Dr. Imran Azwan Bin Azizan
Specialist-Operational Polymath
Dr Imran Azwan bin Azizan is a Malaysian medical officer whose career has included rural primary care, public health operations, maternal and child health, health promotion, outbreak response and community programmes. His professional CV describes 13 years of experience and identifies him as a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) candidate at Universiti Malaya.
He holds a Master of Public Health with Distinction and medical qualifications from Universitas Gadjah Mada. His work brings clinical service together with programme leadership, research, health communication and community engagement.
Professional profile
Work, roles & contributions
Experience across disciplines.
Connected through practice.
Rural Primary Care Leadership
From 2017 to 2021, he served as the inaugural Medical Officer-in-Charge of Klinik Kesihatan Labang in Sebauh, Bintulu. His CV describes responsibility for clinical services, staff coordination, outreach and community engagement, as well as monthly visiting-doctor services at Klinik Kesihatan Tubau.
Public Health Programme Management
His divisional public health experience included family health development, maternal and child health coordination, health promotion and communicable disease work. He supported programme monitoring, service indicators, quality improvement and coordination across health services.
Communicable Disease and Outbreak Response
In Inspectorate and surveillance roles, he supported tuberculosis and communicable disease functions, field investigation, surveillance, documentation and coordination. His CV also records support for divisional COVID-19 response operations.
Primary Care Quality Improvement
His quality-improvement work included projects focused on blood pressure control in a rural clinic visiting-doctor programme and glycaemic control among patients with diabetes in Bintulu. The latter represented the division at a state-level quality assurance competition.
Health Promotion and Community Engagement
He has contributed to health camps, KOSPEN, Doktor Muda, youth programmes, healthy-setting initiatives and community outreach. His public communication has covered topics including cancer prevention, influenza, tuberculosis, HIV, maternal and child health, vaccination and chronic disease.
Public Health Research
His research interests include HIV self-testing, planetary health, implementation science and health-system strengthening. A CV-listed co-authored paper on completion of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis in Sarawak appeared in the Journal of Health Science and Medical Research, 43(2), e20241089. View the DOI record.
Conference Presentations and Scholarly Engagement
CV-listed presentations include work on maternal risk factors for term low birth weight infants in Sarawak, HIV self-testing through Malaysia’s national digital gateway, and a retrospective investigation of fatal poisoning associated with wild rattan shoot consumption. He has also served as a rapporteur and moderator at public health and drug-policy forums.
Health Communication and Public Speaking
His CV records guest appearances on BERNAMA and RTM Bintulu FM, alongside speaking and facilitation for public health education. He has shared practical information with communities on infectious diseases, cancer, vaccination, breastfeeding, workplace health and other health topics.
Education and Professional Credentials
He is pursuing a Doctor of Public Health at Universiti Malaya and completed a Master of Public Health there with Distinction. His listed qualifications also include a Doctor of Medicine and Bachelor of Medicine from Universitas Gadjah Mada, a Chartered Islamic Finance Professional credential from INCEIF University, and occupational health and training certifications.
Recognition and Professional Service
His CV lists a 2019 Excellence Service Award from the Sarawak State Health Department, a 2023 Federal Training Prize Scholarship and third place in the Best Poster Presentation category at the 5th International Midwifery Day Conference in 2026.
Mentorship and Capacity Building
He has contributed to training and professional learning as a facilitator, journal-club presenter, peer mentor and editor of a draft training module for the Kelab Anak Muda IPT programme. His CV also records training in implementation science, research, health information systems and public health practice.
Professional and Community Affiliations
His CV lists membership in the Malaysian Medical Association and Malaysian Society for HIV Medicine, committee membership with Mensa Malaysia, and internal auditor service with the BDS Movement Malaysia for 2026–2028.