Public Health Today 2020”

2020 PUBLIC HEALTH TODAY ANNUAL REPORT

Department of Social and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine University of Malaya PANDEMIC LIFE OUTBREAK IMMUNE SYSTEM VACCINE VIRUS PANDEMIC POPULATIONSURVEILLANCE

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EPIDEMIOLOGY RISK VIRALCONSULTATIONAWARENESS MENTAL HEALTH PERCENTAGE Editorial Team

Advisors

Professor Dr. Sanjay Rampal Lekhraj Rampal Associate Professor Dr. Farizah Mohd Hairi Dr. ‘Abqariyah Yahya @ Ahmad Noor

Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Nur Afiqah Mohd Salleh

Editors

Muhammad Haizril Arif Md Mokhtar Illustrator I Designer I Photographer Fatin Diyana Abdul Aziz Writer I Content Suhaili Suboh Writer I Content Nur Fadhlina Othman Writer I Content Muhammad Khairul Asraf Shah Nizamuddin Writer I Content

2020 © Department of Social & Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya Table of 03 03 2020 Highlights Content 04 COVID-19 UMMC Healthcare Surveillance 05 COVID-19 Surveillance Operation Room 07 Media Wave • 07 Television 01 • 09 Newspaper 01 Head of Department Message • 13 Webinar 02 Thank You Message for Interim Heads of Department • 15 Podcast 16 Community Posting • 17 Students’ Health Promotional Materials • 19 Poems on the Pandemic 21 Department’s Family Day 24 Curriculum Review for Public Health Postgraduate Courses 25 Postgraduate e-Orientation 27 Online Distance Learning (ODL) 29 Celebrating Achievements 39 31 Success Story 39 Department of Social and Preventive Medicine • 31 Mr Kamar Junus 40 Head of Department (HOD) Office • 33 Mr Muhammad Haizril Arif Md Mokhtar 41 About the Department 35 Online Teaching and Learning 43 Vision 37 Research Publications 44 Mission 45 Department’s Academicians 47 Department’s Non Academic Staff 49 Health Policy and Management Unit 50 Family Health Unit 51 Epidemiology Unit 52 Biostatistics Unit 53 Occupational and Environmental Health Unit 55 55 Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) 56 APACPH-KL Executive Council Members 57 APACPH-KL 2020 Highlights 77 77 Appendixes 78 Research Publications • 78 ISI Cited Publications 59 • 85 SCOPUS Cited Publications 59 Department Academic Units 87 Research Projects - Grants 2020 61 Undergraduate Unit 93 Lists of Students 63 Postgraduate Unit 65 Master of Public Health (MPH) 69 Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)

71 71 Research Centres 72 Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Practice (CEEBP) 75 Centre for Population Health (CePH) Head of Department First of all, I would like to start by thanking the Editorial team for contributing their expertise, time, and efforts in preparing this Annual Report. I am very grateful to all my SPM colleagues for their endless support and confidence. With them at my side, it has been a pleasure to move this department forward over the years. I am very proud of all Message their achievements and together they represent the University of Malaya’s distilled strength in Public Health. I am honoured to have them by my side. I hope you got through 2020 with great health and good spirits next to your beloved family and friends, despite the hurdles with the pandemic. It is now a good time to look back and think about what 2020 has brought us. Over the last year, we have made a transition from having to combat traditional enemies such as infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, and malnutrition; to also face threats from the newly emerged COVID-19 pandemic. The world is changing at a rapid pace and effects of this change on health and healthcare systems are inevitable. It has never been a more impactful time to practice public health. I believe we will endure these trying times with good evidence-based sustainable public health interventions. By adopting a transformative mindset and with a little bit of reflection, planning, and action, we will come out better at the end of this pandemic.

It is my pleasure to introduce the theme of this year’s annual report “Public Health Today 2020”. The theme reflects the active role our department played in 2020 to improve the health of the nation. This report displays the consistency and high standards of the department activities throughout 2020.

Our department’s value and prestige have grown over the year through our online distance learning (ODLs), healthcare surveillances, webinars, research projects and our flagship service contributions concerning to Public Health issues. Key opinion leaders from our department are members of expert panels that have been influencing COVID-19 national policies. Many academics have also actively engaged the media in advocating for Public Health solutions during this pandemic.

The department had actively contributed to ensuring a safer and healthier University of Malaya population through the Public Health Department and Occupational, Safety, Health, and Environment Unit in University of Malaya Medical Centre. The establishment of the first Healthcare Worker (HCW) surveillance system has helped in maintaining a Healthy Hospital Population by limiting intrahospital transmission. To celebrate the ongoing efforts, preparedness and response strategies in place – the highlight in this issue have exhibited the work of our very own UMMC Healthcare Surveillance and collated the contributions made by our academicians to the media and the society.

Outstanding achievements too have been made throughout the year – the APC and SPC achievements, successful Fundamental and Interdisciplinary Research Grant Schemes applications, international fellowship awards, and making into Stanford University’s list of the World Top 2% scientists. We also provide you with the concise activities that have been held by the department in 2020 including the department’s Family Day, community postings, e-orientation, and curriculum review workshop. There are also interesting success stories of our own department’s staffs for everyone to take heed and relish. Besides, this report also summarizes the infographics on the number of publications, top department publications, the amount of grants that we have secured, and collaboration programs.

To my colleagues, I am incredibly proud of our collective success. Be proud of your struggles as adversity brings out the best in us. Through this report, we celebrate each other and enter 2021 with a feeling of gratitude and Professor Dr. Sanjay Rampal Lekhraj Rampal relish of what it may bring us. With every new year comes a clean slate and another chance to create your dreams. May you change the world, one community at a time. Happy New Year. Head of Department

1 Public Health TODAY Thank You Message The Department of Social and Preventive Medicine would like to

Thank

Professor Dr. Ng Chiu Wan Associate Professor Dr. Farizah Mohd Hairi January - March 2020 April - August 2020

for their contributions as

Interim Heads of Department

2 Public Health TODAY Highlights2020 COVID-19 UMMC Healthcare Surveillance

Storming through the COVID-19 Pandemic

As we entered the year 2020, several countries have already been hit by the coronavirus (COVID-19) and soon enough, the entire world has been in pandemic mode ever since. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in January, 2020. In Malaysia, the incidence of COVID-19 was initially detected in late January with sporadic imported cases diagnosed throughout February. However, there was an exponential increase of cases in March that ultimately prompted the department to lead the development of the Covid-19 Surveillance Operations Room that mainly focuses on protecting the healthcare workers at University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC).

The Department, consisting of academic staff, nurses and students from our MPH and DrPH programs, has worked hand in hand with other departments under UMMC, including the Public Health Department, Occupational Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE) Unit, Infection Control Department and Infectious Disease Unit. Medical officers from various departments including Rehab, Medical Microbiology, Nursing, Sports Medicine and Oncology have also volunteered at the Surveillance Operations Room.

During this Covid-19 pandemic, the Surveillance Operations Room ensures patient safety, ensures adequate hospital workforce capacity, and the ability to prevent and control hospital based Covid-19 outbreaks. The Guidelines for Covid-19 surveillance of healthcare workers in UMMC have been developed to inform team members of the standard operation procedures in all aspects of Covid-19 contact tracing, risk assessment, surveillance, and outbreak management among UMMC healthcare workers.

MERCY Malaysia has also contributed to the fight against the pandemic by donating five sets of mobile phones. The phones are instrumental in conducting risk assessments and surveillance of healthcare workers who are exposed to COVID-19 positive patients.

“In the new norm, business cannot be as usual. Health of the workers should be considered an important asset for the company. The responsibility for maintaining health of the workers should be a shared responsibility between the employer, workers and health care providers.”

Profesor Dr. Victor Hoe

4 Public Health TODAY COVID-19 Surveillance Operation Room

COVID-19 Surveillance Room

Surveillance Risk Assessment Contact Tracing

To monitor symptoms of To risk assess and manage To rapidly identify, follow-up and healthcare workers in contact return to work practices for closely monitor healthcare with COVID-19 patients for 14 healthcare workers exposed to workers in contact with days for early management and confirm COVID-19 cases. COVID-19 patients to prevent prevent spread of this disease. spread of this disease.

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Media Wave

The knowledge contribution by our department academic staff in the media has been outstanding, especially in shedding light on the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Topics that were discussed included control measures to contain the spread of the disease, the use of face masks, vaccine development, behavioral science, prison health, mental well-being as well as concerns towards vulnerable populations such migrants and refugees. Television

7 Public Health TODAY 8 Public Health TODAY Newspaper

9 Public Health TODAY 10 Public Health TODAY 11 Public Health TODAY 12 Public Health TODAY Webinar

13 Public Health TODAY 14 Public Health TODAY Podcast

15 Public Health TODAY Community Posting Serving the Community

Community posting (CP) is one of the programs delivered under the University Malaya Medical Program for final year medical students. The program is hosted by the Department for a duration of 8 weeks. The objective of this program is to expose the students to the various aspects of urban and rural life within the community. Students are expected to learn and understand the local culture as well as to grasp knowledge of the diseases presented in the community.

To achieve the objectives, students are typically required to undergo a one-month field attachment at their respective Health District Offices. Within the Selangor state, Health District Offices that have commonly been involved in our CP program are Klang, Sepang, Hulu Langat, Kuala Langat and Petaling. Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur Health District Offices have included Titiwangsa, Kepong and Lembah Pantai.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and calls for restricted movement to curb the disease, the field attachment was omitted this year and had been converted to virtual attachment via Microsoft Teams. Most of the Health District Offices were very cooperative by sharing information to allow students to understand the organizational structure and operations of a Health District Office. These understandings were reflected in their reports. Additionally, the execution of the program such as lectures, discussion on community-based projects, case based learning and final presentations were also delivered online.

Twelve case based learning sessions were promptly prepared by several academic staff. Topics of these cases were diverse, including topics on sustainable environmental development, social determinants of adolescent’s maternal health, poverty and health, and The Story of Kam Agong which had garnered a lot of attention from students. Additionally, students have also produced health promotion materials in the context of COVID-19.

Feedback from students at the end of the program revealed their views on lecture delivery, the content of the programs and the application of the knowledge. Despite missing the opportunity to be exposed to the community, students were enthusiastic about the new experience of learning online and in particular, appreciated sharing sessions by leading experts in the country - our very own public health specialists at the Department - on addressing the pandemic.

16 Public Health TODAY Students’ Health Promotional Materials during Community Posting 2020

17 Public Health TODAY 18 Public Health TODAY Poems on the Pandemic Written by the Community Posting Students

19 Public Health TODAY 20 Public Health TODAY Department’s Family Day 2020

Reported by Lye Chuan Way

Public Health Begins at Home In Public Health, we are always we are always reminded of its extensive role from womb to tomb and from farm to fork. Thus, highlighting the importance of familie being the cornerstone of individual and community health across the life course. Indeed, public health begins in the home where families reside. Its capacity to nurture, care, protect, teach andinfluence makes the family a practical entry point in the promotion and maintenance of individual and collective health.

Bonding is the Secret Recipe Behind the Scene Official Launch The SPM Family Day was held on the 7th The committee worked tirelessly over a month The future of the very ones we strive to March 2020 at the Centre Point, Faculty of to plan, equip and execute the family day. It was safeguard. It is our aim to ensure the framework Medicine. The theme of the family day was truly blood, sweats and tears in organising and and environment enables them to fullfll their “Bonding is the Secret Recipe”. A total of 172 executing it in the midst of COVID-19. Kudos to potential. participants were divided into 4 groups where the team for making it success. they were challenged by activities that required good teamwork.

21 Public Health TODAY Fun for kids, nostalgia for adults Warming Up! Let It Fly.. How can we not have a mascot adding more Time for business! It is a long morning ahead With two options to choose from, nearer fun to the already electric atmosphere? with lots of fun, laughter, joy and teamwork in distance for kids and further for adults to fly store. the paper plane in, what choice will each team make? A combination, maybe?

More Than a Race Eyes on the Ball Tug of War This is a race where team members are given the It is a version of captain ball game with added Flexing one’s muscle is indicative of one’s strength. rules to establish strategic pairings. The aim is for spices. Kids get more points for scoring. The However, it is not always the strongest wins. everyone to be part of it nad the team that crosses the laughter and cheers provided the extra boost for the Teamwork is equally vital, coupled with line first with all members done its due wins! young and not-so-old to wear their heart on their determination, that’s the winning formula. sleeve. A bit edgy at times but it was all fun.

22 Public Health TODAY Get Your Aim Right! Master Chef SPM 2020! Lucky Winners It is already difficult to aim for what’s in front A cooking competition testing the creativity of Up to 25 gifts were on up for grabs in the for most, now what about aiming for what’s talented team members to produce dishes based lucky draw, gave the lucky winners an behind us? on selected ingredients and were then judged by additional reason to be happy. aesthetic value and taste with brownie points for being creatively named.

All Good Things Come to an End The success of the family day enjoyed would not have been possible without the participants of the students, staffs, and family members.

23 Public Health TODAY Curriculum Review for Public Health Postgraduate Programmes Reported by Muhammad Haizril Arif Md Mokhtar

The Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya organized a workshop which focused on preparing the paperwork for curriculum review for the Master of Public Health (MPH) and Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) programme. The workshop was held on 17th and 18th September 2020 at Sheraton Hotel in Petaling Jaya.

The Head of Department, Professor Dr Sanjay Rampal was on hand to lead the workshop. The Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dato’ Professor Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman and the Deputy Dean for Postgraduate, Professor Dr Maznah Dahlui was also present during the first day of the workshop to provide their feedback. This was a good opportunity for the academics in the Department to clarify the curriculum, teaching and learning, and administration matters.

During the workshop, attendees were among the department’s brilliant academicians and non-academic staffs worked together by sharing opinions, thoughts and suggestions in preparing better quality and improvements for both postgraduate courses. The representatives among the academicians in the department are from all five disciplines, i.e., Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Family Health, Occupational and Environmental Health, and Health Policy Management.

In the discussions, the academicians reviewed the Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) and aligned the Programme Education Objectives (PEO) and Programmed Learning Outcomes (PLO). Academicians also presented all the current and proposed new modules to be planned, discussed, refined, and to be included in the new course structure.

The output of the workshop were refined and well-structured learning outcomes as well as detailed plans in the new course structure for the better quality and improvements for both postgraduate courses.

All the department personnel complied with the Standard of Procedures (SOP) by the Government of Malaysia throughout the period of COVID-19. Postgraduate e-Orientation

Reported by Muhammad Khairul Asraf Shah Nizamuddin, MPH Student

The Covid-19 has changed our lives for the year 2020. The digitalised lifestyle which seemed far-fetched prior is now moving at a rapid pace. One of the decisions in education institutions is moving towards online learning. For the new academic year, the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine organised an online orientation. Two-day e-orientation was conducted on 6th and 7th October 2020 as a response to the new norm.

In this e-orientation, the students consisted of the new and current Master of Public Health (MPH) and the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH). We were divided into two groups of MPH Master of Public Health (MPH) and DrPH. On the first day, we were welcomed by the SPM head Department, followed by Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) a general overview of the course by each head discipline. Then after a lunch break, the ice-breaking session was conducted. Here the group was divided into smaller groups and will be led by current students. On the second day, the sessions were mostly on the technicality such as module selection and library access.

For me, I was one of the mentors in the ice-breaking session and this is not the first time I had become a mentor. I joined the previous orientations which were done face-to-face. The initiative of having e-orientation benefitted the new students who were not able to come to the venue for face-to-face orientation. I still remember previously, some of the students skipped the evening session due to work commitment. Now, they were still able to join from the comfort of their office. Plus, with the current situation, international students who were not able to fly out can attend the orientation. At least for students with commitment or necessary reasons were not left out from the orientation.

25 Public Health TODAY E-orientation was smooth and convenient, but as far as we understand now, online interaction lacks the human touch. This is what I felt on e-orientation. The viability of the internet plays a role. Students with weak Wifi were having a hard time in maintaining their presence either due to instability of platform or when they must switch off their camera to get a better connection which led to even less interaction.

The platform of e-orientation also played a huge role in having a very interactive e-orientation. We might need to explore other platforms to see whether the current platform is good enough to have a balance between fair interaction and fair stability.

My suggestion on this will be for the department to have a longer e-orientation which will allow for more questions, interaction, and human touch to emerge from each of the students and the staff. Icebreaking should be expanded into different disciplines so that the ‘spontaneous’ question will be flowing as the awkwardness is gone.

In conclusion, I think the department had done a tremendous job with the sudden emergency changes 2 days before planned face-to-face orientation. Their swift and brave decision was applaudable. I wish in the future, we will have bi-orientation which means both face-to-face and e-orientation happening at the same time to ensure everyone is not left out. Alas, good job SPM!

26 Public Health TODAY Online Distance FSD can be tormenting and this leads to the emergence of anxiety and feelings of Learning (ODL) isolation. The future is still unknown, and hopelessness can build up from time to time. Many were clueless on what to do during quarantine and many went for ‘lazy’ Reported by Muhammad Khairul Asraf Shah Nizamuddin, MPH Student routine, including binge-watching TV shows. This is not recommended, as it leads to negative thinking. Lack of human social interaction can be overwhelming, especially 18th March 2020 marks the first day of the Forced Social Distance (FSD) approach, for those who typically have a busy or extrovert lifestyle. imposed by the Malaysian government on citizens. FSD, or alternatively known as Movement Control Order (MCO), was implemented to ensure that Malaysians will Anxiety And Depression Association of America (ADAA) had listed out a guideline maintain in their designated homes, thus, breaking the chain of infection. However, on managing anxiety and isolation during quarantine. One of the recommendations the implementation of this public health measure without any continuity plan will made by ADAA is to support the need to have ODL for students and lecturers. ADAA sadly disrupt business and other formal activities, which in turn will put the country’s suggested that individuals need to stay close to normal routine as much as possible. economy at stake. herefore, by having ODL, our normal routine is still preserved although with small modification. Additionally, a lot of us have used ODLS via Zoom to discuss group As students, we are also affected by FSD. Fortunately, due to the diligence of our assignments. This activity ensures that human interaction is well-maintained. As my department, we were already being asked to spend time indoors by the end of last Family Health Lecturer, Dr Maslinor, has always stressed in her class: week and were instructed to switch to open distance learning (ODL), which was “Connectedness is important during any crisis”. operated through e-learning. The idea was to promote social distancing. By the time our Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin made the official announcement on By discussing on what to do during crisis (Problem solving) with each other, we FSD on the night of 16th Match 2020, we were already more prepared to use ODL. may empower each other and therefore, helps a lot in tampering any progression of anxiety and depression. Distraction from the crisis during e-learning may divert At first, I was sceptical, as I have not experienced ODL before this. But I would say, our worries and keeping us in toes with our class schedule. By keeping up with the ODL can offer a lot of incentives for both students and the lecturers. As for now, I schedule, we can also avoid feeling overwhelmed later when the crisis is over, upon have experienced four ODL classes with different numbers of students. These going back to our normal routine. More importantly when we interact a lot with other classes were Research Methods, Epidemiology of Diseases in Malaysia, Producing people virtually, we reduce the desire to go out, hence, we are helping our Better Evidence and Principles of Health Management, all usually delivered using government to execute the FSD efficiently. through traditional face-to-face classes in lecture halls.

Let me talk about the advantages that I find of using ODL especially during this crisis of FSD.

With FSD being imposed, the need for ODL is even more urgent. First, FSD restricts physical interaction. Thus, ODL is convenient in achieving the need for social distancing for both students and lecturers. Both groups are maintained in their homes and without the risk of exposing others or being exposed to infected droplets.

27 Public Health TODAY Did I mention I was sceptical? Yes, the sceptical mindset is due to thinking that not being in a face-to-face Now, with every advantage come the disadvantages. ODL has been teaching setting can lead to boredom as you can be easily distracted. But I think the online teaching really great. With the camera being able to record you, you can see platforms have the potential to reduce risks of distraction and boredom. The chatbox is one way of each other’s face and expression. With the microphone function, your promoting engagement as it allows students to ask questions in a written form on top of verbal questions voice is crystal clear. Despite all of these components, users including through microphones. This is another major aspect of the ODL that I really enjoy. Some of us students both hosts and participants must ensure that they have high-speed may be introverts, and some of us are also too shy to ask ‘stupid’ questions. The chatbox can engage internet. Sometimes, low-speed internet may disrupt your interaction more students, allowing them ample time to think and participate actively using the chatbox as lecturers and that can be frustrating. But fortunately, I don’t think it is the most attend to the questions one by one, prolonging the time to answer the question. pressing issue, our country’s internet is still satisfying.

