We are very proud to announce that Professor Emeritus Tan Sri Dzulkifli Abdul Razak as the recipient of the 5th Dr Wu Lien-Teh Award for Leadership in Public Health 2026 !
We cordially invite you to attend this year named Annual Public Lecture and the award ceremony to celebrate his success, in conjunction with Dr Wu Lien-Teh’s 147th birthday anniversary.
Date: 18th April 2026, Saturday
Time: 2:00 – 5:00pm (Registration starts at 1pm)
Venue: Penang Institute, 10 Brown Road, 10350 George Town
Organisers: The Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Society and Penang Institute
Note: Entrance to this event is FREE. No refreshment will be provided.
Do come and join us for this inspirational lecture and celebrate Dr Wu’s birthday at Dr Wu Lien-Teh Garden at Penang Institute!
Academician Prof. Em Tan Sri Dzulkifli Abdul Razak from Universiti Sains Malaysia will deliver his lecture “Stepwise Approach Toward Sustainable Public Healthcare”.
Synopsis:
Sustainable Development is a global agenda, namely Agenda 2030 – Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDG 3 specifically focuses to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. Including public health as a critical component to healthcare globally. To ensure that SDGs are integrated firmly in public healthcare practices in fulfilling Agenda 2030, a stepwise approach is proposed as a tried and tested initiative at a local campus. In addition, a long-forgotten indigenous concept (sejahtera) was reintroduced. The presentation will share and elaborate on the action taken for implementation.
Today marks the 147th anniversary of the birth of Dr Wu Lien-Teh (伍连德医生) — a visionary physician, scientist and public health pioneer whose work changed the course of epidemic control and saved countless lives.
His courage and scientific leadership as the Plague Fighter reshaped modern public health and remains a powerful reminder of how knowledge, compassion and dedication can protect humanity.
On this special day, the Society proudly remembers and honours his enduring legacy.
May his life continue to inspire future generations to serve humanity with wisdom, courage and compassion.
On May 7 2025, the President and representatives from the Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Society attended the award ceremony for the Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Award for Best Student in Doctor of Public Health (DrPH), Universiti Malaya, organized by Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya. Dr Nur Nabila Abd Rahim, a dedicated mother of three, is the winner for this award fourth year in a row. She attended the award ceremony with her children and father. She was enrolled on the DrPH programme when her second child was 5 months old, while attending her viva examination, while her youngest was just months old. Receiving the award on her youngest child first year’s first birthday is a special gift for the family.
Dr Nur Nabila delivers her award acceptance speech.
Dr Nur Nabila with her family during the award ceremony.
Dr Nur Nabila is a Public Health practitioner with over 10 years of progressive experience in research, policy, and field implementation, recently awarded the Doctor of Public Health (Drph) by the University of Malaya. She is currently serving the Ministry of Health in the Institute of Medical Research, National Institutes of Health. She has a strong background in conducting influential academic research in public health through proficient use of quantitative and qualitative analysis, including statistical methods, data visualisation tools, and qualitative analysis software. She is also experienced in developing and managing research projects utilising diverse data collection tools, including survey platforms, electronic health record systems, and qualitative methods such as interviews and focus groups. Her key focus areas include environmental health, occupational health, and the application of data science in public health.
Her DrPH thesis titled Association of Air Pollution with Cardiovascular and Respiratory Hospitalisations in Peninsular Malaysia: A Time Series Multi-District Analysis. She won two Best Oral Presentation Awards for her project at the 54th Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) Conference 2023 and the 23rd National Public Health Colloquium.
Receiving the Best Oral Presenter Award at the 54th Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) Conference 2023 in Kuching, Malaysia.
Presenting at the 25th NIH Scientific Conference, Shah Alam (August 2024) — “Exploring the Effects of Micro- and Nanoplastics on the Cardiovascular System: A Scoping Review.” Awarded Best Oral Presenter.
Apart from her academic excellence, she actively engages with the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. She advocates for drug policy reform and harm reduction through public engagement and education. She also participated in the vaccination outreach programme at the Orang Asli community.
Vaccination outreach programme at Desa Temuan, Damansara Perdana — serving the Orang Asli community through targeted COVID-19 vaccination efforts as part of inclusive national public health response.
