DR. ANJANNA KUKREJA

Dr. Anjanna Kukreja is an Infectious Diseases Physician and Lecturer at Universiti Malaya, Malaysia, with specialized training in internal medicine, general infectious diseases, and antimicrobial stewardship. She is most passionate about HIV medicine, particularly as it relates to women with HIV. She spearheads the WoW+ project, short for the “Wellness of Women living with HIV Project”, an initiative targeting the comprehensive health needs of WLWH, from mental health to metabolic wellness. Her ultimate goal is to launch a Women’s Wellness Clinic tailored for this group. Driven by a fervor for education, Dr. Anjanna teaches and mentors both undergraduate and postgraduate students. She was instrumental in the development of antimicrobial stewardship modules for an e-learning platform, fusing academic excellence with innovative teaching methods. Over the years, she has held pivotal organizational roles in various workshops, antibiotic awareness, and World AIDS Day programs. Dr. Anjanna is also a member of international organizations such as the Royal College of Physicians, Ireland, and the International Aids Society. Nationally, she holds the position of committee member of the Malaysian Society of Infection Control & Infectious Diseases (MyICID), underscoring her dedication to infectious diseases in Malaysia. Her academic accolades include publications in international journals like the Journal of the Int. AIDS Society (JIAS) and presentations at events like the MyHIV Forum and IAS meetings. Additionally, Dr. Anjanna is a distinguished CHIMERA Fellow, a capacity-building program by the Fogarty International Center and the US NIH's National Institute of Mental Health. Through the CHIMERA Fellowship, she received specialized training in qualitative research focusing on the intersection of HIV and mental health in the Asia-Pacific region. She is also a Cooper HIV/AIDS Research Training (CHART) Fellow with the Kirby Institute UNSW, gaining expertise in quantitative research to strengthen evidence-based HIV care. Through these programs, she is dedicated to conducting meaningful research that informs policy and improves clinical outcomes for women with HIV.

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ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. NOR SHAHILA BINTI MANSOR

Dr. Nor Shahila Mansor is an Associate Professor at the Department of Asian and European Languages, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya. She has an abiding, passionate and almost obsessive interest in the Spanish language and linguistics. She has published articles in reputable journals. Her main research interests include Sociolinguistics and Translation Studies. As a Registered Translator/Interpreter with Institut Terjemahan Buku Malaysia (ITBM), she translates documents from Spanish to English/Malay and vice versa; and occasionally performs verbal language interpretation. She possesses native fluency in reading, writing, and speaking the Spanish language.

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ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. ROSILA BEE BINTI MOHD HUSSAIN

Rosila Bee Mohd Hussain is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. She completed her PhD from The University of Western Australia. Her areas of research interest are social inequality, identity, youth, cross-cultural study and contemporary social issues (social capital, disability studies, gender and social threats). Her expert opinions on various sociological issues has often been shared on various media platforms like newspapers, talk shows and and radio interviews in Malaysia.  She has also completed and secured internal and external grants in the past years in relation to youth, social inequality and identity issues. Among others are UMRG (UM), FRGS (Malaysia), Ungku Aziz Centre for Development Studies and Japan Society for the Promotion Science (JSPS) as Principal Investigator or Research Collaborator. She has published more than 50 journal articles, book chapters and proceedings from her research to share.  Her current research work centers on issues of social threats, lifestyle and digital society.

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