Additionally, students can present their work in ODL classes. Communication between students can ODL is perfect for students or lecturers who are away for personal or continue virtually. Who would have thought that we could have a presentation ala debate between family or work-related reasons. However, during FSD periods, ODL politicians in one of our ODL classes? Creativity is not obstructed even without face-to-face presentation. can be challenging especially for students or lecturers with other family My group is becoming more and more excited to make use of e-learning tools that are available online. members including young children. Face-to-face classes allow them to We are always exploring different ways to make our presentation on par or even better than the previous be separated from their children by sending the children to nurseries presentation while creatively incorporating entertainment values (or what they call “edutainment” now). or schools, and can go to class with full focus. Unfortunately, that is not easy for them during this crisis. Their ODL experience can be Exhaustion and fatigue or drowsiness are expected when you need to sit quietly in a lecture theatre for challenged by the need to take care of their children during FSD. They 2-3 hours straight and sometimes, you may lose some of the important messages in class and this is are the ones who will be anticipating interference while engaging in frustrating. Fortunately, while using ODL, you are not strapped in your seats. You can get up, stretching, ODL. However, I don’t see this as a big problem. At this point, I and make coffee while listening to the class going on. Also, the major thing about ODL is the ability of believe that all of the other classmates should have compassion and recording. This is the beauty of ODL. You can repeat the recorded session. For this, I have experienced not be too disturbed by any interference from other family members. ODL using Youtube Live and Zoom. Both tools allow sessions to be recorded, with Zoom allowing both Additionally, the person who is anticipating interference may opt to hosts and participants to record the session if they wish. While Youtube is free, Zoom can only last for 40 switch the camera off, and can listen in. As the lectures on ODL can minutes per session for the basic feature. You need to pay to have an unlimited session. However, be recorded, he or she can also listen to the recordings at night when Youtube is a one-way camera; you can only see the host’s face. Meanwhile, Zoom allows multiple their children are asleep. cameras which makes it more interactive. Some of my colleagues complain that ODL prohibits their ability to work/study at home. It is a tough time and even tougher to integrate into a new condition, especially when you are new to working from home. All this while, we attribute house as our personal living space, the lecture hall/homerooms as places to study, and the office as a place to work. To change our views on how these spaces can have a different function can be difficult for some of us. I hope that as time goes by, everyone can begin to see that learning is flexible; it can take place whenever and wherever.

In conclusion, ODL is a good continuity plan for students, lecturers, and higher learning institution during a crisis such as COVID-19. Apart from the ability of executing FSD efficiently, it is also a good preservation of good mental wellbeing during this crisis. 28 Public Health TODAY Celebrating Achievements

The Excellent Service Award (APC) and Excellent Service Certificate (SPC) Awards acknowledge and recognize deserving individuals and staffs of the university who have delivered excellent and quality service through their tireless contribution. It seeks to cultivate the serving spirit of staffs while motivating others to emulate and contribute even more.

The SPM Department is pleased to have eight award recipients nominated for both the APC and SPC awards. Their sincere dedication and commitment to keep the department moving forward in their respective niche areas is applauded and is hoped to sustain.

APC AWARD-WINNING STAFFS SPC AWARD-WINNING STAFFS

A big achievement is a perfect chance to remind someone how talented, Our lives are filled with us jumping from one task to another, trying to hard-working, and deserving they are. Congratulations on your hard- achieve success and happiness. Sometimes we are so consumed that we earned success! forget to savor the wins along the way. What you have achieved is nothing short of incredible. The recipients of Excellent Service Award (APC) for the year of 2019 are: Congratulations to the recipients of Excellent Service Certificate (SPC) 1. Associate Professor Dr. Farizah Mohd Hairi Award for the year of 2019: 2. Associate Professor Dr. Hazreen Abdul Majid 3. Madam Norchaya Yahaya 1. Professor Dr. Claire Choo Wan Yuen 2. Mr. Kamar Junus We are celebrating the dedication you’ve shown on the way to this 3. Associate Professor Dr. Mas Ayu Said achievement. You’ve earned every bit of the success you’ve gained. 4. Associate Professor Dr. Nik Daliana Nik Farid Don’t forget to take a moment to enjoy it! 5. Madam Norlissa Gani

You are one of those people who can inspire others to achieve greatness. Your drive and passion are infectious. We are so proud of you!

29 Public Health TODAY Stanford University’s list of the World Top 2 % scientists United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Situation Analysis of Professor Dr. Moy Foong Ming Women and Children in Malaysia 2020 Professor Dr. Wong Li Ping Associate Professor Dr. Hazreen Abd Majid Associate Professor Dr. Farizah Mohd Hairi COVID-19 Task Force Professor Dr. Noran Naqiah Mohd Hairi Dr. Tharani Loganathan a) National COVID-19 Epidemiological Analysis Task Force Professor Datuk Dr. Awang Bulgiba bin Awang Mahmud (Chairman) Recipient Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Cycle 1/2020 Professor Dr. Sanjay Rampal (Member) Professor Dr. Moy Foong Ming Associate Professor Dr. Nirmala Bhoo Pathy (Member) Recipient Impact-Oriented Interdisciplinary Research Grant, b) COVID-19 and Cancer Taskforce (Union for International Cycle 3/2020 Cancer Control / International Agency for Research on Cancer) Dr. Nur Afiqah Mohd Salleh Associate Professor Dr. Nirmala Bhoo Pathy (Member) Fellow/ Fellowship /Training Award c) Journal of Global Health Science Commission on COVID-19 Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Technical Fellowship Response Associate Professor Dr. Nirmala Bhoo Pathy (Member) Professor Dr. Sanjay Rampal (Member) Fogarty International Center (FIC), Stigma Research Training Award at d) University Malaya Medical Centre COVID-19 Task Force the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland Professor Dr. Victor Hoe Chee Wai (Member) Dr. Nur Afiqah Mohd Salleh Associate Professor Dr. Marzuki Isahak (Member) The Community and Sustainability Cente (UMCARES) Fellow e) COVID-19 Mental Wellbeing For Community, Wellness Centre, Associate Professor Dr. Hazreen Abd Majid University Malaya Professor Dr. Wong Li Ping (Member) Keynote Lecture Professor Dr. Moy Foong Ming delivered a keynote lecture on Double National Council Members burden of malnutrition and COVID-19 at the International Conference of Public Health, organised by the Universitas Teuku Umar, Aceh Indonesia a) Academy of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Malaysia (2020 – 2022) Associate Professor Dr. Marzuki Isahak (Honorary Secretary) Professor Dr. Victor Hoe Chee Wai (Council Member) b) Malaysian AIDS Council (2020 – 2022) Dr. Nur Afiqah Mohd Salleh (Assistant Honorary Secretary / Member of Technical Working for People Who Inject Drugs)

30 Public Health TODAY Success SPM Stories

By Fatin Diyana Abdul Aziz, Project Officer

Quit Smoking The power of love

Behind every success story is an embarrassing first effort, a stumble or even a setback. Most famous success stories started out as complete failures. Well, this is not an ordinary success story! Mr. Kamar’s story is a radical change of direction – He found love.

Mr. Kamar Junus is one of our dear staff at the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine who has been working for more than 10 years as an Operation Assistant. Borned and raised at Padang Rengas, Perak, this talented personality who has deep interests in the music industry was once a drummer in a band. Previously worked at a recording studio as a Sound Engineer, he then became a staff in University of Malaya.

Mr. Kamar first met his wife, a nurse named Hasdharina Johari in 2009, when she was transferred to our department. Other than being the best research department in FOM, apparently SPM department served as a place to meet your soulmate. They then got married in 2011. Now, this success story is not about how they found love. This story is about how Mr. Kamar had successfully quit smoking after he was married.

Quitting smoking has never crossed Mr. Kamar’s mind. Not until his wife hinted to him that no one in her families are smoking. This issue has brought Mr. Kamar’s attention and that was when he had a dream – to quit smoking. It’s one thing to have a dream, but it’s another to take actions and turn that dream into a reality. For Mr. Kamar, this is a huge step since he is a heavy smoker. He used to smoke one pack per day, that’s a total of 12 cigarettes in a day! But who would have thought that he would quit smoking in a blink of an eye.

On the day they tied the knot, Mr. Kamar brought 2 packs of cigarettes with him. Little that he knows, those packs were never opened. There are only a few people that can inspire others to achieve greatness, and undeniably Ms. Rina is one of them. The keen desire and the love for his wife has led Mr. Kamar to gather such determination to quit smoking. He did not remember smoking – not even had the urge of slightest feeling to take one puff. All he had in mind was to be married to the love of his life. Without fighting or struggling, Mr. Kamar immediately quit smoking on the day they were married, just like that.

31 Public Health TODAY This story may sound illogical but that was what happened. Mr. Kamar even claimed that he did not have any anxiety or even restlessness resulting from the sudden quitting. He completely forgot how to smoke. This is what we called an act of love. It is a reflection of his great love for his wife. The downfall from this is that he gained so much weight – an effect from quitting smoking, and from eating all the delicious cuisine prepared by his wife!

However, better health was a big win for him as it improved his fitness. Mr. Kamar always takes care of his health, and his wife supported and helped him throughout the journey. He enjoyed playing badminton and ping pong during his leisure time.

Now, he is happily married with 5 children. His life is complete, he feels content. His aim in life is to keep their marriage blissful and to perform Hajj after retirement. Though his dream to become an artist was not achieved, Mr. Kamar has a fulfilling and prosperous life with his family.

Success always looks ahead of the silly excuses and puts itself forward than the created misconceptions. As what Mr. Kamar has experienced – it is never a burden on a fixed heart. It is overwhelming with pride what he has been able to accomplish in such a short amount of time. While some people dedicate their lives to reach this level of success, this is only a step for him. What he has been able to achieve is phenomenal.

32 Public Health TODAY Success SPM Stories By Fatin Diyana Abdul Aziz, Project Officer

e-Learning Success During the Pandemic Persistence & Perseverance

Mr. Haizril is currently a Project Officer (eLearning) in SPM who graduated with Bachelor of Communication (Interpersonal Communication). Upon accepting this job in early March 2020, our world was shocked by the pandemic attack of COVID-19. Due to the calamity that befell that time, getting through the pandemic is very challenging. During his first week, he was expected to come out with strategies to convert postgraduates’ conventional classes to 100% online session. He encountered challenges but managed to overcome them. Let us share with you the interview session we had with him on the challenges encountered during the process of converting the conventional classes to online session.

Muhammad Haizril Arif Bin Md Mokhtar was born on 21st October 1989 at UMMC and was brought up in Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur. Growing up as the eldest of 3 siblings, he was always more mature than other children in the neighbourhood and has strong leadership qualities. He really enjoys playing futsal and travelling during his leisure time, other than having an interest and incredible talent in the field of photography. His aim in life is to have a steady job with a steady life and to make his parents proud. He believes that there is so much to achieve in life, which reflects on his life motto “never stop learning and always try to contribute as much as you can.”

Q: How did you come out with the guidelines throughout the process of online teaching and learning? A: I conducted several mock meetings via Zoom for run tests on the features available and also to recognise the flow of online teaching and learning sessions. This is also one of the important aspects in technicalities which I need to be familiarised with in order to manage the schedules to avoid clashing of the sessions, create and send the invitation links to participants, hosting the sessions, and to attend any technical difficulties that may occur.

Q: How did you train the staff and the students to be familiar with the new norms of online teaching and learning? A: Initially, we managed to have several meetings with the staff before the lockdown to have basic training and discussions on utilising the Zoom application. We then had short briefings to provide the instructions to the students. Along with the written guidelines given, the students may ask any further inquiries or seek for technical advice directly from the staff.

Q: How did you manage and monitor the smoothness of the technicality during online teaching and learning? A: I supervised several sessions for technical support, especially for important meetings, meetings with a larger group of participants, students’ presentation, and online exams. Along the way, I practiced utilising the available features to accommodate the sessions’ needs, took notes for further improvements to ensure smooth sessions, and minimized any risks of technical difficulties.