Outreach programme at Kampung Orang Asli Gurney, Hulu Selangor — engaging the community through health education and basic medical services as part of rural public health efforts.
Volunteering at the “Support. Don’t Punish.” campaign event at Universiti Malaya — advocating for drug policy reform and harm reduction through public engagement and education.
Today’s ceremony was graced with the presence of Deputy Vice Chancellor (Student Affairs), Professor Dr Zamri Radzi and guest Professor Rokiah Don, Associate Dean Industry Partnership at International Medical University and former Director of Nutrition Division, Ministry of Health. On behalf of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Professor Shahrul Bahyah Kamaruzzaman, Deputy Dean of Higher Degree, officiated the ceremony, acknowledging the wider role of public health and real-world public health practice addressing population needs. The Dr Wu Lien-Teh Award reflects value in leadership, community engagement and scientific rigour as of Dr Wu himself. Professor Dato’ Seri (Dr.) Anwar Fazal wittingly opened his speech with the recollection of his alumni experience in UM, followed by a succinct summary of Dr Wu’s life journey, including fights against racism and opium. Professor Dr Victor Hoe emphasises the strict, transparent and systematic approach from shortlisting eligible candidates to selecting the winner.
Professor Dato’ Seri (Dr.) Anwar Fazal delivers his speech wittingly.
Dr Nur Nabila Abd Rahim received the award from Professor Dato’ Seri (Dr.) Anwar Fazal, President of the Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Society, in the presence of Prof. Dr. Zamri Radzi, Prof. Dr. Shahrul Bahyah, and Prof. Dr. Victor Hoe.
From the winner’s supervisors, Professor Rafdzah Ahmad Zaki praised her exceptional resilience and intellectual excellence in tackling environmental impact on cardiovascular health with innovative solutions; Dr Abqariyah Yahya admired her passion in learning being remarkable as she took additional effort to enhance her self learning; Dr Wan Rozita Wan Mahiyuddin commended her readiness to sort out complex questions and mentioned “soft is power” about her soft-spoken character yet demonstrated diligence and resilence.
“Winning the Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Award is incredibly meaningful to me – not just as a recognition of academic achievement, but as a celebration of the people, challenges, and moments that shaped my journey. When I enrolled in the Master of Public Health program, my son was just five months old. And when I sat for my Doctor of Public Health viva, my youngest was only two months old. Balancing motherhood and research was not easy, but it reminded me that learning and growth can happen even in life’s most demanding seasons.
I’m grateful to my supervisors and the UM community for nurturing both independence and support – a rare combination. My time here not only sharpened my analytical thinking but also gave me the confidence to communicate science. It is even more special to continue my work at the Institute for Medical Research, where Dr. Wu himself once walked the halls. I hope to honour that legacy by carrying forward the spirit of evidence-based, compassionate public health.”
Dr Nur Nabila Abd Rahim, winner of 4th Dr Wu Lien-Teh Award in Best Student in Public Health
Winner with her supervisors. (From left to right: Dr Abqariyah Yahya, Prof Dr Rafdzah Ahmad Zaki, Dr Nur Nabila and Dr Wan Rozita Wan Mahiyuddin)
This year, we also celebrated the success with three other shortlisted candidates, Dr. Malar Velli, Dr. Kalaashini a/p Ramachandran, and Dr. Hazwa Harith, to recognize their success. All candidates were female for the first time.
Winner and shortlisted candidates with representatives from the Faculty of Medicine and the Dr Wu Lien-Teh Society. From left to right: Dr. Hor Chee Peng, Mdm Ong Siou Woon, Prof. Dr. Shahrul Bahyah, Dr Hazwa Harith (candidate), Dr. Kalaashini Ramachandran (candidate), Dr Nur Nabila (award recipient), Dr Malar Velli (candidate), Prof. Dato’ Seri (Dr.) Anwar Fazal, Mr Ronald Quay Ong Guan, Prof. Dr. Victor Hoe, Mr Ronald Quay Ong Guan and Prof. Dr. Zamri Radzi.
Group photos with winner, shortlisted candidates, distinguished guests, members of the Faculty of Medicine and the Dr Wu Lien-Teh Society.
