Are We Doing Enough on Chronic Disease? Experts Say Draft Global Declaration still needs work
Ubuntu initiative
Vikneswary Batumalai
Dr Vikneswary (Vicky) Batumalai is a Senior Research Fellow at The George Institute for Global Health and an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at UNSW Sydney. With a background in clinical radiation therapy, she brings a deep understanding of the challenges faced by people diagnosed with cancer, particularly those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Vicky's research is driven by a strong commitment to improving equity across the cancer care continuum. Her work focuses on identifying and addressing disparities in access, quality, and outcomes of cancer care, both in Australia and internationally. Her work aims to inform policy and drive sustainable, system-wide change.
Catalyst Partnership Grant win to propel salt switch program in Australia
Beyond the body: Episode 1 - Not one-size-fits-all: How sex and gender shape our health
Beyond the body: Episode 2 - Caring and careers: The hidden load of carers
Beyond the body: Episode 3 - When tax becomes a tool of abuse: Unpacking economic abuse and financial control
UNSW Sydney and The George Institute for Global Health sign expanded 10-year affiliation agreement
Creeping rates of poor mental health show depressed, anxious state is ‘new normal’ for half of Australian women
One in five US foods and drinks contain synthetic dyes, study shows
Associate Professor Mei Ling Yap
Associate Professor Mei Ling is a clinician researcher and the Head of the Cancer Program at the George Institute for Global Health. She is an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow (2023-2027) and was the 2024 recipient of the NSW Premier's Outstanding Cancer Research Award for "Improving Equitable Outcomes". She is a Conjoint Associate Professor at UNSW Sydney and Western Sydney University as well as lead of the Collaboration for Cancer Outcomes, Research and Evaluation (CCORE), the Ingham Institute for Medical Research.
A/Prof Yap completed her clinical training in Australia, Singapore and Canada and is a Staff Specialist Radiation Oncologist based at South Western Sydney Local Health District.
A/Prof Yap leads projects supporting cancer services capacity building in low-and middle-income countries in the Asia-Pacific as co-chair of the Asia-Pacific Radiation Oncology Special Interest Group of RANZCR. She serves on the Editorial Board of JCO Global Oncology.