The 8th Global Public Health Conference (GLOBEHEAL 2025)

Conference Co-Chairs and Committee

Chief Guest

Datuk Dr. Muhammad Radzi bin Abu Hassan 

Datuk Dr. Muhammad Radzi bin Abu Hassan 

Director-General of Health
  Ministry of Health
  Malaysia

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Datuk Dr. Muhammad Radzi bin Abu Hassan commenced his distinguished medical career in 1991 as a houseman at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital. Over the years, he progressively advanced his career, ultimately becoming a consultant physician and gastroenterologist, a role he devoted himself to from 2001 to 2022.

Currently, he holds the esteemed position of Director-General of Health within the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. Prior to assuming this prestigious role, he served as the Deputy Director-General of Health (Research and Technical Support) from 2022 to 2023. Furthermore, Datuk Radzi has held several important positions throughout his career, including the National Head of Service for Internal Medicine (2021-2022), the National Head of Service for Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2013-2020), and the Head of the Medical Department at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital (2004-2018). He also served as the State Physician (2005-2022), the Royal Physician (2011 to 2016), and the Head of the Clinical Research Center (2005-2022) for the Kedah State.

Apart from his clinical responsibilities and active engagement in specialist training and qualification assessment, Datuk Radzi has played a pivotal role in the formulation of national-level policies, particularly within the domain of gastroenterology and hepatology. He has been a key architect in shaping the National Strategic Plan and Clinical Practice Guidelines for hepatitis C in Malaysia. He is widely recognized as the leading figure responsible for steering the hepatitis C elimination agenda, a milestone achievement that has positioned Malaysia as a global exemplar for low-and-middle-income countries in treatment delivery. Notably, his accomplishments include the successful launch of cost-free, standardized hepatitis C treatment regimens featuring direct-acting antivirals. Additionally, he has been a driving force behind the decentralization of hepatitis C screening services and treatment, making them accessible through primary healthcare centres. Due to his extensive expertise in this field, international organizations, including the WHO, have consistently extended invitations for him to share his insights and review guidelines on viral hepatitis. Datuk Radzi's profound expertise in the field of internal medicine is exemplified by his significant contributions to research, with a particular focus on viral hepatitis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and colorectal cancer. This is evident from his substantial portfolio of nearly 90 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals, many of which were co-authored with postgraduate students co-supervised by him and research partners from renowned educational and research institutions around the world. Additionally, his collaborative efforts extend to esteemed civil society organizations, including the Drug for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi), Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), to advance non-industry-sponsored research initiatives. He is currently leading two ongoing trials, namely STORM-C-1 and EASE. These trials are dedicated to the development and optimization of a groundbreaking pan-genotypic direct-acting antiviral combination — comprising sofosbuvir and ravidasvir. This innovative approach has the potential to revolutionize hepatitis C treatment by offering highly affordable solutions in low-and-middle-income countries. Furthermore, Datuk Radzi led the inaugural clinical trial in Malaysia exploring the clinical benefits of Phyllanthus niruri (dukung anak), a herbal medicine, in the context of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. His research interests cover the pursuit of novel screening methods and biomarkers for diagnosing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and colorectal cancer. In line with his commitment to the principles of universal health coverage, Datuk Radzi is also actively engaged in research aimed at enhancing the accessibility of marginalized populations to healthcare, including individuals who inject drugs and those living in correctional settings. Following his appointment as the Director-General of Health, Datuk Radzi diligently directed his attention and efforts towards spearheading comprehensive health reform in Malaysia, guided by the Health White Paper. In addition to presiding over nearly 30 boards, councils and committees, he has primarily dedicated his time to the strategic planning and execution of initiatives aimed at the transformation of healthcare service delivery, the advancement of health promotion and disease prevention, the establishment of sustainable and equitable health financing, and the enhancement of the healthcare system's governance. He is a proponent of an open-door policy and actively advocates for public-private partnerships. His unwavering focus consistently centres on ensuring patient access to high-quality care, guided by key principles that encompass resource optimization, service decentralization and digitalization.

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Conference Chairs

Prof. Dr. Wong Li Ping (Chair-2023)

Prof. Dr. Wong Li Ping

University of Malaya,
Malaysia

Dr. Wong Li Ping, received her Ph.D. in medical science from the University of Malaya in 2004. She takes part in the Faculty’s research methodology, epidemiology, and bio statistical teaching both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Wong’s research has centered almost exclusively on social and behavioral medicine. Dr. Wong is a highly funded researcher.

