Lessons learned from the public health response to chemical pollution in Tebrau River, Johor, Malaysia, 2024
This incident highlighted the importance of rapid assessment, cross-sector collaboration, community engagement and integrated data systems. It also showed that effective public health action is possible despite environmental data limitations. The strengthening of communication, standardized protocols and real-time data sharing will be critical to improving future chemical pollution events.
Authors
- Nurazimah Mohd Aris
- Mohd Faiz Ibrahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4680-4410)
- Afiqah Syamimi Masrani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1070-5496)
- Haidar Rizal Toha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0389-1489)
- Mohd Anwar Shahrir Ahmad
- Noor Adillah Dawad
- Jeyanthini Sathasivam
Institutions
- Ministry of Health (MY)
- Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (MY)
- Knowledge Unlatched (Germany) (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Western Pacific surveillance response journal
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2025.16.2.1235
- Primary Topic
- Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00