Board of Directors
Madam Ho Sook Harn
(Chairperson)
Mrs Wong (nee Ho Sook Harn) graduated in 1973 with Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from University of Singapore. She held the position of Director/Pharmacist in Primabumi Sdn Bhd for 13 years and was owner of Farmasi Utama Sdn Bhd from 1987 till 2012. She is currently the owner of a garment factory.
Dr Assunta Davadass
(Board Member)
Dr Assunta is a medical graduate from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) who did her post graduate studies in Anaesthesiology and Critical Care. She currently practices in a private hospital in Petaling Jaya. She has special interest in palliative care and end-of-life care.
Dr Asma Omar
(Board Member)
Dr Asma Omar has just retired from practice as Paediatric Cardiologist in the Paediatric Department, University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC). She is still spending her time on a part-time basis with the “Teaching and Learning” at the Faculty of Medicine University of Malaya where she devotes part of her time to the Department of Paediatrics, teaching Paediatrics to the postgraduate students.
Ms Dorothy Phang
(Board Member)
Associate Professor Dr Lam Chee Loong
(Board Member)
Dr Lam is a Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Palliative Medicine at the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC). He completed his Certificate of Completion of Training in the Northern Deanery in England and worked as a consultant in the Marie Curie Hospice and the Northern Cancer Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne prior to returning to Malaysia in 2011.
Medical Advisor
(Volunteer Basis)
Associate Professor Dr Loh Ee Chin
Dr Loh is one of the pioneers of Palliative Medicine in Malaysia. She currently works in University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) as a consultant in palliative medicine. She founded the Motor Neurone Disease Society for MND patients in Malaysia and is passionate about the needs of patients with progressive neurological diseases.
Palliative Care Team
Dr Teh Ee Von
(Palliative Care Doctor)
Dr Teh Ee Von obtained her MBBS in 2005, and has worked for over 12 years in various hospitals and clinics throughout Malaysia. This includes Emergency Department experience, Internal Medicine rotations, as well as a 5-year stint in general practice. She has a passion for caring for the elderly, and feels that palliative care represents the ideal model of how all healthcare should be. She joined the ASPAC team in February 2017, and has not looked back since.
SN Kong Kam Yong
Palliative Care Nurse
SN Roohini Appanan
Palliative Care Nurse
SN Satwin Kaur Harbans Singh
Palliative Care Nurse
SN Pooleen Aleesa Jesu Rajan
Palliative Care Nurse
Sister Mary Kristin Ng Che Ing
(Grief Counsellor)
SN Ong Swee Ee
(Dispenser)
Administrative team
Ms Malliga Perumal
Office Manager
Ms Sakti Angappan
Office clerk
L to R: PCN Kong Kam Yong , Dr Teh Ee Von , PCN Roohini Appanan, PCN Masita Tan, PCN Satwin Kaur
The staff and volunteers outside the ASPAC premises, together with our four-legged volunteer (pet therapy dog Arthur).
L-R: PCN Roohini, PCN Satwin, Dr Lalitha J, Mr Boey TF, Ms Soong, Ms Patricia, Sr Kristin FMM, PCN Kong Kam Yong, PCN Ong Swee Ee, Dr Teh Ee Von.
Front: Mr Mario R Peter and Arthur, the golden retriever.