Preliminary Screening Program (PROSA) at Information Technology Centre (PTM)
University Health Center (PKU) has been invited to conduct health screenings for PTM staff in conjunction with PTM’s Safe and Healthy Campaign.
HPV Vaccination Program
Free HPV vaccination was successfully administered in collaboration with PKU UKM and the NGO National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM).
Healthy Eating Exhibition at National School Jalan 4 Bandar Baru Bangi
PKU has been invited to hold a Healthy Eating exhibition in conjunction with the Launching Ceremony of Healthy Practices in Schools by the Malaysian Ministry of Education (KPM) at the Selangor State Education Department level.
The school students were very excited to carry out the activities provided by the PKU staff. Thank you to the school for inviting me to this program.
Access to physical healthcare services on campus, including health information and education services
UKM prioritizes the health and well-being of its campus residents. The University Health Center provides health services to its citizens. UKM also has a specialist hospital for adults and a Children’s Specialist hospital for anyone require treatment.
To raise awareness among UKM citizens on the importance of taking care of their health, various activities were held such as Mental Health Day Celebration, World Diabetes Day Celebration, Global Congress of Muslim Mental Health and Family Well-Being and others. These programs are also made in collaboration with the District Health Center and the Ministry of Health Malaysia.
The smoke-free policy was implemented from January 1, 2022. This enforcement action will be imposed on anyone who violates the smoking ban guidelines in the campus area.
In UKM main campus, there are various sport facilities that have been shared particularly with local schools, such as UKM Stadium and our multipurpose hall, Gemilang Hall for sports events.
Policy to prohibit smoking in UKM
Collaborations with local, national or global health institutions
UKM have current collaborations with local, national and global health institutions to improve health and wellbeing outcomes. Since 2020, UKM established the UKMxUNICEF HEALTHCOMM C4D Centre with UNICEF to build a health evidence base with data, behavioural change training in health settings, and for COVID-19 response and recovery. This center focuses on general health issues that plague the local population, and basic child and youth services. UKM also collaborated with UNICEF in succeeding the program “The Implementation of UNICEF-Funded Programme Relating To The UNICEF Programme For Malaysia”
On a national level, the UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute and Ministry of Health Malaysia played a key role in The Malaysian Cohort, a national project that aims to systematically build a comprehensive resource consisting of a biobank of body fluid samples and big data on healthcare obtained from over 100,000 participants drawn from Malaysia’s general population.
HEALTHCOMM UKM x UNICEF C4D CENTRE
HEALTHCOMM UKM x UNICEF C4D CENTRE is an initiative that is proudly presented by UKM and UNICEF as a collaborative effort to advocate and empower our health ecosystem while supporting communities through applying awareness and inclusiveness in our pursuit.
The Malaysian Cohort
The Malaysian Cohort (TMC) project is a national project that was initiated by the Prime Minister of Malaysia in 2004 and approved by the Cabinet in 2005. It is a long-term research project that aims to systematically build a comprehensive resource constituting a biobank of body fluid samples and big data on healthcare that is obtained from over 100,000 participants who originate from the general population of Malaysia. Investment in health care biotechnology is consistent with the core principles of Malaysia’s National Biotechnology Policy.
TMC is part of the Asia Cohort Consortium, an international collaborative consortium of eight countries including Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, China, India, Singapore, Malaysia and the United States. This consortium coordinates and combines resources and expertise from its eight members in the study of gene interactions, environments and lifestyle-causing diseases within each population. The results of such a combined study serve to accurately identify risk factors and discover new biomarkers for a variety of illnesses.
