Education

Biography

Prof Dr. Adlina, is a Public Health Physician and Deputy Dean of Student Affairs and Development at the National Defence University of Malaysia. She was a pioneer staff in the setting up of three Faculties of Medicine (UiTM, MAHSA University College and NDUM) and has been invited by Malaysian Medical Council/Malaysian Quality Assurance for accreditation visits to medical schools in Malaysia. She has 20 years experience as a lecturer in community medicine, epidemiology, biostatistics, health management, ethics, adolescent health and professional/personal development. She has published articles in local/international journals on breastfeeding, depression among school children, stress among a diversified group of people, obesity among students and electromagnetic field radiation effect on health.
She has been a breastfeeding advocate since 1991 and holds the post of Deputy President of the Malaysian Breastfeeding Mothers Support Association. She is a certified trainer of the WHO/UNICEF 40hrs Breastfeeding Counselling Course and an assessor of hospitals that request for the BFHI certification. In 2016 she helped IBFAN Asia publish a carbon footprint due to milk formula report. She is an active volunteer in the disaster preparedness non-governmental organization (BBNGO) and has experience in medical relief post-tsunami in Acheh and post-earthquake in Balakot.

Research Interest

Scientific Activities

Professional Activities

1. Public Health Specialist Association -Life Member
2. Malaysian Lactation Consultants and Advisors Association -Advisor/Member
3. Malaysian Breastfeeding Association -Vice President
4. Malaysian Islamic Medical Association
5. Academy of Medicine -Ordinary member Public Health Physicians Chapter
6. ANSARA (ex-MRSM) business group- committee member
7. Gabungan NGO Bantuan Bencana se Malaysia -auditor
8. Persatuan Alumni Doktor Perubatan UKM -exco
9. OSH for Sekolah Tahfiz and Welfare Organizations, volunteer for Petaling Jaya and Seremban

Honors And Awards

1. Al- Hady award -best student in Surgery -1985
2. Best overall Medical and Dental Officer -1986
3. Outstanding student award -MBA (SCU) - 1998
4. Best oral paper -IANAMEH conference-2003
5. Merit award -Innovation and Invention Competition -2004
6. Sijil Khidmat Cemerlang (Outstanding Work Performance Award )- 2005
7. Anugerah Khidmat Cemerlang (Outstanding Work Performance Award ) -2014
8. Pingat Jasa Malaysia (Service medal)- 2015
9. Sijil Prestasi Cemerlang (Outstanding Work Certificate)- 2016

