Iban woman leads Malaysia's parasitology and tropical medicine society
Adela Ida Jiram, a 41-year-old biomedical officer from Kuching, has been elected as the first Sarawakian Iban president of the Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine. She will serve a two-year term, leading research and public health discourse in the country.
Adela Ida Jiram, a biomedical officer at the Health Ministry's Institute for Medical Research in Shah Alam, has been elected president of the Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine. She is the first Sarawakian Iban to hold this position. Jiram, 41, will serve a two-year term, leading one of Malaysia's oldest professional scientific societies in the field, established in 1964. The society brings together experts from research, healthcare, government, and industry in parasitology and tropical medicine. Diseases such as dengue, malaria, and intestinal parasitic infections continue to pose public health challenges in Malaysia's tropical climate. Jiram believes women can thrive in science when given the right support and opportunities.
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