For Health CodeBlue | 20 Oct 2022
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MPs Slamming Generational Smoking Ban Sound Like Big Tobacco CodeBlue | 25 Jul 2022
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Health Expert: MPs Must Back Generational Smoking Ban, Declare Big Tobacco Funding CodeBlue | 18 Jul 2022
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Health expert urges MPs to support Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill New Strait Times | 17 Jul 2022
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Stay safe as we’re not out of the Covid-19 woods yet’ The Star | 28 Jun 2022
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Expert Moots Single Financing Health System In Malaysia CodeBlue | 24 Jun 2022
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Need for control system The Star | 19 Mar 2022
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A Clarion Call For Immediate Public Health Surge Capacity CodeBlue | 14 Feb 2022
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Expert: Stop Testing Asymptomatic Covid-19 Cases Amid Omicron CodeBlue | 20 Jan 2022

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Supervisions
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Cindy Yeoh Shin Ly | Master (Research) | 07 Mar 2022 - 06 Mar 2024 Thesis: Molecular mechanisms of toxicity induced by polyfluoroalkyl substances in human bronchial and alveolar epithelial cells
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Dr Azrin Syahida binti Abd Rahim | Master (Coursework) | 01 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 2022 Thesis: Cost-effectiveness of the existing National Screening approach compared to the Reflex DNA approach for Thalassaemia Screening Program in a high prevalence (Sabah) and low prevalence (Sarawak) states
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Mariam Ali Ibrahim Ali Hassan | Undergraduate | 01 Aug 2021 - 31 Jan 2022 Thesis: Polymorphism of the metabolizing enzymes and the transporters of carcinogens and anticancer medications affecting cancer risk, prognosis and treatment outcomes in Egyptians: a systematic review
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Sandya Menon | Doctorate | 31 Mar 2021 - 29 Feb 2024 Thesis: Indoor air quality at primary healthcare clinics in Selangor
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ABDUL RAZAK BIN ABDUL KHALID | Master (Coursework) | 01 Jan 2021 - 31 Aug 2021 Thesis: COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF POOLED REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION APPROACH FOR DIAGNOSIS OF COVID-19
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TING CHIN LEE | Master (Research) | 01 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2023 Thesis: CARRIAGE RATE OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT PATHOBIONTS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH HOST METABOLOMICS PROFILES AND GUT MICROBIAL COMPOSITION IN DIABETIC PATIENTS
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Prof Gerard Flaherty | Doctorate | 01 Mar 2019 - 31 Mar 2021 Thesis: International Travel with Pre-existing Medical Illness
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NOOR ZAITULAKMA MD ZAIN | Master (Mixed Mode) | 01 Feb 2019 - 30 Jun 2021 Thesis: One year clinical and molecular surveillance of Staphylococcus aureus at two tertiary hospitals in Klang Valley, Malaysia.
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Nur Alia Johari | Doctorate | 01 Jun 2015 - 31 May 2019 Thesis: Epidemiology of dengue in Malaysia and the dynamics of dengue virus-vector-host interactions

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