A networking meeting was held on 27 April 2024 at the National Institutes of Health, Setia Alam, Malaysia among representatives from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Australia. The objective of the meeting was to identify how we can work together to strengthen Cochrane review production and dissemination in the South East Asia, particularly among the low and middle-Income countries. The directors/co-directors of each country took turns to present their strengths, weaknesses and challenges in each centre.
The common strengths were that all the centers in South East Asia were well established and have a good reputation in their own country. The main weakness was limited resources within each country. The discussion mainly centered around partnerships and prioritization for the region.
Most of the attendees participated in the Title Proposal Workshop held the previous day and several joint reviews were proposed.
Seated left to right
Assoc Prof Porjai Pattanittum (Cochrane Thailand), Prof Jacqueline Ho (Co-Director Cochrane Malaysia), Mr Steve MacDonald (Co-Director, Cochrane Australia), Dr Detty Siti Nurdiati (Director, Cochrane Indonesia),
Datuk Dr Nor Asiah Muhamad (Cochrane Malaysia Affiliate, MOH), Assoc Prof Dr Tan May Loong (Co-Director Cochrane Malaysia)
Standing left to right
Nur Hasnah Binti Ma'amor (Cochrane Malaysia Affiliate, MOH), Dr Endah Rahmawati (Cochrane Indonesia), Assoc Professor Dr Teguh Haryo Sasongko (Translation Project Manager, Cochrane Malaysia), Ms Nogati Chairunnisa (Cochrane Indonesia), , A/Prof Dr Foong Siew Cheng (Cochrane Malaysia, trainer), Dr Foong Wai Cheng (Cochrane Malaysia trainer), Prof. KL Karanth (Cochrane Malaysia Affiliate, MUCM), Assoc Prof Chetta Ngamjarus (Cochrane Thailand), Asst Prof Jen Sothornwit (Cochrane Thailand), Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming (Cochrane Malaysia Affiliate, University Malaya), Ms. Nampet Jampathong (Cochrane Thailand), Assoc Professor Dr Norhayati Mohd Noor (Cochrane Malaysia Affiliate, USM ), Dr Rimah Melati (Cochrane Malaysia Affiliate, MOH).