33 Public Health TODAY Q: What is the duration to finally succeed converting the conventional classes Q: What are your future plans? to online sessions? A: e-Learning will provide opportunities for learners to have flexibility for their own A: It would be a different story if it is not because of the pandemic COVID-19. learning experience. For now, we are focusing on the implementation of synchronous Somehow, the crisis has ‘forced’ us to immediately take actions and move forward. learning. In the meantime, we are in the progress of planning for asynchronous learning The difficulties have made us ‘desperately’ progressing and successfully overcome which I hope will lead the way towards future learning. the situations or crises that challenged us to move forward. Q: Who is your support system? Q: Which online platforms did you recommend? A: Definitely I could not have done this without the support from all the staff and A: The main concern is to find an online platform that is user-friendly and well- students in this department. I am not considering myself as an expert in this. I am also equipped to conduct the online teaching and learning sessions. With the help from in the process of learning and training myself along the way with the help of others who UMMC IT Department, we were able to get the temporary license for Zoom have contributed their knowledge, skills, and experiences. application to be utilised for all synchronous teaching and learning. With this, we were also able to conduct scheduled classes, presentations, discussions, and From this story, it has taught us to keep on going. The chances are that you will meetings. stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it, but we never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down. So if you ever feel like you’re behind Q: What are the results and benefits that have been achieved from this? schedule, or have fear you might not have what it takes, just remember to keep on A: e-Learning is not really something new. We are already practicing it for quite going! some time although we may still be in a comfort zone and prefer the conventional way in teaching and learning methods. After what we have been through during this Being successful is the desire of all of us residing over this lovely planet. It does not pandemic, we discovered there are many other possibilities and opportunities that matter whether the concerned person is a child, youth or the old aged, at each and may benefit us in e-Learning. e-Learning provides opportunities for students to have every stage of our wide life span, it is our inbuilt desire to be successful and flexibility to learn at any time and place. However, there are some disadvantages proceed forward consistently towards more massive success. Trust your gut and we may face are technological vulnerabilities like technical glitches, poor internet make a change! connections, etc. We may also discover some lacking in interpersonal interaction as communicating online have some barriers such as the absence of body languages. “Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.” John Maxwell Q: How did you feel with this achievement? A: I would not consider this successful yet. There are many improvements to be made, and it will keep on going. But as an early initiative to move forward in the future learning, we have done a great job in a short period of time and managed to overcome difficulties during this pandemic crisis.

34 Public Health TODAY Online Teaching & Learning

Lunch Talk on the Prevention of COVID-19 at workplace. Academic meeting on the preparation for online classes.

Short briefing and training for the academic staff on utilising The academic staff were conducting the online classes. Zoom application for online classes.

35 Public Health TODAY Technical support during the online classes.

Schedule arrangement of the sessions for online classes and meetings. Facilities equipped and available for teleconference in the department

36 Public Health TODAY Research Publications

NUMBERS OF PUBLICATION BY THE DEPARTMENT (2015-2020)

160 157 147 140 140 131 125 122 115 116 120 113 107

100 94 90

40 25 26 22 20 9 9 4 0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

ISI-indexed Data retrieved from UM Portal.

SCOPUS

Total

37 Public Health TODAY It can be said that there are four basic and primary things that the mass of people in a society wish for; to live in a safe environment, to be able to work and provide for themselves, to have access to good public health, and to have sound education opportunities for their children.

Nelson Mandela ofDepartment Social and Preventive Medicine Head of Department Office The Head of Department (HOD) Office is headed by Professor Dr. Sanjay Rampal A/L Lekhraj Rampal. The HOD Office is responsible for the department operations and development; to assist in staff and resources management, and deliver high quality service to its students. It also ensures that the department complies with legal obligations and other requirements. Specific tasks are delegated to the Head of Units, other colleagues, and support staffs.

Madam Jayasutha Kamrajoo Madam Nony Abd Wahab Mr. Kamar Junus Mr. T Manogran

Department of Social and Preventive Medicine Level 5, Block I Professor Dr. Sanjay Rampal Lekhraj Rampal Faculty of Medicine University of Malaya Head of Department 50603 Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur

40 Public Health TODAY About the Department History

The Department of Social and Preventive Medicine (SPM) is the oldest academic public health department in Malaysia. It was establish in 1964, as one of the 14 academic departments, when the first medical school in Malaysia, the Faculty of Medicine was established in the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Public health teaching was considered an intergral part of the undergraduate curriculum as 75% of the population lived in the rural areas. The department was tasked to contribute public health instructional modules, including social medicine in the undergraduate programme. The teaching was spread over the five years of the undergraduate curriculum.

In 1974, the first of the postgraduate public health programmes, the Master of Public Health (MPH) programme was initiated. This was meet the needs of the Ministry of Health Malaysia as there was an acute need for medical officers of health to serve the fast-expanding rural health services. This was the first postgraduate public health programme in the country. Since then, the main thrust of the SPM educational and training efforts is in postgraduate public health By 1987, the environment had so changed that the Director programme. General of Health, Malaysia requested a new kind of public health officer, namely “a multipurpose public health doctor equipped with managerial skills and able to work in the general public health as well as the hospital setting”. By 1989, a review of the MPH curriculum was done and a new set of objectives was established. These called for the MPH graduate to be:

1. Technically competent in the broad field of Public Health. 2. Equipped with managerial skills. 3. Able to function as a leader in the public service. 4. Able to work in the public (community) health, the hospital setting, at the districts, states as well as the national levels of the health services.

41 Public Health TODAY The changes envisaged led to the development of two programmes in public health. The existing one-year MPH programme remained as an entry (general) programme into public health. A new programme, the MPH speciality programme was introduced as an exit programme mainly to meet the needs of the Ministry of Health Malaysia. The graduates of the one-year MPH programme could continue in a three-year speciality programme in a speciality of their choice such as epidemiology, medical statistics, health services management, family health, and occupational and environmental health. This was considered as a field programme where field practice in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, was the emphasis.

To provide an avenue for non-medical graduates, who work in the health sector to gain knowledge and expertise in public health, a parallel one-year programme, In 2002, the department felt that besides the on-going PhD the Master of Medical Science in Public Health was introduced. This programme programme, there was a need for the Doctor of Public Health provided the basics in health and then brought them up to the one-year MPH level (DrPH) programme to provide further advancement of professional of knowledge and skill. The four-year MPH programme (1+3) and the MMedScPH skill for public health practitioners, who had the Master degrees. programme were introduced in 1998. In 2004, the Ministry of Health, as part of the development of the public health services, also required more public health specialists trained to PhD or DrPH level to provide leadership and advanced professional skills for the services. A review for the three-year MPH speciality programme curriculum was done to provide a higher level of skill and competence in public health practice. The aim of DrPH programme is to produce a public health specialist who has:

1. Acquired a broad knowledge of public health. 2. Understood the inter-relationships between public health and societal issues. 3. Develop skills to analyse critically public health issues. 4. Understood issues related to the implementation of public health policies in the community. 5. The ability to provide professional leadership in public health.

In 2009, the DrPH programme was introduced as a coursework and thesis programme at par with the PhD programme. The first year was for coursework, and on successful completion the student would undertake a research project culmination in a thesis.

42 Public Health TODAY Department Vision

To become the institution of excellence which will provide leadership in activities for the education, training, research, and development, spread, and provision of service in the domain of Public Health.

“Advocacy, Empowerment, and Health”.

43 Public Health TODAY Department Mission

Undergraduate Level Being charged with the responsibility, via the medical undergraduate instructional programme, for the preparation of the potential graduate to take up duties in the running of health programmes for the community in all parts of the nation and to be able to operate from the national health care service system effectively and efficiently at the level of a medical officer.

Post-graduate Level Being charged with the responsibility, via its postgraduate public health training programmes, to produce a Public Health Professional who may be considered as a specialist in the general domain of public health; as well as in particular chosen specialties within it.

To empower graduates with Public Health knowledge and skills.

44 Public Health TODAY Department’s ACADEMICIANS 1. Datuk Professor Dr. Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud 2. Professor Dr. Sanjay Rampal Lekhraj Rampal 3. Professor Dr. Maznah Dahlui 4. Professor Dr. Ng Chiu Wan 5. Professor Dr. Victor Hoe Chee Wai Abdullah 6. Professor Dr. Wong Li Ping 7. Professor Dr. Moy Foong Ming 8. Professor Dr. Noran Naqiah Mohd Hairi 9. Professor Dr. Claire Choo Wan Yuen 10. Associate Professor Dr. Farizah Mohd Hairi 11. Associate Professor Dr. Mas Ayu Said 12. Associate Professor Dr. Nirmala Bhoo Pathy 13. Associate Professor Dr. Hazreen Abdul Majid 14. Associate Professor Dr. Nik Daliana Nik Farid 15. Associate Professor Dr. Rafdzah Ahmad Zaki 16. Associate Professor Dr. Nasrin Aghamohammadi 17. Associate Professor Dr. Marzuki Isahak 18. Dr. Mahmoud Danaee 19. Dr. Maslinor Ismail 20. Dr. ‘Abqariyah Yahya @ Ahmad Noor 21. Dr. Tharani Loganathan 22. Dr. Howie Lim Sin How 23. Dr. Nur Afiqah Mohd Salleh

46 Public Health TODAY Department’s NON-ACADEMIC STAFFS 1. Madam Shamsina Shamsudin 2. Madam Nor Zurina Zainol 3. Madam Suhaili Suboh 4. Madam Norlissa Gani 5. Madam Hasdharina Johari 6. Madam Norchaya Yahaya 7. Madam Nur Hashimah Kaman Redzawan 8. Ms. Nur Fadhlina Othman 9. Madam Saidatul Suraya Mohd Fodzi 10. Ms. Devi Peramalah 11. Madam Nithiah Thangiah 12. Madam Fatin Diyana Abdul Aziz 13. Madam Jayasutha Kamrajoo 14. Madam Nony Abd Wahab 15. Mr. Kamar Junus 16. Mr. T Manogran 17. Ms. Darishiani Paramasivam 18. Madam Nur Asyikin Yakub 19. Mr. Muhammad Haizril Arif Md Mokhtar 20. Ms. Shathanapriya Ammikapathi 21. Mr. Mohd Alif Idham Abd Hamid

48 Public Health TODAY Health Policy and Management Unit

Health Policy and Management unit provides input on principles of management, health economics, health policy, health quality, and other related areas relevant to health management which are conducted to widen the knowledge of clinicians and others on the organisational behaviour, costing, and quality of care in patient care. Research is mainly focusing on quality of care, health economics, and costing of patient care.

This unit provides the managerial input to both the undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the faculty. For undergraduate programme, this unit did the extensive development and revision of teaching materials. The revised lecture can provide a good understanding of the economic constraints to the provision of health care in a middle income country like Malaysia. Members in this unit have contributed to the development and teaching of the curriculum and it is anticipated that tey will continue to provide significant contributions in the successive years.

