Geographic Information system (GIS) in Public Health for Healthcare professionals and researchers using Q-GIS and R statistics software

University Kuala Lumpur Royal College of Medicine Perak (UniKL RCMP) is organizing a

Workshop on 

‘Geographic Information system (GIS) in Public Health for Healthcare professionals and researchers using Q-GIS and R statistics software'


QGIS and R are free and Open Source software. 

Hands-on sessions can make you get expertise to do mapping by yourself

a. Map your Health data

b. Link your data with globally available maps

We cordially invite you to participate in this educational / Professional Development activity.

At the end of the course, participants will be able to

1) Get introduced to the concepts of Medical Geographic Information System (GIS) and its wide applications in disease surveillance, public health / health care research, disease prevention and control.
2) Acquire hands-on experience in developing their own maps and linking the healthcare / public health relat-ed information to the global maps available, through hands-on sessions using Q-GIS and R statistics which are open-source software.

Date : 21st – 22nd November 2018 

Venue : Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Royal College of Medicine Perak, No. 3, Jalan Greentown, 30450 Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia 

Location of UniKL RCMP in Google Maps


Registration Fees (New fees)

RM 300 (Malaysian citizens) 

RM 150 (Public Health students from Malaysia) -

USD 200 (International participants)

USD 100 (International students)


Please contact me for registration at

sandheep@unikl.edu.my Dr Sandheep (+60175909289)

before 10th November 2018

Organizing committee Chairperson:  Prof Chan Sook Ching
Co-Chairperson:                                 Dr Sandheep Sugathan

Advisors: AP Dr Syed Rahim Bin Syed Hamid, Prof. Osman Ali


Members: 

AP Dr Davinder Singh, Dr Hussain Saadi, Dr Sabaridah Ismail, Dr Yip Hung Loong, Dr Sze Ling Lee 

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You may please download the brochure and registration form from the following link

Brochure, Fees structure and Registration form




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