Page 16 - Pulse @ UM 2018

Adolescents), Attitude and Belief about Cancer in Malaysia (ABC –Malaysia) and the “MyBCC”
(Malaysian Breast Cancer Survivorship Cohort) study.

CePH has also greatly benefitted from the sharing knowledge via workshops, post-doctoral
appointments, and split-side PhD’s with their collaborators: Queens’ University Belfast, University of
Cambridge, VirginaTech, Global Literacy Academcy, Austrian Public Health Institutes, Ministry of
Health Malaysia, and many more.
n terms of research
I
possibilities, CePH has a
ready-pool of Doctors of Public
Health as well as PhD and
Master students to conduct
research in various disciplines
including social determinants in
health,
health,public health dietetics,
health policy analysis, family
health, health economics, and
exercise related activities.

Apart from research, CePH
also conducts short courses,
workshops, lunch talks, and
research symposiums every
year. In fact, the centre
organised the 5th AHLA (Asia
PACED initiative in Malaysia Cancer awareness raising Health Literacy) International
campaign: lung, breast, colorectal cancer
Health Literacy Conference in
Health
collaboration with AHLA. CePH
HONOURS LIST played an important role in the
establishment of AHLA. The
conference saw a large
delegation of enthusiastic and
research-driven participants
from around the world coming
from
together to discuss issues
related to health literacy in the
region.

NEWSFLASH

Fellowship Award

Congratulations to Associate from Academy of
Professor Dr Hari Chandran Congratulations to Medicine, Singapore
Thambinayagan, from the Professor Dr Yang Faridah Dr
Professor
Department of Surgery who Abdul Aziz on being Rosmawati Mohamed
was conferred the Darjah conferred the Darjah received the fellowship
Kebesaran Mahkota Pahang Indera Mahkota Pahang award from the Academy of
Yang Amat Mulia Peringkat which carries the title Dato’ Medicine, Singapore by
Kedua Darjah Indera by DYMM Sultan of virtue of her excellent
Kedua
Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) Pahang on 5th March services and achievements.
Pahang
which carries the title Dato'. 2017.

16

Pulse @ UM : A research bulletin from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya