Experience

Angsana Health

• Malaysia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Angsana Health is building a better primary healthcare system in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. Please visit https://www.angsanahealth.com. Angsana Health is building a better primary healthcare system in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. Please visit https://www.angsanahealth.com.



National University of Singapore

• Singapore
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Honorary Visiting Assistant Professor

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  Co-leading a research and capacity-building project on strategic healthcare purchasing in Southeast Asia. This project is supported by a two-year grant from the Gates Foundation. Co-leading a research and capacity-building project on strategic healthcare purchasing in Southeast Asia. This project is supported by a two-year grant from the Gates Foundation.



Proto Axiom

• Australia
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scientific Advisor

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  Part of the Scientific Advisory Board of Proto-Axiom, Australia's first true biotech incubator. Please visit https://www.protoaxiom.com Part of the Scientific Advisory Board of Proto-Axiom, Australia's first true biotech incubator. Please visit https://www.protoaxiom.com



ASEAN-BAC

• Indonesia
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair, Healthcare Working Group

  • May 2021 - Present

  Chairing the Healthcare Working Group for ASEAN-BAC and ASEAN-BAC Malaysia. Focused on three priorities in 2021-2022: the vaccine economy; implementation of the Medical Device Directive 2015; and ASEAN regional travel arrangements in the post-Covid era. Chairing the Healthcare Working Group for ASEAN-BAC and ASEAN-BAC Malaysia. Focused on three priorities in 2021-2022: the vaccine economy; implementation of the Medical Device Directive 2015; and ASEAN regional travel arrangements in the post-Covid era.



Malaysian Health Coalition

• Malaysia
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Co-Founder & Coordinator

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Co-founded the Malaysian Health Coalition in March 2020, and coordinating MHC since then. Currently, MHC comprises 53 professional societies and 20+ individual members. I lead a team of 6 Policy Officers to provide policy direction for MHC, including researching, drafting and publishing Joint Statements on important health and public policy issues (70 in two years, in two languages). More at https://myhealthcoalition.org. Co-founded the Malaysian Health Coalition in March 2020, and coordinating MHC since then. Currently, MHC comprises 53 professional societies and 20+ individual members. I lead a team of 6 Policy Officers to provide policy direction for MHC, including researching, drafting and publishing Joint Statements on important health and public policy issues (70 in two years, in two languages). More at https://myhealthcoalition.org.



Independent Consultant

• Malaysia

• Independent Consultant

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  For health systems and health policies, for various local and international organisations (including the World Health Organization and Asian Development Bank). For health systems and health policies, for various local and international organisations (including the World Health Organization and Asian Development Bank).



The Edge Malaysia

• Malaysia
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Columnist

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  >180 articles, book chapters and op-eds in international journals, think-tanks and media. Featured in Project Syndicate, Foreign Affairs, South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), Straits Times (Singapore), Bangkok Post (Thailand), Council on Foreign Relations (United States) and The Star (Malaysia) and various other academic journals and media (in print, broadcast and radio, in three languages, in various countries). All links available on drkhor.com. >180 articles, book chapters and op-eds in international journals, think-tanks and media. Featured in Project Syndicate, Foreign Affairs, South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), Straits Times (Singapore), Bangkok Post (Thailand), Council on Foreign Relations (United States) and The Star (Malaysia) and various other academic journals and media (in print, broadcast and radio, in three languages, in various countries). All links available on drkhor.com.



Chatham House

• United Kingdom
• Think Tanks
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Associate Fellow

  • Jan 2021 - Dec 2022



United Nations University

• Japan
• Think Tanks
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Visiting Fellow

  • Jul 2020 - Dec 2022



Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia

• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visiting Fellow

  • Jul 2020 - Jul 2022

  Specializing in health policies for Malaysia and Southeast Asia. Specializing in health policies for Malaysia and Southeast Asia.



Penang Institute

• Malaysia
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Fellow, Health Cluster

  • Apr 2019 - Mar 2020



AbbVie

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Ethics and Compliance Director, EEMEA

  • Apr 2017 - Mar 2019

  Led a team of 20 Compliance Directors/Managers/Liaisons across EEMEA, in a Fortune 100 business covering >80 countries and >$1 billion in annual revenue.

• Ethics and Compliance Director, MEA

  • Feb 2016 - Mar 2017

  Led a team of three Compliance Managers to support compliance across Middle East & Africa. Direct responsibility for GCC countries and Egypt. Member of the PhRMA MEA Ethics Review Board.

• Ethics and Compliance Director, China

  • Feb 2016 - Jul 2016

  Assigned to China to strengthen the China Compliance Program in response to changes in external environment. Member of the RDPAC Code Committee. Continued oversight over MEA during this assignment.

• Associate Director, Ethics and Compliance, MENA

  • Jan 2013 - Jan 2016

  Led the organizational and cultural architecture-building for MENA/MEA after AbbVie's separation from Abbott Laboratories in 2013-4. Chair of the PhRMA Gulf Ethics Committee (Oct 2014-Jan 2016). Member of the PhRMA MEA Ethics Review Board.



Abbott

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Medical Manager

  • Dec 2010 - Dec 2012

  Led and managed Medical Affairs, Clinical Research, Pharmacovigilance and Governance activities for Singapore affiliate. Led and managed Medical Affairs, Clinical Research, Pharmacovigilance and Governance activities for Singapore affiliate.



Ministry Of Health, Malaysia (KKM)

• Malaysia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Doctor

  • Aug 2006 - Nov 2010

  Led teams that managed inpatients and outpatients in a variety of clinical disciplines and sub-disciplines. Rotations in ObGyn, General Surgery, General Paediatrics, Orthopaedic Surgery, General Practice, Rural Community Health and Emergency Medicine, before full-time training in Internal Medicine leading to MRCP (UK). Within Internal Medicine: rotations in Chest Medicine, Endocrinology, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases/HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and Rheumatology. Led teams that managed inpatients and outpatients in a variety of clinical disciplines and sub-disciplines. Rotations in ObGyn, General Surgery, General Paediatrics, Orthopaedic Surgery, General Practice, Rural Community Health and Emergency Medicine, before full-time training in Internal Medicine leading to MRCP (UK). Within Internal Medicine: rotations in Chest Medicine, Endocrinology, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases/HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and Rheumatology.