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Date Programmes Podcast Title  
12-Feb-26 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Public Health: Aged Care And Our “Invisible” Women
Azrul Mohd Khalid, CEO, Galen Center for Health & Social Policy | Professor Dr Shanthi Thambiah, Professor of Gender Studies, Universiti Malaya
08-Jan-26 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Public Health: Cost Of Cancer Care
Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy | Dr Mastura Yusof, Consultant Clinical Oncologist
11-Dec-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Public Health: Progress in Lung Cancer Care
Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy | Professor Anand Sachithanandan, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Co-Founder, Lung Cancer Network Malaysia | Dr Muralli Munisamy, Medical Director, National Cancer Society of Malaysia
13-Nov-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Public Health: The Hidden Crisis of Endometriosis
Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy | Surita Mogan, Founder, MyEndosis
13-Oct-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Public Health: Does Budget 2026 Answer Our Healthcare Needs
Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy | Dr Amjad Rabi, Social & Human Security Economist
11-Sep-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Public Health: The Neglect of Fungal Infections
Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy | Dr Rukumani Devi Velayuthan, Clinical Microbiologist
14-Aug-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Public Health: Health in Budget 2026 - Spending or Investment?
Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy | Professor Dr Datuk Norma Mansor, Director, Social Wellbeing Research Centre, Universiti Malaya
10-Jul-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Public Health: PERKESO As A Safety Net For Health
Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy | Dr Azlan Darus, Head of Prevention, Medical and Rehabilitation Division, Social Security Organization (PERKESO)
12-Jun-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Public Health: State Of Our Nation’s Nutrition
Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy | Dr Tee E Siong, Immediate-Past President, Nutrition Society of Malaysia | Professor Dr Adina Abdullah, Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty Of Medicine, Universiti Malaya
08-May-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Public Health: How Will Malaysia Afford Aged Care?
Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy | Associate Professor Dr Rahimah Ibrahim, Director, MyAgeing, Universiti Putra Malaysia | Dr Ramnan Jeyasingam, CEO and Director of Health Services, Pacific Senior Living
10-Apr-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Public Health: Sorry, Your Life-Saving Drug Is Beyond Our Budget
Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy | Professor Dr Asrul Akmal Shafie, Professor of Pharmacoeconomics, Universiti Sains Malaysia
13-Mar-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Public Health: Childhood Obesity In Malaysia Is An Alarming Trend
Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy | Associate Professor Dr Azriyanti Anuar Zaini, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre
13-Feb-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Public Health: The Health Workforce Crisis
Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy | Dr Timothy Cheng, Chairman, MMA SCHOMOS
16-Jan-25 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Public Health: Alarm Bells Over Medical Insurance Hike
Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy | Datuk Indrani Thuraisingham, Vice-President, FOMCA
12-Dec-24 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Public Health: Healthcare In A Politically Polarised World
Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy | Professor Dr David McCoy, Research Lead, UNU International Institute for Global Health | Dr Kelvin Yii, MP for Bandar Kuching
13-Nov-24 Health & Living
(4:00 PM)
Public Health: Why Was Pneumonia The Top Cause Of Death in 2023?
Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy | Professor Dr Ahmad Izuanuddin Ismail, President, Malaysian Thoracic Society | Dr Mohd Arif Mohd Zim, Consultant Respiratory Physician
 
 




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