Videos - Speaking for the Unspoken 2020: The Vulnerable Population and Covid-19
A two-parts virtual forum aiming to highlight and discuss issues faced by the vulnerable groups of our society in the midst of the global pandemic. Both parts were broadcasted on ZOOM platform on 31 October 2020 (Part 1) and 21 November 2020 (Part 2) respectively.
What it means to be a Front liner – A Personal Perspective
Speaker: Dr Giri Shan Rajahram, Infectious Diseases Consultant, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu
Moderator: Dato’ Dr Venugopal Balchand
Speaker: Dr Giri Shan Rajahram, Infectious Diseases Consultant, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu
Moderator: Dato’ Dr Venugopal Balchand
The Homeless & The Impoverished
Speaker: Datuk Munirah Abdul Hamid, President of PERTIWI and Founder of Pertiwi Soup Kitchen
Moderator: Ramakrishna Tharini
Speaker: Datuk Munirah Abdul Hamid, President of PERTIWI and Founder of Pertiwi Soup Kitchen
Moderator: Ramakrishna Tharini
Prisoners
Speakers: YB Nurul Izzah Anwar, MP Permatang Pauh and Encik Abdul Rashid Ismail, Partner of Messrs. Rashid Zulkifli
Moderator: Dato’ Dr Mohamed Hassan Haji Mohamed Ariff
Speakers: YB Nurul Izzah Anwar, MP Permatang Pauh and Encik Abdul Rashid Ismail, Partner of Messrs. Rashid Zulkifli
Moderator: Dato’ Dr Mohamed Hassan Haji Mohamed Ariff
Refugees & Migrants
Speakers: Dr Susheela Balasundaram, Associate Public Health Officer, UNHCR
and Mr Wong Chun Ting, Public Health Coordinator, International Organization for Migration - UN Migration Agency
Moderator: Charlaine Chin
Speakers: Dr Susheela Balasundaram, Associate Public Health Officer, UNHCR
and Mr Wong Chun Ting, Public Health Coordinator, International Organization for Migration - UN Migration Agency
Moderator: Charlaine Chin
Malaysia's Covid Journey: Observations of an Elder Statesman
Speaker: Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, Chairman of Alliance for Safe Community and Social Activist
Moderator: Dato’ Dr Venugopal Balchand
Speaker: Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, Chairman of Alliance for Safe Community and Social Activist
Moderator: Dato’ Dr Venugopal Balchand
The Elderly
Speaker: Dato’ Dr Rajbans Singh, Consultant Geriatrician, Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Moderator: Dr Geeta Vadivelu
Speaker: Dato’ Dr Rajbans Singh, Consultant Geriatrician, Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Moderator: Dr Geeta Vadivelu
Domestic Violence
Speakers: Ms Charlene Murray, Services Director of the Women’s Aid Organisation
and Ms Goh Siu Lin, Partner of Messrs. Kee, Sern, Siu & Huey
Moderator: Shanti Abraham
Speakers: Ms Charlene Murray, Services Director of the Women’s Aid Organisation
and Ms Goh Siu Lin, Partner of Messrs. Kee, Sern, Siu & Huey
Moderator: Shanti Abraham
Children & The Disabled
Speakers: YB Senator Ras Adiba Radzi and Dato’ Dr Amar Singh HSS, Senior Consultant Paediatrician
Moderator: Dr Siti Rohayu Kamarul Baharin
Speakers: YB Senator Ras Adiba Radzi and Dato’ Dr Amar Singh HSS, Senior Consultant Paediatrician
Moderator: Dr Siti Rohayu Kamarul Baharin
Panel Discussion: “Mental Health, Mental Capacity, Ethics and the Law in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic”
Moderator:
Meera Sivasothy, General Manager for BFM
Panellists:
Dato’ Dr Suarn Singh, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
Dr Gayathri K Kumarasuriar, Consultant Psychiatrist, Hospital Melaka
Farah Deba Mohamed Sofian, Partner of Messrs Wong Lu Peen & Tunku Alina
Ramakrishna Tharini, Partner of Messrs Ram & Low
Moderator:
Meera Sivasothy, General Manager for BFM
Panellists:
Dato’ Dr Suarn Singh, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
Dr Gayathri K Kumarasuriar, Consultant Psychiatrist, Hospital Melaka
Farah Deba Mohamed Sofian, Partner of Messrs Wong Lu Peen & Tunku Alina
Ramakrishna Tharini, Partner of Messrs Ram & Low