In the postgraduate programme, ‘Management’ studies, is one of the core modules in the master and doctorate programmes. The unit is continuing its efforts to incorporate elements of formulation, implementation, and The academic staff: evaluation of health programmes and policies in existing and new modules. 1. Professor Dr. Maznah Dahlui 2. Professor Dr. Ng Chiu Wan The unit runs the modules on Principles of Management in 3. Associate Professor Dr. Farizah Mohd Hairi Health, Law and Health, and Health Economics for Master 4. Dr. Tharani Loganathan of Public Health (MPH), and Master of Medical Science in Public Health (MMedScPH). For Doctor of Public Health (DrPH), the unit runs the modules on Human Resource Planning and Management, and Health Policy and Leadership.

49 Public Health TODAY Family Health Unit

Family Health unit encompasses the broad field of community and behavioral studies such as family health, nutrition and dietetics, socio-behavioral factors that influence the health of the individual and communities. These modules are taught to the undergraduates, postgraduates and in the short courses conducted.

The unit has a central role in the teaching programme of the department. The unit also has been continuously involved in research under the population health studies cluster, focusing on women’s health, adolescent health, behavioural factors related on smoking with other high risk activities, and nutrition.

For undergraduate teaching, the unit runs the related modules for UMMP The academic staff: programmes (seminars, lectures, and PBL) and Principles of Family Health, Family Health Diet and Disease. 1. Associate Professor Dr. Nik Daliana Nik Farid 2. Dr. Maslinor Ismail Modules on Principles of Family Health; 3. Dr. Nur Afiqah Mohd Salleh Society, Behaviour, and Health; Women, Child and Adolescent Health; Nutritional Diet and Nutrition Epidemiology, and Public Health 1. Professor Dr. Moy Foong Ming Nutrition for Master of Public Health 2. Associate Professor Dr. Hazreen Abdul Majid (MPH), and Master of Medical Science in Public Health (MMedScPH). For Doctor of Public Health (DrPH), the unit runs the modules on Nutrition and Lactation Management, and Lifetime Health.

50 Public Health TODAY Epidemiology Unit

In 2014, the Epidemiology and Biostatistics unit had split into two units; the Epidemiology unit and the Biostatistics unit. Both units continue growing in various sub-disciplines of epidemiology, evidence-based medicine, and biostatistics.

The Epidemiology unit serves as a central role in the teaching programme of the department. The unit is continuously involves and provides input on epidemiology for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Courses on clinical epidemiology and evidence -based medicine are conducted and also in support for the Faculty of Medicine Research Management Centre’s research methodology and medical statistics clinic by providing consultations to students, doctors, allied health practitioners, and academic staff of the faculty.

The unit runs the modules on Principles and Methods of The academic staff: Epidemiology, Epidemiology of Diseases in Malaysia, and Social Deter- 1. Datuk Professor Dr. Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud minents of Health for Master of Public Health (MPH), and 2. Professor Dr. Sanjay Rampal Lekhraj Rampal Master of Medical Science in Public Health 3. Professor Dr. Wong Li Ping (MMedScPH). For Doctor of Public Health (DrPH), the unit 4. Professor Dr. Moy Foong Ming runs the modules on Essentials of Epidemiology in Public 5. Professor Dr. Noran Naqiah Mohd Hairi Health, and Epidemiology for Non 6. Associate Professor Dr. Mas Ayu Said -Communicable Diseases. 7. Associate Professor Dr. Nirmala Bhoo Pathy 8. Associate Professor Dr. Rafdzah Ahmad Zaki 9. Dr. Howie Lim Sin How

51 Public Health TODAY Biostatistics Unit

The Biostatistics unit is actively engaged in methodological biostatistics research in variety of areas. It is also involved in numerous collaborative epidemiological research projects with staff within and external to the department. The unit also offers a biostatistical consulting service and consultations for academic staff, doctors, health practitioners, clinical research groups, and students on research study design, data management, statistical analysis, interpretation, and presentation of results.

Together with the Julius Centre University of Malaya (now known as Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence-based Practice), the unit organise numerous workshops and short courses such as the Systematic Review and Cochrane Review Workshops, Infectious Disease Modelling Workshop, Evidence-based Practice courses, Introduction to SPSS and Basic Endnote workshops, Regression Analysis, Survival analysis, etc.

The unit runs the modules on Research Method, Producing Better Evidence, Principles of Biostatistics, and Qualitative Inquiry in Public Health The academic staff: for Master of Public Health (MPH), and Master of Medical Science in Public Health (MMedScPH). For Doctor of Public Health (DrPH), the unit runs the 1. Datuk Professor Dr. Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud modules on Advanced Research Methods, Analysis of Rates and Ratios, 2. Professor Dr. Sanjay Rampal Lekhraj Rampal and Statistical Computing. 3. Dr. Mahmoud Danaee 4. Dr. ‘Abqariyah Yahya @ Ahmad Noor

52 Public Health TODAY Occupational and Environmental Health Unit This unit currently covers the broad field of Occupational and Environmental health. Both areas area covered in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The unit also has a strong clinical basis as it provides consultancy services, on a referral basis, for occupational health related diseases and injuries. Postgraduate students have to attend these clinics with the academic staff, to enable them to improve their skills in assessment and evaluation of patients. The services provided include:

1. Occupational diseases management. 2. Impairment assessment. 3. Medical surveillance. 4. Special medical examination. 5. Walk-through surveys to workplaces whenever needed.

The clinic is an important aspects of occupational health practice at the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC). Apart from Apart from clinic based patient management, the Occupational Physician also conducted walkthrough surveys relevant to the patients at their workplaces.

Thus the scope of diagnostic measures at the clinic goes beyond the hospital facilities and medical diagnosis, as the walkthrough surveys also enable us to assess the work environmental at the workplaces, which is a necessity in the management of occupational and work-related diseases. The Occupational The academic staff: Medicine Clinic continues to be the only such facility in a teaching hospital in the country. It is used for both service and as for teaching purpose. The Master of 1. Professor Dr. Victor Hoe Chee Wai Abdullah Public Health students who register for the Occupational Medicine course are 2. Associate Professor Dr. Marzuki Isahak required to attend to patient at the clinic. 3. Associate Professor Dr. Nasrin Aghamohammadi

The unit runs the modules on Occupational Health, Occupational Medicine, Clinical Occupational Medicine, Health Risk Assessment, and Medical Surveillance and Fitness for Work for Master of Public Health (MPH), and Master of Medical Science in Public Health (MMedScPH). For Doctor of Public Health (DrPH), the unit runs the modules on Occupational Safety in Management System.

53 Public Health TODAY Vaccines and antibiotics have made many infectious diseases a thing of the past; we’ve come to expect that public health and modern science can conquer all microbes. But nature is a formidable adversary.

Tom Frieden Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium For Public Health (APACPH) APACPH-KL Introduction Secretariat Kuala Lumpur Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health, Kuala Lumpur (APACPH-KL) is part of APACPH-International, a network consisting of 98 member institutions (public health and medical schools as well History of APACPH as public health institutions) from 22 countries in the Asia-Pacific Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) was region. APACPH-KL was established on 17 September 2013 as a established in 1984 during a meeting held in the beautiful Hawaiian island non-governmental organization (NGO) registered with the Malaysian of Kauai. There were five founding members; Mahidol University, National Registrar of Societies (PPM-007-14-17092013). The aim of University of Singapore, Peking Medical University, Philippines University establishing the Malaysian branch of APACPH-KL is to further and University of Hawaii. promote the cooperation in teaching, research and practice of public health among individuals and institutions within Malaysia. During a time span of four decades, now APACPH has grown into one of the largest public health organizations in the Asia-Pacific region representing APACPH-KL helps maintain the APACPH-International secretariat thousands of academics, leaders and practitioners from different office which is located in the Department of Social and Preventive universities. Medicine, University of Malaya (UM). UM is one of the most active members with leadership contributions since 1984. In 2011-2013, Vision former UM Vice Chancellor, Tan Sri Professor Dr. Amin Jamaludin Promote the translation of Public Health education and research into became the president of APACPH where he had moved APACPH evidence-based policies and programs to improve the health and well-being secretariat office from the University of Hawaii to the Department of of populations in the Asia-Pacific Region. Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya which is headed by Professor Dr. Maznah Dahlui who is the Mission current APACPH Vice President (Administration), and run by the help Provide thought leadership in the translation of Public Health through of a Project Officer, Ms. Fatin Diyana Abdul Aziz. education, research and collaboration with public stakeholders. UM still plays an important role where at the present, three (3) important positions are held by UM academicians with the following Objectives positions; 1. To enhance the quality and relevance of educational and training programmes in public health; Professor Dr. Low Wah Yun 2. To expand knowledge, improve skills and demonstrate effective inter- President of APACPH International (2019-2021) ventions; 3. To raise awareness, of current, emerging, and re-emerging public health Professor Dr. Maznah Dahlui issues and develop programmes of action for their resolution; Vice President of Administration of APACPH (2017-2021) 4. To enhance the capacity and sustainability of public health systems; and 5. To assist in policy and leadership development for health and leadership Professor Dr. Victor Hoe Chee Wai Abdullah development for health. APACPH Web Master

55 Public Health TODAY APACPH-KL Executive Council Members

PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT Datuk Professor Dr. Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud Dr. Haji Tahir Aris

SECRETARY TREASURER Professor Dr. Maznah Dahlui Associate Professor Dr. Aniza Ismail

COMMITTEE

Professor Dr. Sanjay Rampal Professor Dr. Victor Hoe Professor Dr. Ng Chiu Wan Professor Dr. Tin Tin Su Associate Professor Dr. Mas Lekhraj Rampal Chee Wai Abdullah Ayu Said

56 Public Health TODAY APACPH-KL 2020 Highlights

APACPH-KL Workshop on Transformational Leadership in Public Health to Address Challenges of IR4.0 and SDG (29th February 2020 hosted by APACPH-KL & NIH, Malaysia).

Publication of accepted abstracts in JUMMEC from APACPH-KL Early Career Global Public Health Conference. (11 - 12th April 2019 hosted by APACPH-KL, SPM & UNAIR).

57 Public Health TODAY Collaboration for the community service and implementation study at Kampung Medan.

APACPH E-Conference 2020 (5th–9th December hosted by SLMA).

58 Public Health TODAY DepartmentAcademic Units Science has improved public health, taken us to the moon, and allow us to understand the origins of our universe. It also has given us the tools to solve problems now instead of reacting to them after it is too late.

Bill Foster Undergraduate Unit

Associate Professor Dr. Dr. Nirmala Bhoo Pathy Maslinor Ismail Population Medicine Theme Coordinator/ Undergraduate Coordinator Head of Undergraduate Coordinator Department

Professor Dr. Sanjay Rampal Lekhraj Rampal Madam Nor Zurina Zainol Dietitian/ Programme Officer Professor Dr. Wong Li Ping Undergraduate Coordinator

61 Public Health TODAY The Department of Social and Preventive Medicine contributes to the Our department contributes in Population Medicine Theme (Pop Med) and undergraduate medical and science programmes of the Faculty of coordinated by Associate Prof. Dr. Nirmala Bhoo Pathy. The Pop Med theme Medicine and the University. The programmes are: is designed to give a population perspective on health and disease.

