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Dr Mark Cheong Wing Loong is a Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of School (Education) at Monash University's School of Pharmacy. He holds visiting positions at the United Nations University - International Institute for Global Health and the Asia School of Business' Maybank ASEAN Research Center. His research focuses on public health, palliative care, and health equity, with themes including social determinants of health for life-limiting illnesses, community-based participatory research, and equitable access to healthcare services. He has led or co-led multiple research projects addressing palliative care needs, tuberculosis public health impacts, and NCD management in ASEAN. Dr Cheong has been awarded grants including the MUM High Impact Research Support Fund (2024) and contributed to policy development through Malaysia's National Palliative Care Committee. His work spans over 40 publications, emphasizing healthcare access inequality, digital health interventions, and biomarkers in traumatic brain injury. He actively participates in editorial roles for journals like Palliative Medicine and PLOS Global Public Health.
- Education: Not explicitly listed in provided texts (may require additional sourcing).
- Research Interests:
- Health Policy Advocacy for Equity
- CBPR for Culturally Tailored Interventions
- Health System Strengthening
- Key Projects:
- Palliative Care Needs in Chronic Illness (2020-2024)
- Latent Tuberculosis Public Health Impact (2020-2023)
- Digital Healthy Aging Coach (AGATHA) (2022)
- Labs/Teams: Collaborates with WHO, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, and Ministry of Health Malaysia.