This award was set up by the Dr Wu Lien-Teh Society in collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya in 2021. It aims to inspire fellow awardees to continue their passion in public health and to follow in the footsteps of Dr. Wu Lien-Teh. Dr. Wu Lien-Teh was a highly respected public health physician and an internationally acclaimed plague fighter in the medical fraternity. Not only was he the first Malayan student who graduate from the University of Cambridge in Medicine, he was also the first nominee from Malaya to be considered for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1935. In the advent of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, Dr Wu’s contributions as a plague fighter a century ago, right from the face mask design and implementation of a variety of public health measures, epitomize his control strategies since the beginning of this pandemic.
The selection process for this award is conducted by an independent panel of academicians set up by the Faculty of Medicine and approved by the Senate of Universiti Malaya, with 4 domains of evaluation (leadership, community engagement, academic standing and professionalism). The awardee receives a medal, RM 1000 cash prize and a certificate from the Dr Wu Lien-Teh Society.
🎇We are very proud to announce that Professor Dr. Zhong Nanshan as the recipient of the 4th Dr Wu Lien-Teh Award for Leadership in Public Health 2025 !🎆🥳
We cordially invite you to attend this year named Annual Public Lecture and the award ceremony to celebrate his success, in conjunction with Dr Wu Lien-Teh’s 147th birthday anniversary.
Date: 8th March 2025, Saturday
Time: 2:00 – 5:00pm
Venue: Penang Institute, 10 Brown Road, 10350 George Town
Organisers: The Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Society and Penang Institute
Note: Entrance to this event is FREE. No refreshment will be provided.
Do come and join us for this inspirational lecture and celebrate Dr Wu’s birthday at Dr Wu Lien-Teh Garden at Penang Institute!
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Academician Prof. Dr Zhong Nanshan will deliver his lecture “From SARS to COVID-19: 20 Years’ Lessons of Coronavirus Infections”, followed by a Health Forum with Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Noor Hisham bin Abdullah on Pandemic Preparedness- Lessons Learnt and Ways Forward
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Besides, we also organize a special Dr Wu Lien-Teh Heritage Trail in Penang Program this year and open for your participants! Seats are limited. Do come and join us!
From 8TV Channel Malaysia: Footprints in History (9 March 2018)
GEORGE TOWN: The local mural art scene now has an extra attraction along Madras Lane here, where the historical Hu Yew Seah buildings are located.
Depicting the legendary Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore and the Penangite plague fighter Dr Wu Lien-Teh, the mural adorns the facade of SJK(C) Hu Yew Seah – one of the four buildings.
Measuring 12m in height and 18cm wide, the colourful mural commemorates the legacy of the two men, who helped lay the foundation for the buildings.
Alison Chong, the great-grandniece of Dr Wu and vice-president of the Dr Wu Lien-Teh Society, was among those who attended the launching ceremony on Saturday.
“I find that the use of colours really brings him to life.
“Hopefully, when tourists come to take photographs of the mural, they will also learn more about their legacy,” she said.
The launch of the mural, which took artist Gabriel Pitcher about 80 hours to complete, also coincided with Dr Wu’s 129th birth anniversary.
“It was difficult as the only reference photographs of them were in black and white,” said Pitcher.
School vice-president Tan Hun Chin said he wanted to have the mural painted after learning from Think City chairman Datuk Dr Anwar Fazal that the men had laid the first two foundation stones for SJK(C) Hu Yew Seah.
Dr Anwar said Tagore and Dr Wu were kindred spirits in the fight against colonialism and had championed indigenous cultures.
“Tagore, as an Indian, fought for cultures to retain their identities despite being colonised by foreign powers.
“Dr Wu battled the opium trade and racial discrimination.
“That is why Tagore was asked to lay the foundation stone for one of the Hu Yew Seah buildings in 1927 and Dr Wu did the same for the next one about a year later,” he said.
Founded in 1914, Hu Yew Seah – also known as the League of Helping Hands – was originally set up to give Chinese education to the Straits Chinese (Baba Nyonya).
Tagore, the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, helped shape the thoughts of world leaders with his poems and writing while Dr Wu was celebrated as the “Plague Fighter” after saving masses in north-eastern China from a pneumonic plague in 1910.
Dr Wu was also the first Malayan nominee for the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1935.
