Nursing and Healthcare

Dr. Cheepsattayakorn earned his Doctor of Medicine from Chiang Mai University, Thailand, in 1986 and trained in Internal Medicine, Pulmonology, and Radiology. He has received numerous fellowships from prestigious institutions, including the Royal Colleges of Physicians (Edinburgh, London, and Thailand), the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and the American Colleges of Physicians and Chest Physicians.
In 2019, he was awarded the Gold Medal Award (First-Class) for academic and medical excellence by Chiang Mai University Medical School Alumni Association. He has extensive expertise in pulmonary diseases, tuberculosis, infectious diseases, and immunology, with over 333 publications in national and international journals. His works include a COVID-19 textbook and book chapters on respiratory diseases.
Dr. Cheepsattayakorn has held key positions, including Director and Consultant in Respiratory Medicine at the 10th Zonal Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases Center and the 5th Office of Disease Prevention and Control. He is a Senior Expert (Level 11) at Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health and an instructor at Vajira Hospital and Western University.
He serves as an editorial board member and reviewer for international journals and has been honored for his research contributions. In 2024, he was appointed Chair of the Scientific Medical Research Committee at Western University. He also serves as an International Regional Adviser for the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and a reviewer for the Royal College of Physicians of London. Additionally, he is a WFUNA member and holds leadership roles in Thailand’s health policy and disease control committees.

Dr. Tingzhong Yang is a Professor and Director at the Research Center for Tobacco Control, Zhejiang University, and the Research Center for Digital Health Theory and Management at ZJU National Health Big Data Institute. He has served as a World Health Organization (WHO) advisor on tobacco control policies for health professionals and contributed to updating the CRDs section of the WHO Global Action Plan for NCD Prevention (2013–2020). He was also an external faculty affiliate at West Virginia University’s Injury Control Research Center and an academician of the Russian Academy of Social and Fundamental Sciences.
Dr. Yang specializes in social and behavioral science in public health, focusing on tobacco control and mental stress. His "Tobacco Control Advocacy Capacity" projects have impacted all provinces in China, covering over 72 cities. He has published over 120 international and 170 Chinese papers (ORCID: 0000-0001-8234-0938), with his tobacco control research featured by WHO and highlighted in Nature.
He has developed theories, including the Theory of Effective and Reasoned Action, Perceived Belief-Subjective Norm Theory, and Digital Health Behavior Theory. His books include Health Behavior Theory and Research and Mental Stress and Behavioral Problems Among Special Groups. He pioneered research on situational uncertainty stress, creating the Chinese Perceived Stress Scale (CPSS). His work has been instrumental in understanding mental stress, particularly during COVID-19.
Dr. Yang was the Asian Editor for the American Journal of Health Behavior and currently serves as an editor for the Global Journal of Social Sciences Studies.

Professor Dr. Mohammad Kamil is a distinguished scientist and academician with extensive contributions to the fields of herbal medicine, pharmacognosy, and Unani medicine. Holding advanced degrees including M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., and D.Sc., he is a Chartered Chemist (UK) and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (London). His illustrious career includes key positions such as In-charge of the Drug Standardization Lab (RRIUM-Aligarh), Associate Professor at Hamdard University, and Professor & Head of Pharmacognostic Sciences at the Zayed Complex for Herbal Research & Traditional Medicine (UAE). From 2010 to 2020, he led TCAM Research at the Department of Health, Abu Dhabi, and served as the WHO focal point for the Sheikh Zayed Research Centre for eight years.

Currently, Dr. Kamil is the Director General of Lotus Holistic Healthcare Institute, Abu Dhabi, and Secretary General & Head of the Scientific Committee for the Sheikh Zayed International TCAM Awards. He has received numerous prestigious accolades including the Young Scientist Award (India, 1998), Commonwealth Award (London, 1992), Hakim Ajmal Khan Shield (1992), and the Sheikh Zayed International TCAM Award in Herbal Research (2020). He has authored over 700 research papers, including 70 in Unani medicine, and has supervised 34 Ph.D. and M.Phil. scholars.