Publications

1. Adlina Suleiman, Ariff Fadzil, Suthahar Ariaratnam, Narimah A Hamid Hasani, Nuraliza A Satar (2005). Pilot Study on Depression among Secondary School Students. Research Proceedings, Research Retreat, p72-74, December 16-18th, Summerset Rompin, Rompin, Pahang
2. Adlina Suleiman, Ariff Fadzil, Suthahar Ariaratnam, Narimah A Hamid Hasani, Nuraliza A Satar (2005). Pilot Study on Depression among Secondary School Students. Conference on Science and Social Research, IRDC, Hotel Sunway, 4 -6 July 2007
3. Adlina Suleiman, Soe Soe Aye, Narimah A Hamid Hasani, Nuraliza A Satar (2006). Patterns of health ailments and other health problems among children at the relief camp, Aceh, Indonesia; a two months post tsunami study. Thirteenth          National Public Health Colloquium, 25-26thJuly, Crown Princess, City-Square Centre, Kuala Lumpu
4. Adlina S, Narimah AHH, Mazlin M, Soe Soe Aye, Shahril Rizwan O, Harmizie O (2006). Disease and treatment patterns observed two months post disaster in Seulimeum Camp Aceh, Indonesia and Ansar Camp Balakot, Pakistan. Thirteenth National Public Health Colloquium, 25-26th July, Crown Princess, City-Square Centre, Kuala Lumpur.
5. Soe Soe Aye, Adlina Suleiman, Narimah A Hamid Hasani (2006). Descriptive study patterns of diseases among children at a relief camp, two months post tsunami. International Congress of Medicine, 11-13th August, Putrajaya International Convention Centre
6. Adlina Suleiman, Suthahar Ariaratnam, Mohd Ariff Fadzil, Narimah A Hamid Hasani, Edariah Abu Bakar (2006). Preliminary findings of the pilot study on depression among secondary school students in Selangor. International Congress of Medicine, 11-13th August, Putrajaya International Convention Centre.
7. Narimah AHH, Shahril Rizwan O, N Nadhrah NR, Adlina S, Hakimi ZA, Nuraliza AS (2007). A study of patient satisfaction in a private hospital in Selangor. 2nd Research Workshop, Faculty of Medicine, 27-28th January, UiTM Hotel, Shah Alam.
8. Soe Soe Aye, Lim Nyok Ling, Norhaliza Yusof, Norashikin Mann,Adlina Suleiman, Narimah Abdul Hamid Hasani (2007). Cross sectional descriptive study of information, education and communication (IEC) regarding breastfeeding among providers and users at SelayangHospital. 2nd Research Workshop, Faculty of Medicine, 27-28th January, UiTM Hotel, Shah Alam.
9. Adlina S, Suthahar A, Edariah AB, Soe SA, Narimah AHH, Mohd Ariff F, Nuraliza AS, Karuthan C (2007). Pilot study on depression among secondary school students in Selangor. 2nd Research Workshop, Faculty of Medicine, 27-28th January, UiTM Hotel, Shah Alam.
10. Dr Adlina Suleiman, , Dr Thor Teong Gee, 2015, Electromagnetic Field Radiation from TELCO towers : Public Opinion and Non-specific Health Effects. FULL PAPER PROCEEDING Multidisciplinary Studies Full Paper Proceeding GTAR-2015, Vol. 2, 328-335.
11. Adlina Suleiman,Aqil Mohd Daher, Halyna Lugova, Mohd. Wisman, Thor Teong Gee, Mala Manikam, Azimah Ahmad, 2015, Electromagnetic Frequency Radiation : Is it an emerging health risk? Asia Pacific Conference on Public Health, Kuantan, Pahang. Abstract Proceeding The Medical Journal of Malaysia Vol.70 Supplement 1 September 2015
12. Mohammad Wisman Abdul Hamid, Adlina Suleiman,Thor Teong Gee, Ong Bee Lay, Halyna Lugova1, Aqi, Mohd Daher, Mala Manickam, Nurul Saadiah, Eong Kam Yun, Lily Law. Non-specific Health Symptoms (NSHS) Among Residents Exposed To Electromagnetic Field Radiation (EMR) In Malaysia, Abstract Proceeding The Medical Journal of Malaysia Vol.70 Supplement 1 September 2015
13. A.Suleiman., 2001, Marketing and its effect on child feeding practices. Malaysian Medical Journal, Sep ; 56(3)319-323
14. Zanab K., Adlina S., 2004, Effectiveness of Home Versus Hospital Phototherapy for Term Infants with Uncomplicated Hyperbilirubinemia. Malaysian Medical Journal 004 Aug;59(3):395-401
15. Adlina S, Soe Aye, Narimah AHH & Nuraliza AS, 2005, Patterns of Health Ailments and other health problems among children at a relief camp, Aceh, Indonesia, a two months post tsunami study. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 5 (1): 31-37.
