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Nirmala Bhoo Pathy: The 50 years Public Health Excellence Celebration Dinner

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Dec 16, 2024, 17:05

Nirmala Bhoo Pathy: The 50 years Public Health Excellence Celebration Dinner

Nirmala Bhoo Pathy, Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, shared on LinkedIn:

“A Night to Remember!

The 50 years Public Health Excellence Celebration Dinner was a resounding success, celebrating five decades of excellence, unity, and impact. Here’s to the past, present, and future of Public Health Universiti Malaya!”

Nirmala Bhoo Pathy is a Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, and practices as a public health physician at the University Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia.

She is also a visiting scholar at Queen’s University Belfast and an Adjunct Professor at Kasturba Medical College. Dr Bhoo Pathy’s career is focused on optimizing life after cancer in resource-limited settings through research and advocacy.

Dr. Bhoo Pathy was the principal investigator of phase III of the ASEAN CosTs In ONcology (ACTION) study, comprising close to 10,000 cancer patients from eight low-and middle-income member countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). She currently serves in two Lancet Commissions: the Lancet Commission on Women and Cancer and the Lancet Commission on Cancer and Health Systems.

As the founder and scientific lead of a solution-oriented research group ‘Well with Cancer in Malaysia” in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy currently oversees a wide range of studies on cancer care, cancer control and cancer policy, locally and globally.