Associate Professor Dr Amrizal Muhammad Nur

Previous Roles & Professional Experience

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   Deputy Hospital Director (1993-1997), Solok Government Hospital, Ministry of Health, Republic of Indonesia

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   Medical Officer/General Practitioner (1993-2008), Ministry of Health Indonesia and UKM Hospital, Malaysia

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   Medical Lecturer (2008-2019), Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

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   Clinical Coordinator for Casemix Implementation (2002-2019), UKM Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur

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   Research Fellow in Efficiency, Quality, and Accessibility (2010-2014), United Nations University - International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH), Malaysia

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   Deputy Head (2016-2019), International Centre for Casemix and Clinical Coding (ITCC), Faculty of Medicine, UKM

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   Public Health Lecturer (2019-2024), Faculty of Public Health, Kuwait University

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   Health Economics & Financing Consultant (2006-2024) — Projects funded by WHO, GTZ, ADB, and AUSAID in the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Uruguay

Research & Expertise

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   Specializes in health economics, health policy, healthcare management, and casemix systems

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   Extensive experience in economic evaluation: Cost of Illness Study, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA), Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), Budget Impact Analysis (BIA)

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   Led 26 national and international research projects in health economics and healthcare financing

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   Notable works include studies on HPV vaccination cost-effectiveness, casemix methodology, and pneumococcal vaccination analysis

Selected Major Research Projects

1. 1.

   Cost-Effectiveness of HPV Vaccination Against Cervical Cancer — Co-Researcher (2010-2011), funded by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

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   Development of Casemix System for Provider Payment in the Philippines — Casemix Consultant (2010-2011), funded by WHO & GTZ

3. 3.

   Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Kuwait — Principal Researcher (2023-2024), funded by Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS)

4. 4.

   Economic Burden of the Covid-19 Epidemic in the State of Kuwait — Principal Researcher (2023), funded by KFAS

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   Economic Burden of Diabetes Mellitus in the State of Kuwait — Co-Researcher (2023), funded by Kuwait University Grant

Teaching & Supervision

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   17 years of teaching experience in health economics, healthcare management, and public health

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   Supervised 23 Master's and 15 PhD candidates in health economics, healthcare management, and health policy

Publications & Presentations

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   Authored 73 scientific publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles, books, and book chapters

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   Delivered over 65 presentations at international and regional conferences, symposia, and workshops