Programmes and Projects in The Local Community
UKM have current collaborations with local, national and global health institutions to improve health and wellbeing outcomes. Since 2020, UKM established the UKMxUNICEF HEALTHCOMM C4D Centre with UNICEF to build a health evidence base with data, behavioural change training in health settings, and for COVID-19 response and recovery. This center focuses on general health issues that plague the local population, and basic child and youth services. UKM also collaborated with UNICEF in succeeding the program “The Implementation of UNICEF-Funded Programme Relating To The UNICEF Programme For Malaysia”
On a national level, the UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute and Ministry of Health Malaysia played a key role in The Malaysian Cohort, a national project that aims to systematically build a comprehensive resource consisting of a biobank of body fluid samples and big data on healthcare obtained from over 100,000 participants drawn from Malaysia’s general population.
Program Cataract Charity Taiwan Buddhist Tzu-Chi Foundation Malaysia
HUKM Ophthalmology department to collaborate with Tzu-Chi eye clinic in treating refugees with cataract. Maximize the numbers of potential beneficiary and cost-effective treatment with limited fund.
UKM Faculty of Dentistry Community Oral Health Program
This program aims to provide exposure and increase motivation for the target group, especially children will oral health care. In addition to that, the program this is to give faculty staff an opportunity to continue contribute to society and increase the visibility of the Faculty Dentistry among the general public.
Sports facilities for local community
UKM normally shares its sport facilities available to the public by charging both free and full fees for various facilities. In UKM main campus, there are various sport facilities that have been shared particularly with local schools, such as UKM Stadium and our multipurpose hall, Gemilang Hall for sports events. To make a reservation to use this facility, any matters related to the reservation of facilities and the loan of sports equipment must be made through the counter located in the UKM Pavilion.
UKM Stadium
Seating capacity – 450 people
Track Running (Sports) – 400 meters
Field event – Bullet Throw, High jump, Discus Throw, Pole Jump, Stone Spear
University Health Centre (PKU)
The establishment of the Student Health Center was determined through the Student Affairs Meeting on March 23, 1976. This center, which was initially one of the Units under the Student Affairs division, began functioning in 1978, located on Level 3, Administration Building (Chancellory). at that time, the workforce and organizational chart of the Center consisted of a Medical Officer assisted by a Nurse and a Hospital Assistant.
The main function of this Center is to manage and provide primary care services to campus residents, especially students of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia who are at the Bangi Main Campus.
Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM) UKM
The Faculty of Medicine UKM was established in 1974 and the session begun with recruitment of the first group i.e. 44 students for the 1973/74 admission. The main campus was originally located at Jalan Pantai Baru, Lembah Pantai and later moved to ‘Bangunan Kayu’ at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital Complex (HKL).
On 20th February 2008, Faculty of Medicine and HUKM were merged to create an entity known as the UKM Medical Centre (Pusat Perubatan UKM) with the motto ‘Integrating Learning and Research for the Betterment of Society’. The transformation of these entities will allow functions and activities of separate institutions, faculties and hospital be coordinated and carried out more efficiently, improving the productivity and working methods. It will be able to ensure the administration and research activities be done better including the services it is offering. All these will further improve the performance of PPUKM as well as raising its position to be amongst preferred medical institutions which is respected at regional as well as international level.
Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM), PPUKM is the new name for Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia which was named after the DYMM Tuanku Muhriz Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir, Chancellor of UKM on 14 October 2014. This new branding, a recognition and pride of UKM staff towards having been an excellent teaching hospital for the Faculty of Medicine UKM (which was established in 1997) in producing specialists from various fields of medicine and health.
UKM Specialist Children’s Hospital (HPKK)
Tunku Ampuan Besar Tuanku Aishah Rohani Hospital, UKM Specialist Children’s Hospital (HPKK) is the first smart pediatric hospital in Malaysia and the second teaching hospital under UKM after Tuanku Muhriz Chancellor Hospital (HCTM).
The HPKK development project was approved by the cabinet in 2010 under the Private Financing Initiative (PFI) involving the Ministry of Higher Education (KPT), the Public Private Partnership Unit (UKAS), the Prime Minister’s Department (JPM) and concessionaires. The concession agreement was signed on 22 August 2013. The groundbreaking ceremony was completed by the 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia on 23 August 2013 and construction began in May 2014.
HPKK which was built on a land area of 19.42 hectares, with a capacity of 243 beds and a 54-room hotel for public use officially received the building on 31 December 2020. On 1 March 2022, UKM Children’s Specialist Hospital (HPKK) was proclaimed as the Tunku Ampuan Besar Tuanku Aishah Rohani Hospital.
Starting with a total of 575 staff, HPKK has started operating in phases by accepting outpatients on March 15, 2022.
UKM Kesihatan Polyclinic
Managed by dedicated resident medical doctors, the clinic serves as an extended arm of UKM Kesihatan’s healthcare services to the community. Besides attending to the general public, Poliklinik UKM Kesihatan also extends its general practitioner services to corporate companies, agencies, schools, factories and the like.
Sihat@Pakar FSK
Offering health problem assessment services by qualified specialists. In addition, this clinic also seeks treatment and therapy by experienced specialists.
- Audiology Clinic
- Speech Therapy Clinic
- Optometry Clinic
- Health Psychology Clinic
- Occupational Therapy Clinic
- Physiotherapy Clinic
- Meet your Dietitian (Dietetic Clinic)
- Cancer Health Screening Clinic
- Diagnostic Laboratory Services
Center for Healthy Ageing & Wellness (H-CARE)
CENTER FOR HEALTHY AGEING & WELLNESS (H-CARE) is a center of research focused on research, innovation, commercialization and wellness services for all ages, for promoting healthy aging and prevention of disease towards the well-being of the community.
Undergraduate/Postgraduate Programme
Faculty of Medicine
Undergraduate : https://www.ukm.my/sppfper/
- Doctor of Medicine
- Bachelor of Science in Emergency Medicine with Honors
- Bachelor of Nursing with Honors
- Advanced Diploma in Midwifery
Postgraduate : https://www.ukm.my/spsfper/specialist-doctor-clinical/
- Doctor of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care
- Doctor of Emergency Medicine
- Doctor of Family Medicine
- Doctor of Internal Medicine
- Doctor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Doctor of Ophthalmology
- Doctor of Orthopaedics & Traumatology
- Doctor of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
- Doctor of Paediatrics
- Doctor of Pathology
- Doctor of Psychiatry
- Doctor of General Surgery
- Doctor of Radiology
- Doctor of Paediatric Surgery
- Advanced Master in Dermatology
- Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctor of Philosophy (Community Health)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Medical Education)
Faculty of Health Science
Undergraduate : https://www.ukm.my/fsk/degree-offered-2/
- Bachelor of Biomedical Science with Honors
- Bachelor of Audiology with Honors
- Bachelor of Dietetics with Honors
- Bachelor of Physiotherapy with Honors
- Bachelor of Environmental Health & Occupational with Honors
- Bachelor of Forensic Science with Honors
- Bachelor of Nutritional Science with Honors
- Bachelor of Optometry with Honors
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy with Honors
- Bachelor of Diagnostic Imaging & Radiotherapy with Honors
- Bachelor of Speech Science with Honors
Postgraduate : https://www.ukm.my/fsk/postgraduates-program-by-coursework-offered-by-faculty-health-sciences/
- Master in Clinical Psychology
- Master of Health Science (Clinical Nutrition)
- Master of Biomedical Science
- Master of Health Science (Health Education)
- Master of Health Science (Public Health Nutrition)
- Master of Clinical Optometry
- Doctor of Philosophy/ Master of Health Science With Specialization in Biomedical Sciences
- Doctor of Philosophy/ Master of Health Science With Specialization in Diagnostic Imaging
- Doctor of Philosophy/ Master of Health Science With Specialization in Forensic Science
- Doctor of Philosophy/ Master of Health Science With Specialization in Radiotherapy
- Doctor of Philosophy/ Master of Health Science With Specialization in Physiotherapy
- Doctor of Philosophy/ Master of Health Science With Specialization in Optometry
- Doctor of Philosophy/ Master of Health Science With Specialization in Occupational Therapy
- Doctor of Philosophy/ Master of Health Science With Specialization in Nutrition
- Doctor of Philosophy/ Master of Health Science With Specialization in Toxicology
- Doctor of Philosophy/ Master of Health Science With Specialization in Environmental Health
- Doctor of Philosophy/ Master of Health Science With Specialization in Occupational Safety & Health
- Doctor of Philosophy/ Master of Health Science With Specialization in Hearing & Speech
- Doctor of Philosophy/ Master of Health Science With Specialization in Health Psychology
- Doctor of Philosophy/ Master of Health Science With Specialization in Health Education
- Doctor of Philosophy/ Master of Health Science With Specialization in Dietetics
- Doctor of Philosophy of Health Science With Specialization in Clinical Psychology
- Doctor of Philosophy/ Master of Health Science With Specialization in Clinical Linguistics
Faculty of Pharmacy
Undergraduate :
- Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours
Postgraduate :
- Master of Clinical Pharmacy
- Master of Science (Pharmaceutical Analysis)
- Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Science
Faculty of Dentistry
Undergraduate : https://www.ukm.my/FPerg/study/undergraduates-programmes/
- Degree in Doctor of Dentistry
Postgraduate : https://www.ukm.my/FPerg/study/
- Doctor of Philosophy in Dental Science (MDSc) (Research mode)
- Master of Dental Science (MDSc) (Research mode)
- Master of Applied Sciences in Dentistry (Coursework mode)
- Doctor in Paediatric Dentistry
- Doctor in Forensic Odontology
- Doctor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Doctor in Endodontology
- Doctor in Periodontology
- Doctor in Restorative
- Doctor in Orthodontics
Faculty of Social Science and Humanity
Undergraduate : http://www.ukm.my/ppppm/bachelor-of-social-sciences-psychology/
- Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours (Psychology)
Postgraduate : http://www.ukm.my/ppppm/master-of-philosopy-psychology/master-philosopy/
- Master of Philosophy (Psychology)
- Master of Social Science (Counselling Psychology)
- Master of Social Science (Developmental Psychology)
Satellite Hemodialysis Unit
Objective
- Provide quality and safe dialysis care to kidney failure patients
- Provide counseling and health education to patients and patient family members
- Enable kidney failure patients to enjoy a quality life
- Tighten infection control in the hemodialysis unit
- Hold theoretical and practical training to train all skilled and efficient staff in the field of hemodialysis treatment
Disability Support and Service Unit (UPS-OKU UKM)
OKU Service and Support Unit (UPSOKU) was established to be a platform for empowering disabled people at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) to achieve an excellent level of service and environment on the international stage. This unit is responsible for providing a support system according to the disability of individuals consisting of students, staff and visitors with disabilities at UKM. UKM aspires to empower the disabled and will be committed to strengthening the rights of this group.
This unit was established on 12 December 2019 under the Registrar’s Department with full supervision by the UKM Vice Chancellor. UKM has 23 disabled staff consisting of Academic, Management & Professional and Implementation Staff while the number of disabled students who are still actively studying at UKM is 49 people.
Shared Sports Facilities
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) offers a variety of shared sports facilities to support the physical well-being and fitness of its students, staff, and the surrounding community. These facilities are designed to promote active and healthy lifestyles, and many of them are accessible for both recreational use and organized sports events.
UKM SPORTS CENTER
The UKM Sports Complex is the central hub for many sporting activities on campus. It houses a variety of indoor and outdoor sports facilities, including Azman Hashim UKM Sports Arena, UKM Stadium, UKM Swimming Complex and Danau Golf Club UKM.
Azman Hashim UKM Sports Arena
Azman Hashim UKM Sports Arena was funded by Tan Sri Azman Hashim, Malaysian banker and philanthropist located at UKM Bangi. This sports arena is regularly used by local schools and the public by charging both free and full fees for various facilities, fostering a sense of community engagement and encouraging active lifestyles. Reservations for these facilities can be made through the counter at the UKM Pavilion, ensuring organized and fair access to these resources.
UKM Swimming Pool Complex
UKM has a Swimming Pool Complex that is open to the public located at UKM Bangi. The public can visit the complex every day except Wednesday evenings, to provide time for swimming classes and training sessions for instructors to undergo their weekly training and skill enhancement for teaching quality. The use of the pool is free, but if the public wants to book paid swimming classes, they can visit the complex to book a session. By providing shared sports facilities, UKM promotes physical activity, which is crucial for maintaining good health and preventing non-communicable diseases such as obesity and heart disease. This initiative supports not only the health of the university community but also that of the wider public.
The picture on the right shows that local community use the swimming pool to enhance their swimming skill
Tennis and Squash Courts
UKM also provides both outdoor and indoor tennis courts, as well as squash courts, which are open for use by students, staff, and community members that located in UKM Bangi.
Tennis courts used by UKM’s citizens and local community
Various squash competition held in in Skuasy Complex including primary school competition
UKM Stadium
UKM Stadium located at UKM Bangi has a seating capacity of 450 people. The stadium features a 400-meter running track designed for sports events for free. The field is equipped for various events, including shot put, high jump, discus throw, pole vault, and javelin throw.
OTHER SPORTS FACILITIES
DANAU GOLF CLUB UKM
Danau Golf Club, located within the National University of Malaysia (UKM), Bangi is a well-established golfing destination that offers a picturesque and challenging 18-hole golf course. Set amidst natural surroundings, the course features rolling hills, scenic lakes, and lush greenery, providing both aesthetic appeal and a test of skill for golfers.
The golf club caters to golfers of all levels, offering facilities such as a driving range, pro shop, and clubhouse with dining options. It also serves as a venue for golfing tournaments and events, making it a popular spot for both recreational golfers and competitive players. With its strategic location on the UKM campus, the Danau Golf Club is easily accessible to students, staff, and the public.
Example of a tournament that was held at Danau Golf Club was 2023 Professional Golf Association of Malaysia (PGAM) Satellite Tour’s first leg featuring rising talents Muhammad Fakhrul Akmal and Paul San shared first-place honors.
2023 Professional Golf Association of Malaysia (PGAM) Satellite Tour was held at Danau Golf Club
Additional link: www.danaugolf.ukm.my
KOLEJ PERMATA PINTAR’S SPORTS COMPLEX
The Kolej PERMATA Pintar Sports Complex at UKM is an award-winning facility, recognized with the Silver PAM Award in 2015 for Sports & Recreation Category . It features a large outdoor field and a running track. The complex supports a variety of sports and recreational activities, serving both educational and competitive purposes such as inter-school competition.
The picture shows that netball competition inter-secondary school was held at Kolej Permata Pintar’s field
Link: www.ukm.my/permatapintar/kemudahan/komplekssukan/
SWIMMING POOL
The swimming pool at Pusat GENIUS@Pintar Negara, UKM is an Olympic-size facility located in a scenic area, facing the UKM forest reserve. It offers a high-standard swimming experience, providing space for training, events, and recreational activities. The pool is designed to meet the needs of students and visitors for both professional and leisure swimming.
Programme
Civilized, Healthy and Caring Carnival Program
The Civil, Healthy and Caring Carnival program was held at UKM Chancellor Tuanku Muhriz Hospital (HCTM). This program is held to provide more information about health and medicine to the local community in order to be more aware of health.
Award
Congratulations to Dr Fazren Azmi, senior lecturer of the Faculty of Pharmacy who was successfully awarded the Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan Singh Research Grant 2023 today 15 August. This award was presented by YB Chang Lih Kang Minister of MOSTI and supervised by the Academy of Science Malaysia MOSTI is given to only one young researcher per year, from over 100 applications this year
SDG 3 Poster
