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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20251029T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20251029T160000
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URL:https://aprughc2025.um.edu.my/events/parallel-symposia-2-global-health
 -ethics-justice/
SUMMARY:Parallel Symposia 2: Global Health Ethics & Justice: Bridging Gaps 
 in Care\, Access\, and Policy
DESCRIPTION:As global health systems confront increasingly complex challeng
 es—including pandemics\, climate change\, resource scarcity\, and deepen
 ing inequities—the ethical dimensions of global health have become ever 
 more critical. This symposium explores how justice and equity are negotiat
 ed across diverse health systems and how structural imbalances continue to
  shape access\, care\, and collaboration. Grounded in the conference theme
  “Towards Planetary Health Equity: A Global Call for Shared Solutions\,
 ” the session brings together three expert voices to examine the ethical
  tensions and practical challenges in global health.\nSpeakers\n[su_row][s
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 ize="2/3" center="no" class=""]\n\n\n\nProfessor Dr Angus Dawson (Nationa
 l University of Singapore) will open the session with a critical reflectio
 n on the ethical imperatives of decolonising global health. He will explor
 e how deeply embedded power structures\, historical legacies\, and institu
 tional biases continue to shape global health research\, governance\, and 
 collaborations\, particularly between high-income countries (HICs) and low
 - and middle-income countries (LMICs). His talk will address the need for 
 ethical reorientation in how priorities are set\, knowledge is valued\, an
 d partnerships are formed.\n\n\n\n[/su_column][/su_row]\n\n[su_row][su_col
 umn size="1/3" center="no" class=""]\n\n\n\n[/su_column] [su_column size="
 2/3" center="no" class=""]\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor Dr Sharon Kaur (Uni
 versiti Malaya\, Malaysia) will offer a grounded perspective from the Glob
 al South\, exploring how LMICs experience and navigate global health initi
 atives. Drawing on ethical and policy insights from the region\, she will 
 reflect on the implications of externally driven programs and what justice
  means for communities on the receiving end of global health interventions
 .\n\n\n\n[/su_column][/su_row]\n\n[su_row][su_column size="1/3" center="no
 " class=""]\n\n\n\n[/su_column] [su_column size="2/3" center="no" class=""
 ]\n\nDatuk Dr Kalaiarasu M Peariasamy (SEGi University and Colleges\, Mal
 aysia) is a former Director of the Institute for Clinical Research\, NIH M
 alaysia\, a Senior Lecturer at SEGi University and Colleges\, and an Adjun
 ct Professor at Taylor’s School of Medicine\, Malaysia. He is a Consulta
 nt Paediatric Dentistry with a demonstrated history of working in hospital
 s &amp\; clinical research. Skilled in Paediatric Oral Surgery\, Dental Tr
 aumatology\, Cleft Dentistry and Clinical Research. Strong education profe
 ssional graduated from the University of London\, the Royal College of Sur
 geons Edinburgh\, England and Glasgow.\n\n[/su_column][/su_row]\n\n[su_row
 ][su_column size="1/3" center="no" class=""]\n\n\n\n[/su_column] [su_colum
 n size="2/3" center="no" class=""]\nProfessor Dr Frederick (Rick) L. Altic
 e is Professor of Medicine\, Epidemiology\, and Public Health at Yale Univ
 ersity. A physician-scientist\, he specialises in the intersection of infe
 ctious diseases and addiction\, focusing on HIV\, tuberculosis\, and subst
 ance use disorders in key populations. His work integrates biomedical\, be
 havioural\, and digital health interventions to enhance treatment outcomes
  and patient-centred care.\nDr Altice’s global collaborations span Malay
 sia\, Ukraine\, Peru\, and beyond. He currently directs two International 
 Implementation Science Research and Training Centres with the University o
 f Malaya and Sichuan University\, advancing global capacity for evidence-b
 ased interventions.\n[/su_column][/su_row]\nModerator\n[su_row][su_column 
 size="1/3" center="no" class=""]\n\n\n\n[/su_column] [su_column size="2/3"
  center="no" class=""]\n\nDr Nishakanthi Gopalan is a Senior Lecturer at t
 he Medical Humanities and Ethics Unit\, Faculty of Medicine\, Universiti M
 alaya. Trained in biotechnology with a PhD in research ethics and policy\,
  she coordinates the Master of Health Research Ethics (MOHRE) programme an
 d serves on the UMMC Medical Research Ethics Committee. Her research spans
  bioethics\, medical and clinical ethics\, and neuroethics\, focusing on e
 merging technologies\, health research\, and aesthetic medicine. She is co
 mmitted to advancing ethical standards in science and medicine locally and
  globally.\n\n[/su_column][/su_row]\n\nTogether\, the speakers will offer 
 a rich\, multidisciplinary discussion on how bioethics can serve as both a
  critical and constructive tool for confronting injustice and reshaping gl
 obal health in more equitable terms
CATEGORIES:Symposium
LOCATION:IAS Auditorium (Ground Floor)\, Ground Floor\, Block B\, IAS Build
 ing\, Universiti Malaya\, Kuala Lumpur\, Malaysia
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