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) It examines the determinants of health and disease in populations especially • Bachelor in Science Nursing the Malaysian population such as the distribution of diseases, their risk • Bachelor in Biomedical Science factors in communities and the implications; screening; prevention of disease • Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology and the promotion of health; variations in access to health care among • Diploma in Nursing different communities; the organisation of the Malaysian healthcare system; and the processes by which evidence-based, ethical and economically University of Malaya Medical Programme (UMMP) responsible decisions are made about the use of health-care resources.

The UMMP emphasises on Problem Based Learning which encourages The Public Health components are fully integrated into the teaching blocks students to solve a realistic clinical/health problem and work towards of Stage 1 and 2. Other than Problem Based Learning tutorials, the teaching explaining the clinical manifestations with reference to basic-science methods are lectures, theme sessions (seminar) and learning topics mechanisms. (self-directed learning).

The structure of UMMP is a matrix of Stages (Time) and Themes Other modules under Pop Med theme are: (Curriculum Content). The content is divided into Four Themes across the four courses (stages). • Pop Med Multimedia Presentation in Stage 1 • Community Posting in Stage 3.2 With regards to duration, the UMMP is divided into the following Four Courses (Stages):

MIA 1001: Medical Sciences 1 (Stage 1) MIA 2001: Medical Sciences 2 (Stage 2) MIA 3001: Practice of Clinical Medicine 1 (Stage 3.1) MIA 4001: Practice of Clinical Medicine 2 (Stage 3.2)

The curriculum content is divided into Four Themes:

1. Basic and Clinical Sciences Theme (BSC) 2. Patient and Doctor Theme (Pt-Dr) 3. Population Medicine Theme (Pop Med) 4. Personal and Professional Development Theme (PPD)

62 Public Health TODAY Postgraduate Unit Head of Head of Department Programme

Professor Dr. Professor Dr. Sanjay Rampal Lekhraj Rampal Victor Hoe Chee Wai Abdullah

Programme Programme Coordinators Officers

Madam Madam Associate Professor Dr. Associate Professor Dr. Associate Professor Dr. Norlissa Gani Suhaili Suboh Nik Daliana Nik Farid Rafdzah Ahmad Zaki Nasrin Aghamohammadi Dietitian Dietitian DrPH DrPH PhD MPH DrPH

Madam Mr. Nor Zurina Zainol Muhammad Haizril Arif Professor Dr. Dr. Dr. Dietitian Md Mokhtar Moy Foong Ming Tharani Loganathan ‘Abqariyah Yahya Project Officer PhD & MMedSc (Research) MPH MPH MMedScPH MPH & DrPH e-Learning

63 Public Health TODAY The Postgraduate unit aims to produce professionals who are specialists in the general domain of Public Health as well as in a particular specialty. It is responsible and reporting to the Head of Department regarding academic, students, and administrative matters.

For the Semester 2020/2021, the unit is headed by Prof. Dr. Victor How Chee Wai and assisted by the Programme Coordinators, and is also supported by dedicated staffs. The unit routine administrative tasks ensured the smooth running of Public Health postgraduate programmes offered:

Master of Public Health (MPH). Doctor of Public Health (DrPH). Master of Medical Science in Public Health (MMedScPH). Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

The first three programmes are conducted by conducted by coursework and research-based, and the last two programmes are purely research-based. Some of the unit responsibilities and tasks are include quarterly postgraduate meetings to review the courses and curriculum in the postgraduate programmes, registration and supervision of students’ affairs, preparation of postgraduate programme handbooks, coordinating teaching schedule, coordinating classes, teaching and learning facilities, community postings, presentations, and examinations.

The other programme assistants for Postgraduate and Undergraduate Units are:

Madam Norchaya Yahaya Madam Madam Nurse Supervisor Shamsina Shamsuddin Ms. Hasdharina Johari Nur Hashimah Assistant Science Officer Kaman Redzawan Senior Nurse Assistant Science Officer

Madam Madam Ms. Saidatul Suraya Nony Abd Wahab Nur Fadhlina Othman Mohd Fodzi Clerical Staff Assistant Science Officer Staff Nurse

64 Public Health TODAY Master of Public Health

The Department of Social and Preventive Medicine (SPM) in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya is one of the 21 academic departments, which contributes to the undergraduate and postgraduate educational and training program of the Faculty. SPM is tasked to contribute to the Public Health instructional modules in the undergraduate programs. However the main thrust of the SPM educational and training effort is in the Master of Public Health (MPH) program.

The Master of Public Health (MPH) program introduced in 1974 was one of the earliest postgraduate programs offered by the SPM department of the Faculty of Medicine. This was in response to an acute need of the Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH or KKM – Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia) for medical officers to serve in the then fast expanding rural health service.The program during the first decade of its existence was aimed at producing competent public health physicians for Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia, with a broad knowledge in public health to serve in the rural areas within the country.

The one–year MPH program has continuously produced medical officers for KKM with the public health training needed to meet local needs from 1974 to 2000. The students were mainly Malaysians, with a few foreign students sponsored by WHO. Total trained during that period was 332 doctors majority Malaysians.

Since 2000, with the government’s policy to make Malaysia an educational hub, there has been active promotion to attract foreign students, especially postgraduate students, to the local universities. Active promotion of the MPH program has resulted in a large number of foreign students, especially from Africa, – (eg. Sudan, Nigeria, Libya), Middle East (Iraq, Iran, Yemen), India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, United Kingdom and Germany. Currently the class size is between 20 – 30 students with two–thirds being foreign students. This large influx of foreign students has demonstrated the need to have a flexible teaching program to enable the students’ needs to be met appropriate for their countries or individual needs. The existing format of one single structured program for all which met the Malaysian needs is not suitable for all students, local and foreign.

Similar comments have also been made by the various external examiners for the MPH program. They have recommended a more flexible program to enable students to “mix and match” modules to meet their preferences as is practised in other universities with large international student populations.

Foreign students have expressed that the present course structure does not enable them to read subjects which would be useful to their individual needs or interests. The SPM Department taking heed of these preferences and comments revised the earlier MPH program into a semester program with core and elective options in the choice of modules. All will be conferred the generic MPH degree.

65 Public Health TODAY Objective This program seeks to produce specialist who has a strong foundation in the broad field of Public Health as well as adequate training and preparation to take up special functions as required in the specialty discipline of his or her own choice.

The MPH graduate should have the following public health skills:

1. Technically competent in the broad field of Public Health.

2. Equipped with adequate specialised knowledge and skills in a particular discipline of Public Health.

3. Able to exhibit proper leadership and managerial expertise.

4. Able to function effectively and efficiently.

5. Able to perform the duties at local, district, state and national levels.

6. An advocate of Public Health.

7. Able to carry out research or studies and produce epidemiological reports. SESSION 2020/2021 (Semester 1) No. Core Courses Code Coordinator 1 Principles and Methods of Epidemiology (Epi) MQB7005 Professor Dr. Moy Foong Ming 2 Research Project (RP) MQB7002 Professor Dr. Moy Foong Ming 3 Environmental Health (EH) MQB7034 Associate Professor Dr. Nasrin Aghamohammadi 4 Principles of Biostatistics (Stats) MQB7006 Dr. ‘Abqariyah Yahya 5 Society, Behaviour, and Health (SBH) MQB7004 Dr. Nur Afiqah Mohd Salleh 6 Research Method (RM) MQB7001 Professor Dr. Wong Li Ping No. Elective Courses Code Coordinator 1 Women, Child, and Adolescent Health (WCAH) MQB7016 Dr. Maslinor Ismail 2 Public Health Nutrition (PHN) MQB7026 Associate Professor Dr. Hazreen Abdul Majid 3 Health Risk Assessment (HRA) MQB7028 Associate Professor Dr. Nasrin Aghamohammadi 4 Health Economic (HE) MQB7014 Professor Dr. Ng Chiu Wan 5 Law and Health (L&H) MQB7015 Dr. Tharani Loganathan 6 Producing Better Evidence (PBE) MQB7012 Associate Professor Dr. Rafdzah Ahmad Zaki 7 Occupational Health (OH) MQB7035 Professor Dr. Victor Hoe Chee Wai Abdullah 8 Clinical Occupational Medicine (OMC) MQB7038 Professor Dr. Victor Hoe Chee Wai Abdullah 9 Qualitative Inquiry in Public Health (QliPH) MQB7027 Professor Dr. Wong Li Ping

SESSION 2020/2021 (Semester 2) No. Core Courses Code Coordinator 1 Principles of Management in Health (Mgt) MQB7029 Associate Professor Dr. Farizah Mohd Hairi 2 Principles of Family Health (FH) MQB7003 Dr. Maslinor Ismail 3 Principles and Methods of Epidemiology (Epi) MQB7005 Professor Dr. Noran Naqiah Hairi 4 Principles of Biostatistics (Stats) MQB7006 Dr. Mahmoud Danaee 5 Society, Behaviour, and Health (SBH) MQB7004 Dr. Nur Afiqah Mohd Salleh 6 Research Method (RM) MQB7001 Associate Professor Dr. Nirmala Bhoo Pathy 7 Research Project (RP) MQB7002 Professor Dr. Moy Foong Ming No. Elective Courses Code Coordinator 1 Occupational Medicine (OM) MQB7036 Professor Dr. Victor Hoe Chee Wai Abdullah 2 Medical Surveillance and Fitness for Work (MSFW) MQB7037 Associate Professor Dr. Marzuki Isahak 3 Global Health (GH) MQB7031 Dr. Tharani Loganathan 4 Epidemiology of Diseases in Malaysia (EDiM) MQB7010 Associate Professor Dr. Rafdzah Ahmad Zaki 5 Nutritional Epidemiology (NE) MQB7040 Professor Dr. Moy Foong Ming 6 Social Determinants of Health (SDH) MQB7033 Dr. Lim Sin How 7 Clinical Occupational Medicine (OMC) MQB7038 Associate Professor Dr. Marzuki Isahak

SESSION 2020/2021 (Special Semester) No. Core Courses Code Coordinator 1 Research Project (RP) MQB7002 Professor Dr. Moy Foong Ming

67 Public Health TODAY

Doctor of Public Health The Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree programme is the highest professional degree for individuals focusing on Public Health practice. It is intended for leaders and future leaders in public health who want a flexible career which combines high level leadership, management and research.Their career pursuits may include applied research, teaching and/or practice in the field of health services and public health administration.

Public health practice is the strategic, organised and interdisciplinary application of knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to perform essential public health services and other activities to improve the population’s health (Association of Schools of Public Health, US). The goal of the DrPH programmes is to provide a broad knowledge of public health combined with a specific knowledge in the student’s area of interest. It is oriented towards applied research in the organisation, direction and evaluation of public health programme rather than towards academic research and teaching (the province of PhD).