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/03/12/hu-yew-seah-honours-legendary-poet-and-doctor/#RF4oVd5WtKuYgozB.99
Dr. Wu Lien-Teh (伍连德, Wu Liande, Gnoh Lean Tuck, Ng Leen-tuck, 1879 – 21 January 1960) was a Malayan-born Chinese and the first medical student of Chinese descent to study at University of Cambridge. Continue reading Biography→
You’re warmly invited to the Dr Wu Lien-Teh Award Ceremony 2025, celebrating the top Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) candidate at Universiti Malaya.
Date: Wednesday, 7 May 2025 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Venue: TDR RTC WPR (SPM Studio), Dept. of Social & Preventive Medicine, Level 5, Block J, Faculty of Medicine Online: Live on YouTube (link will be emailed after registration)
Join us for the second talk in our Public Health Forum Series, presented by Penang Institute Plus and Wu Lien Teh Society, to explore innovative road safety solutions for Malaysia’s alarming traffic fatality rates.
Date: Tuesday, 8th October 2024
Time: 4pm-5.30pm
Speakers: Dr Krishnan Rajam (Public Health expert) & En Noorazrein Noorazlan Ong (Director of Enforcement Department, Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang)
Note: Entrance to this event is FREE. Join us in person or watch the live stream on Penang Institute‘s Facebook and YouTube channel.
Synopsis
Nearly 7000 Malaysians have lost their lives on Malaysian roads last year, whilst many more walk away barely with their lives, carrying the scars of their close encounter with death. Malaysia’s rate of traffic fatality rate sits at about 22.5 deaths per 100 thousand, above the global average of 15, and is Southeast Asia’s 2nd highest fatality rate only after Thailand. The matter of road safety has been a subject widely discussed, especially traditionally amongst road users in the form of education and enforcement. Despite that however, the traditional approach to road safety has only perpetuate the high death toll amongst road users, especially motorcyclists who make up 59% of road fatalities. However, there are other approaches to tackling road safety such as from the Public Health approach. Alternatively, Vision Zero, an approach that aims to create a road system with the ethical imperative to prevent fatalities and shared responsibility for road safety, have seen plenty of success in countries like Sweden and Norway with some of the lowest fatalities in the world. And in Penang, a motorcycle dominant city, any road user can attest that road safety is a salient issue and might worth exploring other more radical approaches.
Speakers
Senior Professor Dr Krishnan Rajam (Public Health expert) is an avid researcher and advocate for injury prevention, especially in road safety. His extensive and prestigious work includes serving with University of Malaya and RUMC Penang, publishing research work on injury prevention in The Lancet, working as an injury prevention technical officer with Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO) of World Health Organization and publishing opinion pieces on Malaysian road safety with Malaysian news media. Now working as a senior professor with AIMST University in Bedong, Kedah, he presents to Penang Institute his expertise on road safety through the perspective of public health. En. Noorazrein Noorazlan Ong (Director of Enforcement Department, Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang) is a law graduate from UiTM with a Master’s degree in Enforcement Law. With over a decade of experience in legal service, Noorazrein has made significant contributions, including publishing a paper on Abandoned Vehicles. After serving as a legal officer for nine years, Noorazrein was promoted to Director of the Enforcement Department last year, where they continue to lead with expertise and dedication. Noorazrein also played a key role in establishing the warden traffic under the Road Transport Act for the Penang Island City Council in 2019.
Our very first PI Plus Wu Lien-Teh Public Health Forum Series was launched on August 22!
“Mental stress, inflammation and heart disease:- can we do anything to protect ourselves?” by Dr HT Ong, Consultant Cardiologist moderated by Dr Teh Ewe Eow.
An enlightening educational session for many. It was attended physically with more than 30 participants and over 200 virtual attendees.
Increasing evidence has accumulated to show that mental stress can cause heart disease. Mental stress results in widespread inflammation in the body and this inflammation can cause the blocks of the coronary artery to worsen producing heart attack. It can also result in heart muscle injury and irregular heart beat leading to sudden death. Strokes have also been found to be increased by mental stress. The factors causing stress have been discussed in the hope that it can be reduced by every individual.
If you are interested to replay the talk, please visit
We are grateful for a successful event led by colleagues from Penang Institute.