16. A.B. Edariah, S.Adlina, N.J. Mohd Iskandar, R. Mohd Hamim, ZA Hakimi, M. Othman, M.N. Abdul Rahim, 2005, HOW STUDENT FEEDBACK RESULTED IN MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN EXAMINATION PERFORMANCE OF THE PIONEER BATCH OF UITM MEDICAL STUDENTS. MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF QUALITY, VOL. 1, 2005, page 58 -64
17. Adlina S, Narimah AHH, Hakimi ZA, Mazlin MM, 2006, Knowledge, attitude and practice in breastfeeding among mothers in the pre-baby friendly hospital initiative implementation at seven private hospitals in Malaysia.Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 6 (1): 58-63.
18. Adlina, S1, Narimah, A.H.H2, Mazlin, M.M3, Nuraliza, A.S4, Hakimi, Z.A5, Soe, S.A6, Syahril, R.O7, Harmizie, O8, 2006, A descriptive of health complaint and treatment among patients visiting medical relief camp at Aceh and Balakut two months post disaster. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 6 (1): 51-57.
19. Adlina, S; Narimah, A.H.H; Hakimi, Z.A; N Adilah, H; N Syuhada, Y, .2006, Employee Satisfaction of various aspects of human resource management and work environment in a health district office in Perak. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 6 (2): 26-30.
20. Narimah, A.H.H1, Shahril Rizwan, O2, N Nadhrah, N.R3, Adlina, S4, Hakimi, Z.A5, Nuraliza, A.S6, 2006, A descriptive cross sectional study of patient satisfaction in a private hospital in Selangor. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 6 (2): 6-12..
21. Adlina S1, Suthahar A, Ramli M, Edariah AB, Soe SA, Mohd Ariff F, Narimah AH, Nuraliza AS, Karuthan C., 2007, Pilot Study on Depression among Secondary School Students in Selangor. Malaysian Medical Journal, 62 (3): 218-222.
22. Narimah AHH, Adlina S., Hakimi ZA, 2007, A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study of Body Composition and Nutritional Habits among First Year Medical Students in a Public University in Selangor. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 7 (1): 52-55.
23. Narimah AHH, Adlina S, Ambigga Devi SK, Mazlin MM, Hakimi ZA, Nuraliza AS, 2007, A pilot study on the comparison of body composition and general health among the urban and rural populations in Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 7 (1): 31-36.
24. Adlina S., Narimah AHH, Ahmad Fahmi AZ, Iskandar MA, Nur Amirah S., Nurul Farahiyah A., Nurul Akmal A., 2007, A Study on Stress Among First Year Medical Studetns In Selangor. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 7 (1): 56-59.
25. Adlina S., Ambigga D., Narimah AHH, Ridha A., 2007, Use of Home Phototherapy for Neonatal Jaundice, Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 7 (2): 49-52.
26. Adlina S., Narimah AHH, Ahmad Fahmi AZ, Iskandar MA, Nur Amirah S., Nurul Farahiyah A., Nurul Akmal A., 2007, The factors, effects and management of stress among prisoners and wardens in Selangor,, Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 7 (2): 42-48.
27. Ramli, M.; Adlina, S.; Suthahar, A.; Edariah, A. B.; Ariff, F. Mohd; Narimah, A. H. H.; Nuraliza, A. S.; Fauzi, I.; Karuthan, C., 2008, Depression among secondary school students: a comparison between urban and rural population s in a Malaysian community, Hong Kong Journal of Psychiatry, 182 (1): 55-61.
28. Suthahar A., Ambigga SK, Gurpreet K., Aishvarya S., Adlina S., Maniam T., 2008, Psychiatric Morbidity and Survival in Newly diagnosed Treatment-naïve Cancer Patients -A Study from Malaysia, Journal of Biomedical Research, 19 (3): 113-116.
29. Suthahar A1, Gurpreet K, Ambigga D, Maniam T, Dhachayani S, Fuad I, Adlina S.,2009, A Profile of Cancer Patient Outcomes from a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Malaysia. Singapore Medical Journal, 50 (7): 720-723
30. Adlina S, Soe Aye, Narimah AHH & Nuraliza AS, 2010, Patterns of Health Ailments and other health problems among children at a relief camp, Aceh, Indonesia, a two months post tsunami study. MJPHM e-journal Monday, 06 December 2010 10:35
