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Capacity building for the

application of mathematical
modelling of COVID-19

transmission in Malaysia

The capacity building session was
conducted regularly, (i.e. once a week) to
ensure the competency and continuity of
the analysis that is conducted by MaHTAS
officers.

The sessions were mentored by:

Dr. Richard T. Gray from the Kirby Institute,
UNSW Sydney, NSW, Australia
Dr. Robert Leong, School of Public Health
and Community Medicine, UNSW Sydney,
NSW Australia
Dr. Le Linh-Vi from WHO Western Pacific
Regional Office

After regular sessions over a period of
about six months since April 2020, the
MaHTAS technical group that participated
in the program has developed adequate
skills and competencies to be able to run
and generate routine modelled outputs
independently. These output are used to
guide internal decision-making.
Regular video conferencing session with collaborators (WPRO/UNSW/MaHTAS)

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