Dr. Nur Farizah Bint Johar
NUR FARIZAH JOHARI
Professional Profile
Senior Principal Assistant Director (Medical Officer) at the Traditional and Complementary Medicine (T&CM) Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH), with extensive experience in the development, regulation, and integration of T&CM services within the national healthcare system. Skilled in policy development, service monitoring, capacity building, and inter-agency collaboration. Actively engaged in professional development activities, including conference participation and training facilitation at the national and international levels.
Academic Qualification and Educational Background
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Bachelor of Medical Science — The University of Melbourne, Australia (2007–2013)
- International Baccalaureate Diploma— Mara College Banting, Selangor, Malaysia (2005–2007) 3. Malaysian Certificate of Education — Malaysia (2004)
Current Position
Senior Principal Assistant Director (Medical Officer) – Continuous Professional Development Unit, Professional Development Section, T&CM Division, MOH |Feb 2025 – Present ▪ Manage training opportunities (local and international)for in-service staff.
▪ Coordinate seminars, workshops, and training programmes, ensuring effective utilisation of in service training allocation.
▪ Plan and identify in-service training activities to strengthen capacity in T&CM service ▪ Involved in the ongoing development of the Industrial Skills Framework for the T&CM sector in collaboration with HRD Corp
▪ Chairman, Special Committee for the Selection of New T&CM Practitioners in MOH Hospital T&CM Units during Contract Period
Previous Positions
- Senior Principal Assistant Director -Head of Development Unit, Policy & Development Section, T&CM Division, MOH | July 2020 – Feb 2025
▪ Planned, implemented, and monitored the integration of T&CM services into MOH healthcare facilities
▪ Oversee the establishment of T&CM units in Ministry of Health hospitals, including infrastructure, supply, and human resources
▪ Organised meetings with state branch offices and hospital T&CM units
▪ Managed data collection, reporting, and monitoring of T&CM units
▪ Administered service provider contracts and compliance with contractual terms ▪ Served as secretariat for the WHO ICD-11 Traditional Medicine Chapter Module 2 Alpha Draft Review Meeting (Nov 2022) and the WHO Technical Meeting on Finalization of ICD-11 Traditional Medicine Module 2 (TM2) release version and development of a common Minimum Data Set (MDS) and reporting form (Nov 2024)
▪ Managed engagement sessions for collaboration with Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Hospital in the provision of T&CM services
▪ Coordinated integration of T&CM medical records in Ministry of Health facilities ▪ Involved in the implementation of ICD-11 Traditional Medicine Module
- Medical Officer- National Blood Centre, MOH | Dec 2016 – Jan 2021
▪ Oversee activities in the Blood Procurement Division, including donor recruitment, collection planning, and quality assurance to support the national blood supply.
▪ Coordinated and managed mobile blood donation campaigns in partnership with government agencies, NGOs, and corporate bodies.
▪ Held a portfolio under the Marketing Team, responsible for promoting and raising awareness of blood donation nationwide
- House Officer/MedicalOfficer- Putrajaya Hospital, MOH| Oct 2014 – Dec 2016 ▪ Served in multiple clinical departments, including Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Primary Care and Emergency Medicine.
- Assistant Research Officer – Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Australia – 2010
▪ Assisted in research design, coordination, data collection, and analysis on primary care projects, including literature reviews, publication preparation, and administrative support
- Assistant Research Officer — Health Education Research Development Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya| 2007
▪ Assisted in research on hepatology including data collection, analysis, and project coordination
Key Areas of Expertise
▪ Traditional & Complementary Medicine policy and regulation
▪ Service integration in public healthcare
▪ Capacity building and professional development
▪ Conference planning and facilitation