No. | Date | Event |
1 | 26 April 2023 | Webinar on “Hospital Infections”
The webinar, planned and organized by Dr Divyangana, Dr Hnin, and Dr Zay, aimed to highlight the common types of infections in the hospital, early detection, rigorous treatment with effective management, reinforcing basic hygiene practices to avoid / reduce infections, and standard precautions for infection control. This webinar had 3 invited local and international speakers and was attended by 88 participants. |
2 | 4 Sept 2023 | Signing of MOU with CATA
The members of WLT CRCD, Prof. Ngeow and Dr. Ng, facilitated the MOU signing between UTAR and CATA to promote cultural and research exchange and international collaborations. |
4 | 24 October 2023 | Winning STRG at the MTSF Award Ceremony
Mr Gan Wei Chong, a Master of Medical Science student under WLT CRCD, along with his supervisors, Dr Ng and Prof Ngeow, won the Science and Technology Research Grant (RM20000) during the Malaysia Toray Science Foundation Award Ceremony 2023. This is the 4th MTSF award or grant won by WLT CRCD in the past 5 years. |
5 | 24 November 2023 | Webinar on “Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together” In conjunction with the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) 2023, this webinar, planned and organized by Dr Divyangana, Dr Hnin, Dr Zay and Dr Shwe, aimed to highlight the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), a global problem with excessive use of antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents leading to drug resistance, resulting in infections becoming difficult or impossible to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and even death. This webinar had 2 invited speakers and was attended by 204 participants. |