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Iconic Institutions #4: The Institute for Medical Research

Dr Ami Fazlin Mohamaed Syed, Director, Institute for Medical Research | Tan Sri Dr M. Jegathesan, Former Director, Institute for Medical Research

12-Sep-24 16:00

Iconic Institutions #4: The Institute for Medical Research

This Merdeka and Malaysia Day, Health & Living celebrates iconic institutions of healthcare, from institutions of education, to research and health services. In this episode, we’re spotlighting an institution older than Malaysia itself - the Institute for Medical Research. While the IMR may not be a familiar name to many, it has played an important part in advancing medical research in diseases unique to Malaysia and this region.  We speak to a former and the current directors of the institute to find out more about its work and milestones. 


Image Credit: Noor Hisham Abdullah via Facebook

Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek


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Categories:  health policy,  wellness,  managing disease,  medical advances

Tags:  beri beri,  tropical diseases,  the bigger picture,  health and living,  iconicinstitutions,  imr,  medical research,  research & development,  malaria,  public health, 


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