31. Adlina S, Narimah AHH, Hakimi ZA, Mazlin MM, 2010, Knowledge, attitude and practice in breastfeeding among mothers in the pre-baby friendly hospital initiative implementation at seven private hospitals in Malaysia. MJPHM e-journal, Monday, 01 November 2010 10:07
32. Narimah AHH, Adlina S, Ambigga Devi SK, Mazlin MM, Hakimi ZA, Nuraliza AS, 2010, A pilot study on the comparison of body composition and general health among the urban and rural populations in Malaysia, Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 7 (1): 31-36. Tuesday, 12 October 2010 10:35
33. Adlina Suleiman, Thor Teong Gee, Ambigga Devi Krishnapillai, Khalifah Mohamad Khalil, Mohammad Wisman Abdul Hamid, Marami Mustapha,2014, Electromagnetic Radiation Health Effects in Exposed and Non-Exposed Residents in Penang. Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 2014, 2, 77-83 Published Online April 2014 in SciRes.
34. Soe Soe Aye, Mohd. Azhar Mohd. Noor, Adlina Suleiman, 2015, Educational Benefits of engaging simulated patients for interviewing by medical students in undergraduate Adolescent Medicine posting at NDUM, Malaysia. MedEdPublish 2015 4:13,
35. Mohammad Wisman Abdul Hamid, Adlina Suleiman, Chan Boon Tek Eugene, Zulkarnain Md. Idris, Emelia Osman, 2015. Study on Distribution of Socio-demographic Data on Knowledge of Malaria among Orang Asli communities in Post Sinderut, Kuala Lipis, Pahang International Journal for Research in Emerging Science and Technology, Volume 2, Issue 3, March 2015.
36. Halyna Lugova, Aye Aye Mon, Aqil Mohammad Daher, Mala Manickam, Adlina Suleiman, 2015. HIV-related Stigma and Discriminatory Attitudes among a Semi-urban population. Malaysian Journal of Medical Science Sept-Oct 2015, 22(5): 64-69
37. Cinemeducation in Personal and Professional Development Aye A.M., Adlina S., Lugova H., Edariah A.B.,Amnah Saayah Ismail ZULFAQARInternational Journal ofPolitics, Defence & Security Vol. 2 (Issue 2) (2015) 213-216
38. Teaching Professionalism in Personal and Professional Development: Views of Medical Students in Malaysia. Aye Aye Mon*, Halyna Lugova, Adlina Suleiman, and Muhamed T Osman. September -October 2016 RJPBCS 7(5) Page No. 2295 Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences
39. Teaching Medical Professionalism by Using Movie as a Tool: Feedback from the First Year Military Medical Students. Aye Aye Mon, Halyna Lugova, Adlina Suleiman, and Muhamed T Osman. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences November -December 2016 , pg 1659-1663,
40. General Psychological Profile in Malaysia University Students Who Practise Archery Suthahar Ariaratnam,, , Adlina Suleiman , Ambigga Devi Krishnapillai, Nurul Atiqah Amran, British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research. 18(8): 1-7, 2016, Article no.BJMMR.28956.
41. JP Dadhich, Julie Smith, Alessandro Iellamo, Adlina Suleiman. Climate change impacts of the infant nutrition transition: estimates of greenhouse gas emissions from milk formula production. Completed and awaiting publication.
42. Adlina S., Thor T.G., H.Lugova, Aqil M.D., Mohammad Wisman A.H., Azimah A., Mala M., Aye A.M., Technological innovation and societal anxiety to electromagnetic field radiation from TELCO towers: is there cause for concern? Status : completed and sent to Zulfaqar Journal
43. Adlina S.,.Aqil M.D., Lugova H., Muhamad A.B., Aye S.S.,Nur Adnin A. Breastfeeding a key to food security and sustainable development. Status: completed and sent to Zulfaqar Journal.
44. Adlina S., Anne J., Aqil M.D., Siti Norjinah M., Breastfeeding mothers understanding of growing-up milk (GUM) advertisement. Status : completed and article in writing.
45. Adlina S., Muhamad Azani Y., Aida J., Innovating an escape device for second/third floor window of linked houses incorporating training drill program for fire escape. Status : Submitted for UPNM short term grant April 7 2017
46. Adlina S., Thor T.G., H.Lugova, Aqil M.D., Adnin A., Electromagnetic Radiation and its effect on General Blood Profile and DNA damage. Status : Submitted for UPNM short term grant April 13 2017