She has acquired a grant to study health impact and needs assessment of urban heat island phenomenon of the city of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Dr. Wong is also engaged as a registered Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) consultant with the Department of Environment (DOE) Malaysia under the EIA Consultant Registration Scheme. She is a certified EIA Consultant since the year 2014 and has been consultants for various EIA projects in Malaysia.

Dr. Wong has published over 130 publications, over 80 of them indexed by the Web of Science (Thomson Reuters) and SCOPUS (Elsevier). Her publications also include Books and Book Chapters. Dr. Wong has supervised over 30 Master and Ph.D. thesis and currently supervise over 20 research students. She has acted as editor and reviewer to a number of journals and also has taught courses in Research Methodology. She has over 2778 citations for her publications, updated h-index of 29 and i10-index of 57.

Dr. Vincent La Placa

Dr. Vincent La Placa

Associate Professor
Public Health and Policy
Associate Head of School for Student Success, School of Human Sciences
Honorary Fellow and Advisory Member of Eurasia Research Teaching and Education Research Association (TERA)
Faculty of Education, Health and Human Sciences
University of Greenwich
United Kingdom

Dr. Vincent La Placa is Associate Professor of Public Health and Policy and Associate Head of School for Student Success in the School of Human Sciences, University of Greenwich. His main areas of specialization are health and wellbeing; design and implementation of health-related behaviour change segmentations; and social theory and research methodologies. He previously worked as a Research Consultant for the Department of Health (DH) [now DHSC], where he managed the qualitative strand of the “Healthy Foundations (HF) Life-stage Segmentation Model”: one of the largest pieces of qualitative research funded by UK Government.

Dr. La Placa, as Associate Head of the School for Student Success, is also strategically responsible for maximising student academic outcomes and learning and teaching experiences across the School of Human Sciences; and has previously presented research on international student recruitment to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Prior to this, he was a Research Manager for a leading UK student accommodation provider, where he designed strategic research and insight, to enhance the student experience of accommodation and its impact upon student outcomes.

Dr. La Placa has presented research at a variety of national and international conferences and is also an Honorary Fellow of the Eurasia Teaching and Research Association (TERA). He co-edited the book, “Wellbeing: Policy and Practice”, with Anneyce Knight and Allan McNaught, published in 2014. He has recently co-edited the book, “Social Science Perspectives on Global Public Health”, with Julia Morgan, published in 2023. His forthcoming book (also co-edited with Julia Morgan), “Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Care Policy and Practice:  A Comparative Introduction across OECD Countries” is due out in 2024/25 and provides a wide-ranging focus upon health and social care practice and systems across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Conference Convener

Mr. Isanka P. Gamage

The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), Sri Lanka
Hotline: +94 715 589 870 | +94 777 379 779
Tel: +94 117 992 022
Email: isanka.gamage@tiikmedu.com

Isanka P.Gamage is the Co-founder and Managing Director of The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM) Based in Sri Lanka. He is the founding manager of three international journals and has served as the Conference Convener for over 350 international Conferences organized in 8 Countries namely Sri Lanka, China, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and virtually. He has initiated and engaged with many different online and offline knowledge-sharing platforms to make a sustainable future.   In his journey thus far, he has had the privilege to closely work with many world-renowned personalities as the Nobel Laureates, Subject Gurus, and also with over 450 International universities and has been in the lights of more than 2000 leading Professors across the globe on several fields of study. He has also had the honor of working with the Ministries, Diplomats, industry professionals, and international organizations in different countries.

As a founding member and CEO of a few consortiums and associations in Education, Public Health, Environment, Women and Gender, Social Sciences, Fisheries and Aquaculture, and  Disability and Rehabilitation, he is serving to Asian and African regions to achieve their Sustainable Development Goals by connecting his network in Western countries and trying to implement the concept of knowledge diplomacy.

He is a life coach and mentoring practitioner with  Neuro-Linguistics Programming (NLP). And also, he is conducting mindfulness training programs locally and internationally. 

He is reading for Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in University of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka. He has completed the Commonwealth Executive Master of Business Administration (CEMBA) and BSc Marketing. He also has a Bachelor of Therapeutic Counseling from The Open International University for Complementary Medicines.

