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CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER (CRC)

Clinical Research Centre (CRC) is one of the six research institutes under the umbrella of the National
Institutes of Health (NIH), Ministry of Health Malaysia (MoH) and has been operational since August
2000. CRC functions as the clinical research arm of MoH and CRC network presently comprises the
National CRC and 33 CRC Hospitals in charge of strengthening the capacity of clinical research at all
health facilities in MoH. The main function of the CRC is to manage, provide guidance and conduct
high-impact clinical research activities that will improve the quality of Malaysian healthcare.

LANDMARK ACTIVITY AND ACHIEVEMENT

11TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH (NCCR)

The Minister of Health, Datuk Seri Dr. S. Subramaniam officiated the 11 NCCR in conjunction with
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REgional Asian Clinical Trial Association (REACTA) forum (www.reacta.asia), hosting global experts
from the USA, United Kingdom, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Malaysia on topics revolving around the
theme “Precision Medicine - The Future is Now” on 27 to 29 September 2017 at Putrajaya International
Convention Center (PICC), Putrajaya. Precision Medicine is an emerging approach for disease treatment
and prevention that considers individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle.

REACTA is uniquely positioned among a diverse group of members from the countries in the Asian
region and performs a leadership role in implementing sound clinical study practices, furtherance of
safe and effective medication in the respective country.

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11 National Conference for Clinical Research (NCCR)
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Source: Clinical Research Centre, MoH

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