Awareness Talk on Rare Diseases at IKEA Batu Kawan

March 5, 2020 Dr. Intan Juliana, Dr. Zarina Thasneem and Dr Ilie Fadzilah with the crews at IKEA Batu Kawan,Pulau Pinang. On 5th March 2020, the Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (PID) Group of AMDI was honoured to be invited to share their knowledge on rare diseases. The talk was held at IKEA Batu Kawan, Pulau Pinang

Dr. Zarina Zainudeen: First USM Scientist Appointed as APSID Junior Members Working Party (Co-Chairperson)

March 5, 2020 Dr. Zarina Thasneem Zainudeen created history with her appointment as the first female scientist from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) to become the Co-Chairperson (Junior members working party) of the Asia-Pacific Society for Immunodeficiencies (APSID). As an academic who lectures at the USM Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (IPPT) she said, such appointments

3rd Scientific Congress of Asia Pacific Society for Primary Immunodeficiency (APSID)

February 8, 2020 In conjuction of the Third Scientific Congress of APSID that took place in 8th- 9th February 2020, Dr. Zarina Thasneem Zainudeen was delighted to join as the delegate and poster presenter. The poster presented was entitled ‘Flow Cytometric Analysis for Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases: A family study of Chronic Granulomatous Disease children in

11th National Clinical Immunology Symposium (NACLIS-11) & 2nd International Conference on Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (PID)

The PID team from AMDI, USM with Prof Surjit Singh (India) and Ms Martine Pergent (President of IPOPI) during the event. On 20-21th November 2019, the 11th National Clinical Immunology Symposium (NACLIS 11) and 2nd International Conference on Primary Immunodeficiency were held at the Teaching Hospital, Universiti Putra Malaysia. The events were mainly organised by

AMDI USM Offers Expertise in the Treatment of Immune Deficiency Diseases

October 05, 2019 The Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (AMDI), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) today launched the Primary Immunodeficiency Disease (PID) Treatment and Diagnostic Service, making IPPT the first institution in the country to have a complete PID group consisting of pediatric immunologists and scientist research specialist, as well as being a reference for the

Northern Region Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (PIDs) Seminar 2019

October 3, 2019 Management and research of PIDs especially in Malaysia are met with many obstacles. Access to PIDs specialist care in Malaysia is a huge problem that needs to be address. Management of PIDs are complex and challenging for non-immunologist, and among primary care doctors (general practitioners and paediatricians) to identify PIDs within the

News Article: Mandatory Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (PID) Screening for Newborns

August 8, 2019 The Malaysian Ministry of Health (MOH) has been advised to make it compulsory for newborns to be screened for diseases from the ‘Primary Immunodeficiency’ (PID) group. PID or Congenital Immune Deficiency Disease requires early treatment in an effort to cure patients and save lives. According to Paediatric Immunology and Allergy Specialist of

Educational Talk on Astro Awani Pagi: Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (PID) in Malaysia

8th August 2019 The lack in the number of immunologists, the absence of national registry database and awareness among the public were among the challenges that arose for the rapid diagnosis of primary immunodeficiency diseases (PID) in Malaysia. According to the sharing by Dr. Intan Juliana Abd Hamid on Awani Pagi, children with primary immunodeficiency

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