The DrPH program prepares students to become leaders in public health and health services policy and practice based on their ability to synthesise and translate the science base to public health practice. This enable students to develop the knowledge, skills and practical experience necessary to advance research and shape public health policy as leaders in academic institution, government or industry. Students develop the values and attitudes that reflect a commitment to community advocacy, leadership, services and scholarship.

SESSION 2020/2021 (Semester 1) No. Core Courses Code Coordinator 1 Advanced Research Methods (ARM) MWA8001 Associate Professor Dr. Mas Ayu Said 2 Health Policy and Leadership (HLP) MWA8005 Professor Dr. Ng Chiu Wan 3 Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health (EEPH) MWA8004 Associate Professor Dr. Nirmala Bhoo Pathy No. Elective Courses Code Coordinator 1 Occupational Safety Health in Management System (OSHMS) MWA8023 Associate Professor Dr. Nasrin Aghamohammadi

SESSION 2020/2021 (Semester 2) No. Core Courses Code Coordinator 1 Advanced Research Methods (ARM) MWA8001 Professor Dr. Noran Naqiah Hairi No. Elective Courses Code Coordinator 1 Analysis of Rates and Ratios (ARR) MWA8028 Professor Dr. Sanjay Rampal 2 Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases (ENCD) MWA8027 Professor Dr. Moy Foong Ming 3 Nutrition and Lactation Management (NLM) MWA8015 Associate Professor Dr. Hazreen Abdul Majid 4 Lifetime Health (LH) MWA8014 Dr. Maslinor Ismail 5 Human Resource Planning and Management (HRPM) MWA8007 Professor Dr. Maznah Dahlui 6 Statistical Computing (SC) MWA8029 Dr. ‘Abqariyah Yahya

SESSION 2020/2021 (Special Semester) No. Core Courses Code Coordinator 1 Professional Internship MWA8006 Professor Dr. Victor Hoe Chee Wai Abdullah

69 Public Health TODAY The DrPH is a highly structured program with emphasis on course work in all five core public health areas and assurance of the candidate’s mastery of knowledge and skills, and completion of a research thesis. The entry criteria for the DrPH are the same as for the PhD, except that relevant experience in public health management and/or leadership is required. The standard, rigour and volume of the work are doctoral level, but appropriate to the career development of senior public health professional.

Objective The following are the stated objectives of the 3-Year Doctor of Public Health Program which seeks to produce a Public Health Specialist who will be:

1. Technically competent in the broad field of Public Health with an understanding of the relationship between public health, socio-cultural and other factors that affect the health of the community, (and thus be able to function as a generalist public health doctor).

2. Equipped with adequate specialised knowledge and skills in a particular discipline of Public Health of his/her choice (thus be able to function as a specialist in that discipline).

3. Able to develop a vision and philosophy in public health and be able to provide professional leadership and managerial expertise together with managerial skills required by the employing agency.

4. Able to analyse issue and problems in public health using critical evaluation, applied research, qualitative and quantitative skills to produce evidence-based reports and be able to take appropriate action to resolve any public health problem identified.

5. Able to analyse decision-making processes in organisations, formulation of public health policies and practices by the study of programme implementation in institutions and the community.

6. An advocate for Public Health at various levels (national and international) and be able to work effectively with other relevant agencies (private, public and voluntary) for the promotion of health and better standards of living. CentresResearch AREA OF EXPERTISE

“Research that matters for policy and practice”

OVERVIEW

Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Practice (CEEBP) or previously know as Julius Centre University of Malaya was established in 2008. The centre was created to increase Malaysia’s expertise in the fields of clinical epidemiology, evidence based medicine, and biostatistics. It is timely that we review our progress up to 2019 and re-assess our future goals.

Vision

To ensure a healthy population through advanced epidemiological methods and health data analytic. CORE STRENGTH

Mission Epidemiology and Biostatistics To advance knowledge and learning of Evidence-Based Medicine, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics through high quality research and education, capacity building, and networking. Large Cohort Clinical Genetic Studies Epidemiology Epidemiology Objectives Cohort Data Regression Health Data To be a regional referral centre for learning and research in the areas of epidemiology, Analysis Models Analytics clinical epidemiology, evidence-based medicine, and biostatistics.

To promote the translation of evidence into practice. Causal Inference Missing Data Measurement Propensity

and Biostatistics Analysis Error Models Scoring To conduct high quality research that benefits the health of community.

To establish international linkages to collaborate in areas of research and learning. Innovation in Epidemiology Clinical Trials and Clinical Research Support

72 Public Health TODAY ORGANISATION STRUCTURE

Units

• Epidemiology Unit • Population Epidemiology (PopEpi) • Clinical Epidemiology (ClinEpi) • Genetic Epidemiology (GenEpi) • Biostatistics Unit • EBM (EBM) • Clinical Trial & Clinical Research Support Unit (CRS)

Groups

• Advancing Innovative Methods in Epidemiology (AIMEpi) • Advancing Causal Inference (ACI) • Healthy Agieng • Diabetes and Obesity • Cancer • Neglected & Emerging Infectious Diseases

73 Public Health TODAY What is Public Health? When ‘i’ is replaced by ‘we’, even ‘illness’ becomes ‘wellness’. www.publichealthissues.com.ng ORGANISATION STRUCTURE

Head of Centre Associate Professor Dr. Hazreen Abdul Majid

Honorary Professor OVERVIEW Professor Dr. Tin Tin Su

Centre for Population Health (CePH) was officially launched by theice V Chancellor of University of Malaya (UM) on the 18th February 2009. CePH falls under the umbrella Members and Associate Members of the Faculty of Medicine and also received a strong support from the Wellness Associate Professor Dr. Farizah Mohd Hairi Research Cluster. Professor Dr. Wong Li Ping Associate Professor Dr. Nik Daliana Nik Farid Vision Associate Professor Dr. Loh Siew Yim Associate Professor Karuthan Chinna To become a research centre of excellence which will contribute to evidence-based Associate Professor Dr. Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin health policy formulation for promoting population health and improving the quality of Associate Professor Dr. Nahar Mohammad Azmi life of the society. Dr. Abqariyah Yahya Dr. Maslinor Ismail Dr. Howie Lim Sin How Mission Dr. Tania Islam Dr. Nur Afiqah Mohd Salleh To provide a platform and support for population health research and to share the knowledge and skills gained in its various activities with others. This initiative would pave the way for Malaysia to have a modern medical database of its people and Research Officer provide population health solutions in the future. Madam Nithiah Thangiah

Objectives

To improve the well-being and health of the population by conducting research and translating the evidence into appropriate services and innovative practices.

75 Public Health TODAY SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CENTRE

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Developing A Policy To Associate Professor Dr. 11,000.00 Reduce The Salt Content Of Hazreen Abdul Majid Malaysian Industry- Food Consumed Outside The Government Group for High Home In Malaysia. Technology (MIGHT)

Using Big Data To Improve Professor Dr. Sanjay Rampal 1. Associate Professor Dr. 1,129,700.00 Population Health And Lekhraj Rampal Lim Lee Ling Resource Allocation For 2. Professor Dr. Maznah Kementerian Pendidikan People With Diabetes In Dahlui Malaysia (KPM) Malaysia. 3. Professor Dr. Moy Foong Ming 4. Professor Dr. Ng Chiu Wan 5. Dr. Tharani Loganathan Challenges In The Dr. Tharani Loganathan Associate Professor Dr. 35,588.65 Implementation Of Health, Hazreen Abdul Majid Labour And Education Asia Pacific Observatory Policies For Cross-country (APO) Migrants In Malaysia, Singapore And Thailand.

88 Public Health TODAY Ministry of Higher Education Project PI Co-researcher Project Allocation (RM)

Senotherapeutic Therapies as Strategies for Healthy Professor Dr. Wong Li Ping Associate Professor Dr. Tan 77,740.00 Aging: Perspectives from Public and Stakeholders. Kit Mun

Top-down: Reducing Inequality With Precision Public Health Associate Professor Dr. Professor Dr. Noran Naqiah 53,000.00 – From Science To Value: A Public Health Approach To Farizah Mohd Hairi Hairi Realising Potential In Nanotechnology And Precision Medicine.

Long Term Research Grant Scheme (LRGS) Project PI Co-researcher Project Allocation (RM)

Mrun: Enhancing Quality And Longevity Of Life Of Associate Professor Dr. Mas 1. Associate Professor Dr. 250,000.00 Malaysian B40 (equal Life - Myb40). Ayu Said Hazreen Abdul Majid 2. Madam Nithiah Thangiah 3. Professor Dr. Tan Maw Pin 4. Professor Dr. Tin Tin Su

Mrun: Living Well After Colorectal Cancer. Associate Professor Dr. 337,100.00 Nirmala Bhoo Pathy

89 Public Health TODAY Impact-oriented Interdisciplinary Research Grant (IIRG) Project PI Co-researcher Project Allocation (RM)

Improving Dengue Severity Prognostication Associate Professor Dr. 1. Associate Professor Dr. Chan Chee Seng 80,840.66 using Artificial Intelligence – the DeSProg Rafdzah Ahmad Zaki 2. Associate Professor Dr. Rafdzah Ahmad Zaki Study. 3. Professor Dr. Sanjay Rampal Lekhraj Rampal 4. Associate Professor Dr. Sharifah Faridah Syed Omar 5. Dr. Wong Pui Li

Implementation of a Community- Based, Dr. Nur Afiqah Mohd Dato’ Professor Dr. Adeeba Kamarulzaman 101,746.00 Patient Navigation Model to Engage People Salleh Who Inject Drugs (PWID) into HIV Prevention And Treatment Services.

Development And Testing The Usability And Professor Dr. Moy 1. Dr. Fadzilah Hanum Mohd Mydin 35,588.65 Effectiveness Of A Mobile Diet Apps. Foong Ming 2. Professor Dr. Loo Chu Kiong

Exploration Of Needs Of Patient And Health Associate Professor Dr. 1. Dr. Fatiha Hana Shabaruddin 96,500.00 Systems In Implementing A Breast Cancer Nirmala Bhoo Pathy 2. Associate Professor Dr. Julia Patrick Engkasan Survivorship Care Plan (scp) In Malaysia. 3. Dr. Lee Yew Kong 4. Associate Professor Dr. Marniza Saad 5. Professor Dr. Nur Aishah Mohd Taib 6. Dr. Tania Islam

Breast Milk Sharing: Knowledge On Its Associate Professor Dr. 1. Associate Professor Dr. Asmak Ab Rahman 74,185.00 Health Benefit And Acceptance Among Maznah Dahlui 2. Associate Professor Dr. Nik Daliana Nik Farid Malaysian.

Active Transport: Walking And Cycling To Associate Professor Dr. Associate Professor Rafdzah Ahmad Zaki 71,483.33 Health. Nik Daliana Nik Farid

90 Public Health TODAY Private Funding Project PI Co-researcher Project Allocation (RM)

Analysis Of Medical Costs For Common Cases At The Professor Dr. Maznah Dahlui Associate Professor Dr. 50,000.00 Department Of Otorhinolaryngology Using Case-mix System Tengku Ahmad Shahrizal To Inform Payment Rates And Hospital Charges: A Tengku Dato’ Omar Preliminary Study At University Malaya Medical Centre.

