Executive Committee Member
Professor Dr Maznah Dahlui
Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (PPUM)
Position
Executive Committee Member
Qualifications
MD (USM), MPH (UM), PhD Community Health — Health Economics (UKM)
Areas of Expertise
Profile
Professor Dr Maznah Dahlui is a distinguished Public Health Physician and internationally recognized Health Economist with over 40 years of leadership in healthcare reform, research policy, and academic development. She is renowned for pioneering contributions in health economics, cost-effectiveness, cancer screening, and infectious disease strategy.
She is a trusted advisor to national ministries and global agencies including WHO and the World Bank, contributing to national health financing models and social health insurance (SHI) strategies.
With 140 publications, 4,955 citations, an h-index of 40 and i10-index of 100, she was recognised among the World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University for 2024.
Current Leadership Roles
- 1.
Head, Research, Development & Innovation, PPUM
- 2.
Chair, National Committee on DRG Payment Systems, Malaysia
- 3.
Technical Advisor, TACHTEE (Ministry of Health)
Global Recognition
- 1.
Vice President, Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH)
- 2.
Keynote speaker at over 15 international conferences (PCSI, ISPOR, APACPH)
Fellowships
- 1.
Academy of Sciences Malaysia
- 2.
Royal College of Physicians, UK
- 3.
Academy of Medicine Malaysia
Current Role — Head of Research, Development & Innovation (RDI), Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (PPUM), 2021–Present
- 1.
Secured over RM64 million in research funding (2023); expanded clinical trials unit and championed accreditation for First-in-Human Lab.
- 2.
Developed iResearch and Intelligent Medical Chargers dashboards, enhancing automation and AI integration in hospital data systems.
- 3.
Spearheaded case-mix coding, impacting >100,000 patient episodes and aligning UMMC's efficiency metrics (CMI, HBR) with national benchmarks.
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Supervised and mentored 7+ postgraduate doctoral candidates in public health and health economics.
- 5.
Hosted and presented at key national and international conferences, enhancing Malaysia's visibility in health policy research.
Career
Universiti Malaya (2003 - Present)
- 1.
Honorary Professor, Faculty of Medicine
- 2.
Former Head, Department of Social & Preventive Medicine (2011–2016)
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Former Deputy Dean (Postgraduate)
Ministry of Health
- 1.
Former Deputy Director, Food Safety & Quality Division
Research Focus
- 1.
Core Areas: Cost-effectiveness analysis, HIV/AIDS strategy, cancer screening, mental health, obesity, dengue control
- 2.
Collaborations: WHO, UNFPA, World Bank, numerous regional and international universities
- 3.
Key Projects: Conducted numerous public health research projects, particularly in health economics, funded by local and international grants. Currently leading a TRGS study on applying DRGs for healthcare financing, along with several economic evaluations of patient treatments.
Committee Appointments (2023–2024)
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Chair, Tabung Amanah CIC, PPUM
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Member, UM Health Taskforce – Finance
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Member, Policy on Data Security, Strategic Planning, Credentialing & Medical Advisory
- 4.
Advisor, PPUM Outreach Programme (HOPE)
- 5.
Contributor, TRGS Proposal on New Funding Models for Teaching Hospitals
Conference Participation (2024)
- 1.
36th Annual PCSI Conference — Bled, Slovenia
- 2.
Global Clinical Trials Connect — Kuala Lumpur
- 3.
Asia Dengue Summit — Kuala Lumpur
- 4.
APACPH Conference — Busan, South Korea
Selected Publications
- 1.
Benhamza, M., Dahlui, M. & Said, M.A. (2024). Determining direct, indirect healthcare and social costs for diabetic retinopathy management: a systematic review. BMC Ophthalmology 24: 424. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-024-03665-6.
- 2.
Ramlee, M.N.A., Jaafar, M.H., Noor, M.I.M., Azzeri, A., Hairee, A. & Mustafa, A.M.A.A. (2024). Protocol for Developing a Machine Learning Model to Forecast Healthcare Treatment Resource Utilization. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine 24(2): 268-277.
- 3.
Samsudin, M.F., Lim, Y.C., Rochmah, T.N. & Dahlui, M. (2024). Assessing the performance of non-specialised private hospitals in Malaysia - an upper-middle-income medical tourism destination country using the Pabón-Lasso model. BMC Health Services Research 24: 1414. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-17768-5.
- 4.
Kannadasan, K., Hairi, F.M., Dahlui, M. & Azzeri, A. (2024). Telehealth: A New Prescription for Healthcare Success. The Malaysian Medical Gazette, November 12.
- 5.
Kannadasan, K., Hairi, F.M., Dahlui, M. & Suli, Z. (2024). Patient-Reported Experiences With Virtual COVID-19 Assessment Centres in Hulu Langat, Selangor. Malaysian Journal of Public Health 24(3): 122-138.