Datin Dr Noraslinah is a Consultant Physician and Head of the Early Detection and Cancer Prevention (EDCP) Services at The Brunei Cancer Centre, JPMC. She trained in the UK, and Malaysia  and  had undergone various attachments for cancer prevention and screening at MD Anderson Cancer Centre and Mayo Clinic in the US.

With nearly 20 years of experience in Primary Health Care under the Ministry of Health, she established Brunei’s first dedicated cancer screening and prevention center (EDCP) in 2019, working closely with the Ministry of Health in promoting and supporting national health initiatives. Her work focuses on cancer education, genetic screening, early detection and supporting national health screening programs.

Datin Dr Noraslinah was a member of the Postgraduate Training Committee for the Department of Health Services, Ministry of Health, and past Examiner for the Royal College of General Practitioners (International) Examinations. She is Deputy Chair for the Medical Social Fund Committee. Her key interests are in health literacy on cancer prevention,  non-communicable diseases awareness and in fostering international collaborations.

Education, Qualifications and Training

• 1993 BSc (Med Sc) University of St. Andrew’s, Scotland 
• 1996 MBChB, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
• 2008 MMed (Fam Med), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
• 2018 clinical attachment Dept of Health Policy, MD Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston Texas
• 2019 clinical attachment Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 

Affiliations

• Advisor for WHO Expert Working Group on Accelerating Access to Human Genomics for Public Health in the Western Pacific Region.
• Country member (Brunei)  for  the Asian National Cancer Centre Alliance (ANCCA)
• Union for International Cancer Control  Advisory Group for World Cancer Day 2021