The 20th ICID 2024 is the leading Infectious Disease conference that convenes clinicians, allied health professionals, and scientists to share world-class expertise to address global challenges. This unique event focuses on clinical practice, basic and translational science, novel approaches to infection control and prevention, epidemiology of infectious diseases, and much more. The Congress – where world-renowned experts share innovative ideas and colleagues spark and sustain critical connections – is a place for industry and medical community to share groundbreaking solutions for prevention and novel treatments for adults and children impacted by infectious diseases.
The 20th ICID 2024 is the largest Congress of its kind in the world and needs the support and input of people with your experience and insight. The 20th ICID 2024 is scheduled to be held in Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa from December 03 – 06, 2024. For more information, please feel free to visit https://isidcongress.org/
Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Fellowship (Travel Grant) for International Congress On Infectious Diseases (ICID)
The Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Society, founded in 2012, based in Malaysia, celebrates the life of Malaya-born Dr Wu Lien-The, the internationally acclaimed plague fighter in China and a visionary public health physician advocating for social justice and community development. His life story and heroic achievements have remained as an inspiration and set the standard for generations of doctors to come.
The travel grant aims to encourage and support an early-career researcher to conduct and present his/ her research findings in the field of infectious diseases at ICID, especially those from low- and middle-income countries. The grant consists of USD 1000 awarded to the participant selected independently by the ICID committee.
We are proud to a collaborating partner with the International Society for Infectious Diseases!
“It was in this house that I, the fourth son and eighth child of the family, was born before dawn on a Monday, the eighteenth day of the Second Moon in the fifth year of Emperor Kuang Hsu, corresponding to March 10, 1879, of the Gregorian calendar. My elder sisters and the shop assistants used to tell me, as soon as I could understand their talk, that I was born under a lucky shining moon, for the date was the eighteenth day of the second moon and the hour was three o’clock in the morning. The overhanging clouds had drifted away and the moon seemed brighter than usual in the dark sky. There was apparently no difficulty in the delivery, or subsequent complication. “
(From Chapter V Childhood and Schooldays, Plague Fighter)
We organized the 8th Annual Public Lecture together with the 3rd award ceremony for the Dr Wu Lien-Teh Award for Leadership in Public Health 2024, in conjunction with the 145th birthday anniversary of Dr Wu Lien-Teh, in collaboration with our strategic partner, Penang Institute.
We were proud to have Professor Dato’ Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman, President and Pro Vice-Chancellor of Monash University Malaysia as the third awardee of the Dr Wu Lien-Teh Award for Leadership in Public Health. She was awarded in recognition of her prominent leadership and outstanding contribution towards HIV/ AIDS mitigation in Malaysia and globally. Her strong advocacy for evidence-based, human rights-orientated drug policy reforms is instrumental in influencing the Malaysian government’s shift in drug policies and health in the criminal justice setting. The award was presented by Dato’ Seri (Dr.) Anwar Fazal, President, Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Society.
Professor Dato’ Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman receiving the award from Dato’ Seri (Dr.) Anwar Fazal. Photo credit: David ST Loh
Medal of Dr Wu Lien-Teh Award for Leadership in Public Health. Photo credit: David ST Loh.
Certificate of the Dr Wu Lien-Teh Award for Leadership in Public Health. Photo credit: David ST Loh
Kudos to Prof- for her relentless fight and altruism for the benefit beyond self!
Committee members of the Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Society with guest speaker. From left to right: Mr Ronald Quay (Committee Member),Mr Quah Seng Sun (Committee Member), Ms Ong Siou Woon (Assistant Secretary-General), Dr Hor Chee Peng (Secretary-General), Professor Dato’ Dr. Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Dato’ Seri (Dr.) Anwar Fazal (President), Ms Ooi Geok Ling (Vice President), and Mr Clement Liang Chow Ming (Treasurer). Photo Credit: David ST Loh
Dato’ Seri (Dr.) Anwar Fazal delivering his welcoming speech. Photo credit: Quah Seng Sun
In his welcoming remarks, Dato’ Seri (Dr.) Anwar shared with the audience on stories of Dr. Wu and his health activism on the anti-opium campaign. The Society also launched the third postcard- a painting entitled “Saviour of Mankind” which was presented to The Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Society by Penang artist Lim Guat Eng (Ying Zhi) in 2022. It highlighted Dr. Wu’s lasting global impact on public health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Third postcard was launched featuring a painting by local artist Ying Zhi.