Dr. Kamil has significantly contributed to WHO's Unani medicine standardization efforts and recently supported WHO under an APW for document translation. He was also invited to advise on the WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy (2025–2034) in Riyadh (2024). He remains actively engaged in international academic forums and advisory roles.

Meinrad Haule Lembuka is a social worker and researcher with over 15 years of experience and over time he has transformed himself to be a multidisciplinary expert in research and consultancy in the areas of Ubuntu, community development, heath care, social work, HIV and AIDS continuum of care. He has worked with several local and international organizations and accumulated a wealth of experience in the above areas relevant to be shared on global platforms. Presently, he is an academician at The Open University of Tanzania where he has published various articles and books. The majority of these works have been informed by an indigenous approach of African Ubuntu which focuses on holistic and collective principles toward health and social welfare development such as the Ujamaa Intersection models. Based on his works, he advocates and upholds Ubuntu values and principles toward social, economic, and health agendas that are relevant to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and beyond. According to Meinrad, Ubuntu is a gift from Africa to the World in addressing various existing problems that current frameworks have failed to address, and most of his works demonstrate the capacity of Ubuntu that emphasize the importance of care, equality, human dignity, social inclusion, passion, universality, solidarity, communality, Ujamaa, and interconnectedness between people and ecology are crucial in (re)forming a strong and sustainable primary health care system in the global community.

Abdul Rauf Ridzuan is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Melaka, where he has been since 2006. He is a pioneering lecturer and alumnus with a major in public relations. At present, he is the Head of Studies Centre at the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, UiTM Melaka. He received a B.S (Hons) from UiTM Shah Alam in 2003 and an M.S from the same university in 2005. He received his PhD in Social Media from the University Putra Malaysia (UPM) in 2016. His philosophy is to be a good teacher with the motto, “Good teachers are the reason why ordinary students dream of doing extraordinary things.”
His research interests include sociology, social media, education, and public relations. Much of his work has been published in various indexed journals and conference proceedings. He was active in participating in numerous international innovation competitions, and he won several medals. His interest in journal writing led him to set up the e Journal of Media and Society, also known as eJOMS, to encourage more academicians to publish their articles. As a founder of eJOMS, he serves as a chief editor.
A prolific writer and expert in producing journals, he was invited as a reviewer for several reputable international journals. He has given numerous invited talks and tutorials both inside and outside of Malaysia. In 2019, he received two University Academic Award: i) Most Promising Academician 2019 and ii) the most Prolific Writer. He also received two awards which were ‘Rector Special Award for Journal / Proceeding Publication’ and ‘Rector Special Award for General Publication.

Dr. Thiwawan Thepha earned a Doctorate in Nursing from the University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom in 2019. She previously completed her Master’s (2009) and Bachelor’s (2004) degrees in Nursing at Khon Kaen University, Thailand. Since 2008, she has been a Lecturer in the Midwifery Department, Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University. Prior to this, she worked as a Registered Nurse in the Medical Critical Care Unit at Srinagarind Hospital from 2004 to 2008.

Her expertise spans Midwifery, Normal Labour, Antenatal Care, Postpartum Care, and Breastfeeding. Dr. Thepha has an extensive publication record, contributing to both international and Thai journals on topics such as exclusive breastfeeding, maternal health, chronic disease management, and digital health innovations.

Notable recent international publications include systematic reviews and meta-analyses on breastfeeding support programs, parental determinants in childhood diabetes management, and the use of digital health technologies. In Thai journals, her work often focuses on midwifery education, preterm birth prevention, and breastfeeding promotion within local communities.

Her research actively contributes to maternal and child health improvements in low- and middle-income countries, combining academic scholarship with practical healthcare applications. Dr. Thepha continues to shape nursing education and maternal health research in Thailand and beyond.