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Date Programmes Podcast Title  
17-Sep-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Finally, A National Rare Disease Policy - So What’s Next?
Nadiah Hanim Abdul Latif, President, Malaysia Rare Disorders Society | Professor Dr Thong Meow Keong, Consultant Paediatrician & Clinical Geneticist
28-Aug-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
How Newborn Screening Helps SCID Families (And Other Rare Disorders)
Associate Professor Dr Adli Ali, Consultant Paediatric Immunologist | Bruce Lim, President, Malaysian Patients' Organisation for Primary Immunodeficiencies (MYPOPI)
23-Jul-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
When Treatments & Trials for Rare Disorders Exclude Malaysia
Catherine Jayasuriya, Founder & Executive Director, Coalition Duchenne | Nadiah Hanim Abdul Latif, President, Malaysia Rare Disorders Society
23-Jun-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Is Gene Editing The Silver Bullet for Rare Disorders?
Professor Dr Thong Meow Keong, Consultant Paediatrician & Clinical Geneticist
29-Apr-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
 Living With A Rare Disorder & Going Through Puberty
Azhar Talib, Parent and President, Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Malaysia | Professor Dr Prof Dr Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist
10-Feb-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Can We Cure #2: Genetic Disorders?
Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar, Neurogeneticist, Universiti Malaya | Dr Nishakanthi Gopalan, Bioethicist, Universiti Malaya
15-Jan-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Orphan Drugs As A Lifeline for Rare Diseases
Nadiah Hanim Abdul Latif, President, Malaysia Rare Disorders Society | Professor Dr Thong Meow Keong, Consultant Paediatrician & Clinical Geneticist
27-Nov-24 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
NCD Chronicles #24: Living With A Disease With No Known Cause
Shawn Sharif, Living with IIH | Dr Nazima Shadaht Ali, Consultant Ophthalmologist | Professor Datin Dr Norlinah Ibrahim Mohamed, Consultant Neurologist
21-Aug-24 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Spinal Muscular Atrophy: From Carrier Screening To Life After Diagnosis
Dr Sangita Dharshini Terumalay, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist | Yap Sook Yee, Parent and SMA Advocate
29-Jul-24 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
NCD Chronicles #20: “I Would Bleed Even While Sitting Down” (Living With Haemophilia)
Hariee Prabakaran, Living with Haemophilia | Premalatha Narayanan, Hariee’s mother | Dr Zulaiha Muda, Consultant Paediatric Haematologist-Oncologist
23-Jul-24 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Because Feelings Matter #31: Diary of a Work-From-Home Dad
Mohammad Yazid Kamal Baharin, Comic Artist and Father
19-Apr-24 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Doctor in the House: Disability Days - Are We Getting Anywhere in Advancing Disability Rights?
Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Dato' Dr Amar-Singh HSS, Consultant Paediatrician
29-Feb-24 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Because Feelings Matter #27: “Tak Ada Peluang Langsung Untuk Bernafas”
Dr Nurul Izzaty Hassan, Mother and Lecturer
28-Nov-23 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Because Feelings Matter #25: World Children’s Day Special (Part 1)
Branden Lim, 13
24-Aug-23 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
NCD Chronicles #11: Finding Hope in Motor Neuron Disease
Albert Koo, Living with Motor Neuron Disease | Dr Loh Ee Chin, Consultant Palliative Care Physician
12-May-23 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Doctor in the House: A New Treatment for Neurofibromatosis in Malaysia
Professor Dr Thong Meow Keong, Consultant Paediatrician & Clinical Geneticist | Carol Lim, Living with Neurofibromatosis
 
 




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