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Bulletin National Institutes of Health, Malaysia Vol 19 • January - June 2022

INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH (ICR)’S INVOLVEMENTS IN
WORLD NEGLECTED TROPICAL

DISEASES (NTD) DAY

World NTD Day is an awareness day for addressing Neglected Tropical
Diseases (NTDs). NTDs are diseases that affect more than a billion people
around the world, targeting mostly rural regions, poor urban areas and
conflict zones. The diseases have devastating health, social and economic
consequences. However, they are preventable and treatable.

The celebration takes place every year on 30th January. This is the
anniversary of the 2012 London Declaration on NTDs, which united global
partners to push for greater action on these diseases.

Working under the banner of Uniting to Combat NTDs, with leadership
from the World Health Organization and support from the Crown Prince
Court of Abu Dhabi, more than 300 global partner organizations have
joined together to support World NTD Day in the year 2022. Institute for
Clinical Research was selected to be one of the partners for the second
year in a row raising awareness and pushing for greater actions to combat
these diseases.

Here are some of ICR’s involvements in conjunction with World NTD Day
Celebrations.
Setup of Public Forum in Malay Language
“Sembang-Sembang Denggi”
EVENT 1
PUBLIC FORUM IN MALAY LANGUAGE
“SEMBANG-SEMBANG DENGGI”

ICR organised a public forum titled “Sembang-Sembang Denggi” on 22
January 2022, conducted entirely in Malay language. Moderated by Dr
Jenarun Jelip, Public Health Specialist from the Disease Control Division
of Ministry of Health, the speakers were Dr Thahira Jamal Mohamed,
Paediatric Infectious Disease Specialist from Hospital Tunku Azizah, Kuala
Lumpur, Dr Ho Bee Kiau, Family Medicine Specialist from Klinik Kesihatan
Bandar Botanic, Klang and Dr Alif Adlan Mohd Thabit, Infectious Disease
Specialist from Selayang Hospital.
Speakers getting ready to go live (Back row (L-R):
The forum tackled general public Ms Anis Suraya, Dr Alif Adlan Mohd Thabit, Dr Thahira
Jamal Mohamed, Dr Chew Cheng Hoon,
questions, which included management Front row (L-R): Dr Jenarun Jelip, Dr Ho Bee Kiau)
from the community and clinical
perspective, as well as common
misconceptions of dengue.

Watch the replay of the public health
forum via
the following QR Code:
(Link: https://bit.ly/DengueForum/)

Speakers going live on social media platforms
(Clockwise from top left: Dr Jenarun Jelip, Dr Ho Bee
10 Kiau, Dr Alif Adlan Mohd Thabit, Dr Thahira Jamal
Mohamed