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Professor Adeeba Kamarulzaman serves as President & Pro Vice-Chancellor at Monash University, Malaysia. She is a distinguished academic and global health leader with extensive expertise in infectious diseases, particularly HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and viral hepatitis.
Her research spans critical areas of global health policy, substance abuse interventions, and epidemic response strategies. Professor Kamarulzaman's work bridges clinical research with public health implementation, focusing on vulnerable populations including people who inject drugs and men who have sex with men in Southeast Asia. She has published over 400 research outputs that address complex health challenges in resource-limited settings.
Professor Kamarulzaman holds several influential global positions:
- President of the International AIDS Society
- Commissioner of the Global Commission on Drug Policy
- Vice Chair of the Science Council at the World Health Organization
- Chairman of the ROSE Foundation Malaysia
Her current research focuses on addressing comorbidities among people living with HIV in Malaysia (2024-2028) and strengthening global tuberculosis response systems. She has previously led the comprehensive 'Mitigating the Malaysian HIV Epidemic through a Comprehensive Research Programme' in collaboration with Universiti Malaya (2011-2014).
Professor Kamarulzaman is actively engaged in global health discourse, having delivered keynote addresses at major international forums including the 'Data and Democracy: A Geopolitical Security Forum 2023.' Her work contributes significantly to multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in health and well-being.
