The Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, extends its warmest congratulations to Professor Dr Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy on her prestigious appointment to the World Health Organization (WHO) Science Council.
This remarkable achievement reflects her outstanding expertise, dedication, and continued contributions to advancing cancer research, public health, and health equity at both national and global levels.
We are immensely proud to see Professor Dr Nirmala representing Universiti Malaya on the global stage and contributing her expertise to shaping the future of global health and science.
Congratulations, Professor Dr Nirmala! We wish you every success in this important new role.
About her
Professor Dr Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy from the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, has been appointed to the World Health Organization (WHO) Science Council, WHO’s principal external advisory body on high-priority scientific issues and emerging developments in science and technology.
She is the only Malaysian among 21 scientists appointed to the new Council, which brings together expertise spanning public health, epidemiology, biomedical research, health systems, ageing, engineering, precision medicine and emerging technologies.
Professor Dr Nirmala is a public health physician, clinical epidemiologist and cancer systems scientist whose work examines how health systems can ensure that advances in cancer care translate into equitable benefits for patients and populations. Her research spans epidemiology, policy and implementation, including financial protection, access to care, survivorship and the health workforce, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. She is also President of the Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention.
A particular focus of her work is the health workforce as the human infrastructure for scientific progress, and the need to ensure that advances in science and technology are accompanied by the people, skills and models of care required to translate them into better and more equitable health.
The appointment has also received national recognition, including a personal congratulatory message from the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation on his social media platform.
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