Conference Secretary

Ms. Natashya Kodithuwakku

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Scientific Committee

The Conference Scientific Committee is in charge of ensuring that a conference’s scientific quality and integrity are maintained. The committee, comprised of experts from the field, reviews submitted abstracts, selects presentations, and provides guidance to ensure that the conference meets the highest academic standards.

Scientific Committee Members

Dr. Santosh Kumar Mishra

Dr. Santosh Kumar Mishra

Independent Researcher (Scholar)
(Retired from the Population Education Resource Centre, Department of Lifelong Learning and Extension, S. N. D. T. Women’s University)
India

Dr. Billy Jay Pedron

Dr. Billy Jay N. Pedron

Health Policy and Systems Researcher
De La Salle Health Sciences Institute
Philippines

Dr. Nwagha Theresa Ukamaka

Dr. Nwagha Theresa Ukamaka

University of Nigeria
Nigeria

Dr. Mamta Singh

Dr. Mamta Singh

Chandragupt Institute of Management
India

Dr. Shalini Selvaratnam

Dr. Shalini Selvaratnam

Occupational Safety and Health Unit,
Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Dr. Eni Bushi

Dr. Eni Bushi

Lab. Assistant
Pharmaceutical Technology- University of Medicine
Validation Manager- Quality Assurance Department - Profarma sh.a
Tirana

Dr. Subash Chandra Sonkar

Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Hospitals New Delhi, India.
Institute of Eminence Fellow (IoE Fellow) Delhi School of Public Health, Institute of Eminence University of Delhi
India

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hilal YILDIRIM

Department of Public Health Nursing
Faculty of Nursing, Inonu University
Turkey

Dr. Nelly Mayulu

Dr. Nelly Mayulu

Muhammadiyah University
Indonesia

Dr. Meram Mohammed Ali Azzani

Dr. Meram Mohammed Ali Azzani

Public Health Medicine Department Faculty of Medicine
MARA University of Technology
Malayasia

Dr. Ronelle Jansen

School of Nursing
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein
South Africa

Dr. Mylene G. Dinglasan

Dr. Mylene G. Dinglasan

Philippine Christian University
Philippines

Assistant Professor Rajeshwari B. S

Dr. Rajeshwari B. S.

Assistant Professor
Institute of Health Management Research
Bangalore, India

Dr. John Walsh

Associate Dean and Director
English Language Programs
International College
Krirk University, Thailand.

Dr. Malshi Jayasuriya

Dr. Malshi Jayasuriya

MBBS, MSc Community Medicine
Sri Lanka

Dr. Amila Wickramarathna

Dr. Amila Wickramarathna

MBBS, Lecturer
Department of Anatomy
Faculty of Medicine Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka

Dr. Sumeet Dixit

Associate Professor (Community Medicine)
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia institute of Medical Sciences
India

Dr. Kija Malale Nchambi

Dr. Kija Malale Nchambi

University of the Free State
South Africa

Dr. Monika Kochar

Dr. Monika Kochar

Advisor Health
DAKSHIN- Global South Centre of Excellence/RIS
India

Dr. Melanie Pienaar

Dr. Melanie Pienaar

Senior Lecturer
School of Nursing
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of the Free State
South Africa

Dr. Ariful Haque

Dr. Ariful Haque

Head of Program (Development & Community Health)
Sajida Foundation
Bangladesh

Prof. Anand Prakash (Committee-2023)

Prof. Anand Prakash

Adamas University
India

Dr. Laila Gardezi

Dr. Laila Gardezi

Senior Technical Advisor
Frontier Health Markets Engage
USA

Dr. Ima Arit Kashim

Dr. Ima Arit Kashim

Doctor Public Health Admin
Faculty of Public health
Central University
Nicaragua

Associate Prof. Ibrahim Mahmoud

Associate Prof. Ibrahim Mahmoud

University of Sharjah
UAE

Jessa Rosete MD

Jessa Rosete MD

Medical Specialist
Public Health Unit
Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center
Philippines

Dr. Akiko Uno

Dr. Akiko Uno

Nursing Department
Faculty of Health Science
Tokoha University
Japan

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Administrative Committee

Conference Coordinator

Ms. Amaya Sumanaratne

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Conference Development Officer

Ms. Ms. Githmi Silva

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Publication Officer

Mr. Tharaka Thanuja

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International Relations Officer

Ms. Dileesha Liyanage

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