A Mixed-method Sequential Explanatory Study Of Young- Associate Professor Dr. Nik 1. Professor Dr. Choo Wan 27,456.00 onset Hypertension In Malaysia. Daliana Nik Farid Yuen 2. Professor Dr. Ng Chirk Jenn

Faculty Grant Project PI Co-researcher Project Allocation (RM)

Low-cost Hearing Screening in Adult Population at Risk of Professor Dr. Victor Hoe 1. Dr. Jeyanthi Kulasegara 47,000.00 Noise-induced Hearing Loss. Chee Wai Abdullah 2. Dr. Raja Elina Afzan Raja Ahmad

Diet-related Characteristics Increasing the risk of Orang Asli Associate Professor Dr. Madam Nithiah Thangiah 13,000.00 Communities to Emerging Zoonotic Infections. Hazreen Abdul Majid

91 Public Health TODAY UMCARES Project PI Co-researcher Project Allocation (RM)

Intervensi Pengamalan Penyediaan Makanan Sihat Di Associate Professor Dr. 24,000.00 Premis Kantin Sekolah Di Lembah Pantai. Hazreen Abdul Majid

International Project PI Co-researcher Project Allocation (RM)

Grant IF052-2017 Professor Dr. Maznah Dahlui 1. Associate Professor Dr. 314,048.00 GCRF Building Capacity For Sustainable Interactions With Goh Hong Ching Marine Ecosystems For Health, Wellbeing, Food And (PI Sub Project 6) Health and 2. Dr. Amy Then Yee Hui Livelihoods Of Coastal Communities. Wellbeing of Coastal Community 3. Professor Dr. Fatimah (at Tun Mustapha Park, Sabah) Kari 4. Dr. Julia Suhaimi 5. Mr. Affendi Yang Amri 6. Mr. Kamal Solhaimi Fadzil

Total Project Allocation (RM) 2,227,326.65

92 Public Health TODAY Lists of Students

MPH SESSION 2019/2020 (SEMESTER 1)

No Name Matric/ID Number

1 Chow Wan Lee 17202061/1

2 Diba a/p Sagaran 17201903/1

3 F M Zobayer 17201687/1

4 Ganesh Kumar a/l Sundrarajoo 17202533/1

5 Ghina Slim 17207739/1

6 Halizah binti Mat Rifin 17201630/1

8 Heba Rashed Sharaf Salam 17202075/1

9 Jamie Anne a/p James Michael 17201128/1

10 Khairul Syazwani binti Mohd Arpan 17202231/1

11 Lathifah binti Ahmad Zawawi 17201127/1

12 Lee Shal Ling 17201575/1

13 Lee Xiao You 17201084/1

14 Mariani bt Bakri 17120175/3

15 Md Imam Hasan Limon 17202437/1

93 Public Health TODAY No Name Matric/ID Number

16 Menaha a/p Subramaniam 17201619/1

17 Mohd Firdaus bin Nazri Shaharuddin 17202110/1

18 Noor Aliza binti Lodz 17202484/1

19 Nur Aina Salim 17201066/1

20 Nur Salwani binti Rosely 17201979/1

21 Nurul Syakilah binti Embok Raub 17201790/1

22 Ong Su Hua 17090411/2

23 Rennu a/l Marimuthu 17201507/1

24 Rimah Melati binti Ab. Ghani 17202615/1

25 Soh Yih Harng 17202507/1

26 Soo Pei Pei 17202362/1

27 Tasriba Rahman 17202392/1

28 Tharumaningam A/L M Muthiah 17201047/1

29 Trisha Zafrin 17202619/1

30 Uthayalaxmi A/P Narayanan 17183846/2

31 Waqqas Hanafi 17202364/1

32 Zanjebil Abdul Kadir Alsagoff 17183025/2

94 Public Health TODAY MPH SESSION 2019/2020 (SEMESTER 2)

No Name Matric/ID Number

1 Al-Maliki Mohammed Ali Abbod 17219140

2 Ashraf Salah Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed 17221030

3 Guganesan Krishnanmoorthy 17217505

4 Hue Hwa Ching 17218392

5 Kamesh a/l Rajendran 17219193

6 Maria Elena Jude Sharma S2001085

7 Mohamed Bakri Elsayed 17036420/2

8 Mohamoud Abdilahi Bile 17220896

9 Nadhir bin Adi Azahar 17219058

10 Nadirah Babji 17218597

11 Nandini Sathyanandha Rao 17218556

12 Ngoh Teck Keong 17110697

13 Nihal Saad Abdelaziz Elfaki 17221029

14 Nurzakiah binti Mohd Zaki 17218756

15 Prakash a/l Varatharajoo 17219784

95 Public Health TODAY No Name Matric/ID Number

16 Sakshaleni a/p Rajendiran 17219204

17 Thamarainathaselvi a/p Loganathan 17218884

18 Thilageswaran a/l Gonasekaran 17218574

MPH SESSION 2020/2021 (SEMESTER 1)

No Name Matric/ID Number

1 Aida binti Mohd Azlan S2027793

2 Aireen Zuriani Ahmad S2005932

3 Amir Zharif bin Adenan S2027783

4 Ellappa Ghanthan a/l Rajendran S2027794

5 Fatin Athira binti Tahir 17218610

6 Goh Kok Tiong 17219832

7 Hazwa Harith 17184423

8 Jeshua Navaraj S2021508

9 Joanne Soo Yee Mun S2008300

10 Kalaivane a/p Kannadasan S2019822

11 Kartik Kaliyana Sundram 17219012

96 Public Health TODAY No Name Matric/ID Number

12 Khairul Anwar bin Razali S2013529

13 Khaled Seralkhatim Mohammed Ahmed S2006855

14 Yusi Liu S2018310

15 Mohamad Mohsein bin Kamarulzaman 17170533

16 Mohamad Zulfikrie Abas S2031043

17 Mohd Adam Idris bin Abdul Razakek S2020383

18 Mohd Izwan bin Ghazali S2027818

19 Mohd Zahiruddin bin Mohd Khairi S2027791

20 Mst Irin Parvin S2011673

21 Muhammad Khair bin Mohamad Yunus S2027824

22 Muhammad Siddiq bin Muhammad Nassir S2027786

23 Munazieraa binti Ab Aziz S2027992

24 Musastika binti Mustaffa S2027905

25 Nadia binti Mohamad Rashidi S2027985

26 Narish Kumar a/l Davendran S2027871

27 Ng Rui Jie 17115181

28 Nikki Gigi Aytona Legaspi-Pelayo S2006951

97 Public Health TODAY No Name Matric/ID Number

29 Nor Fatihah binti Abu Seman S2007605

30 Nor Fauziah binti Salaton 17065353

31 Nur Aimimastura bt Berahim@Abd Wahab S2027803

32 Nur Hazirah binti Abd Halim S2028117

33 Nurul Hannah binti Mohd Feizal S2028192

34 Oui Hui Che S2024397

35 Reshma Nair a/p Bhaskaran S2006800

36 Rosli Bin Kolob s2022130

37 Rubaan Raj a/l Silverdurai S2004686

38 Rubaya Naznin S2007535

39 Saik Han Ling S2001581

40 Saravanan a/l Periempam S2032598

41 Sarnilla a/p Kunju S2019629

42 Sheikh Mohammad Nor Hafiz bin Abdul Aziz S2000108

43 Siti Khodijah binti Dul Hadi S2027798

44 Suvarna a/p Mohan S2016499

45 Vishnu Raj a/l Savumthararaj S2027983

98 Public Health TODAY No Name Matric/ID Number

46 Wan Ilina Azwa binti W Ismail S2002132

47 Wang Jinghua S2007317

48 Yap Jun Fai 17071115

MMedSc 2019

No Name Matric/ID Number

1 Nadine Alvina Kong Xiao Feng S2000090/1

2 Muniswary A/P Subramaniyan 17222409/1

DrPH SESSION 2019/2020

No Name Matric/ID Number

1 Arwa Yahya Hussein Al Deram 17207802/1

2 Cailian Xiong 17201450/1

3 Diane Chong Woei Quan 17021783/2

4 Hiziani Binti Hidzir 17044141/2

5 Karthikeyanathan A/L Ramoo 17029273/2

6 Mohamad Borhanuddin Helmy Bin Zanail 17044140/2

7 Mohd Ali Imran Bin AB Rahaman 17007091/3

99 Public Health TODAY No Name Matric/ID Number

8 Mohd Khairul Ameer b Yahaya 17058419/2

9 Mohd Taufiq Bin Abdul Ghani 17007164/4

10 Navaresh A/L Retnasingam 17058812/2

11 Nur Nadiatul Asyikin Bt Bujang 17044052/3

12 Randhir S Gendeh a/l Jekinder Singh 17202363/1

13 Rowena John 17007092/2

14 Shaznida binti Ghulam 17201911/1

15 Teoh Soo Peng 17092569/2

16 Tham Sin Wan 17051533/2

17 Vivek Jason Jayaraj 17044051/2

18 Wong Min Fui@Esther Wong 17051394/2

19 Zakiah Binti Othman 17058875/2

20 Abhishek Shivanand Lachyan 17201513/1

100 Public Health TODAY DrPH SESSION 2020/2021

No Name Matric/ID Number

1 AISYAH JAMILAH BINTI MOHD SALLEH 17201478/2

2 ALIA DANIELLA BINTI ABDUL HALIM 17202380/2

3 ANG SWEE HUNG S2034949/1

4 HADIJAH YUNOS 17201334/2

5 GAN SHIZ YEE 17201978/2

6 KALAASHINI RAMACHANDRAN 17201086/2

7 LYE CHUAN WAY 17201404/2

8 MALAR VELLI A/P SEGARMURTHY 17201126/2

9 MUHAMMAD KHAIRUL RIDHUAN BIN ABDUL WAHID 17065361/5

10 NITHIYA A/P SINARAJOO 17202707/2

11 NUR NABILA BINTI ABD RAHIM 17201406/2

12 PATRICK PENG WEE YAO 17202162/2

13 TENGKU NURAIHAN ZAFIRAH BINTI TENGKU ZAINAL ABIDIN 17201697/2

14 YOONG LEE YEEN 17200990/2

15 NOR AFIQAH BINTI NORDIN 17110835/3

101 Public Health TODAY No Name Matric/ID Number

16 SITI KHADIJAH BINTI YUSOF AZUDDIN 17201530/2

17 MONA LISA BT MD RASIP 17036789/1

18 MAWDDA BENHAMZA S2003389/1

PhD 2019

No Name Matric/ID Number

1 Dharina 17201975/1

2 Dr Kamarulariffin Kamarudin 17201695/1

3 Farhana Akhter 17221227/1

4 Ahmad Syamil Mohamad 17170399/3

102 Public Health TODAY

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