After the event officiation, there was an acknowledgement ceremony of funding contribution from Dato’ Seri Cheah Cheng Hye to the Society. Dato Seri Cheah Cheng Hye, a penangite, co-founder and co-CEO of Value Partner, an ardent supporter and great friend of the Dr Wu Lien-Teh Society has pledged to contribute RM 15000 to support the Dr Wu Lien-Teh Annual Public Lecture and Award for Leadership in Public Health, for next 5 years. Mr. Chan Looi Tat, assistant to Dato’ Seri Cheah presented a mock cheque on behalf of Dato Seri Cheah to President of the Society.
Mr. Chan Looi Tat, Assistant to Dato’ Seri Cheah Cheng Hye presented a mock cheque to Dato’ Seri (Dr.) Anwar Fazal. Photo credit: David ST Loh
Professor Dato’ Adeeba captivated her audience over her 50-minute lecture on “Pandemics and Health Inequities – Looking Back and Moving Forward”, with an enriching interactive Q&A session with the audience, moderated by Dr Hor Chee Peng.
The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the impact of societal issues such as income, type of employment and even political affiliation on the outcome of the disease. While the public health-driven COVID-19-related restrictions affected everyone, it quickly became clear that the direct and indirect effects of the pandemic were not equally shared, with numerous studies showing different case rates between lower-income and higher-income populations. At the global level, the inequities associated with the COVID-19 vaccine distribution may have cost more than one million lives.
Professor Dato’ Dr . Adeeba delivering her named lecture. Photo Credit: David ST Loh.
“Equip yourself alive not solely for your own benefit, but for the benefit of the whole community”
Prof Dato’ Dr Adeeba quoting Sir John Monash
The HIV pandemic earlier also highlighted the impact of the social determinants of health on disease risk and outcomes and increasingly, the threat of climate change which disproportionately affects poorer nations and populations will create further challenges on the health of individuals and societies. The lessons learnt from these pandemics should therefore give us pause to examine the systemic and structural factors that lead to health outcomes which provides us with an opportunity to review policies to address them that can lead to genuine transformation of the health of our population.
The full video is accessible at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj7d3IhiICc
Professor Dato’ Dr. Adeeba and moderator Dr Peng at the Q&A session. Photo credit: David ST Loh.
Professor Dato’ Dr. Adeeba addressing questions from the audience during the Q&A session. Photo credit: David ST Loh.
“All awards are special but this Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Award is extra special because of who Dr. Wu was and how it so closely relates to my career as an infectious disease physician and public health practitioner. Dr. Wu was also a trailblazer – so to be recognised in his name is a tremendous honour indeed.”
Professor Dato’ Dr. Adeeba Kamarulzaman
Professor Dato’ Dr. Adeeba addressing questions from the audience during the Q&A session. Photo credit: Quah Seng Sun.
The Society established the Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Award for Leadership in Public Health in March 2022 to recognize exemplary leaders and their outstanding contributions to the field of public health. Their passion and determination to make a difference for mankind. Their fighting spirit is infectious and their achievements continue to inspire others. The awardee will be invited to deliver the named Annual Public Lecture of the year. The inaugural awardee was Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Noor Hisham bin Abdullah, Director-General of Health, Malaysia in 2022; followed by Professor Tan Sri Dr. Jemilah Mahmood, Executive Director and Professor of Global Health Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, Sunway University in 2023.
Group photo of Guest Speaker and Public Audience at the Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Garden, Penang Institute. Photo Credit: Ong Siou Woon.
The event ended with a tea party at the Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Garden in Penang Institute.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our honourable speaker, lovely audience, very hardworking and dynamic working committee from the Society and Penang Institute, for making this event a success!
Celebrating the life of the man who brought modern medical care to China, who fought the Manchurian plague, and who set the standard for generations of doctors to follow…………………..伍连德博士: 斗疫防治，国士无双
We are very proud to announce that Professor Emeritus Tan Sri Dzulkifli Abdul Razak as the recipient of the 5th Dr Wu Lien-Teh Award for Leadership in Public Health 2026 !
Remembering Dr Wu Lien-Teh on his 147th Birthday
