Professor Dr.
 Mohammad Saffree Bin Jeffree

Professor Dr. Mohammad Saffree Bin Jeffree

Fakulti Perubatan Dan Sains Kesihatan, UMS

Prof Dr. Mohammad Saffree JEFFREE, a public health medicine specialist, professor, and presently served as an assistant vice chancellor (strategic). He was a former dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) from 2017-2023. He previously held leadership positions at the Ministry of Health (MOH) Malaysia since 2000. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals about infectious diseases, occupational health, and medicine. He is an appointed council member of the Malaysian Medical Council. He is a President of Rural Medicine Association, Deputy President of Malaysian Association of Epidemiology, member of Epidemic Intelligence Program (EIP) Malaysia, member of International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH), member of Academy of Medicine Malaysia, member of Occupational Health Doctor (OHD), board member of Hospital UMS, senate member of UMS, and editorial board member of Borneo Epidemiology Journal (BEJ). He holds a medical degree from the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak and a Master of Community Medicine (Occupational Health) degree from the National University of Malaysia. He attended a few leadership programs under the Talent Grooming Program (TGP) (MOH) and the National University of Singapore), Higher Education Leadership Academy (AKEPT), and Scholar of Academic Public Health Leadership Institute (USA).

Research

Projects

38

Active

11

Grants

RM 4,092,514.03


Research Interests & Expertise

Occupational Safety, Health And Environment (oshe) - Occupational Health

Publications

Total Publications by Year

NOTE: N/A = Data not available, 0 = Data not completed


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Scopus Profile

Documents

175

H-Index

21

Citations

1,917

Affiliation

Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Research listing

Current Research Projects

Sustainable control of zoonotic malaria through an integrated approach

Member

2025 - 2030

Oxidative stress biomarkers in farmers exposed to glyphosate - based herbicides in sabah

Leader

2025 - 2026

Fundamental analysis of ergonomic risk factors and musculoskeletal disorders: a novel ergonomic work module and its impact on mountain workers at mount kinabalu, sabah

Member

2024 - 2027

Prevalence associated risk factors of hypertension among elderly: a cross-sectional study in urban sabah, malaysia from 2021-2023

Member

2023 - 2024

Innovating for dementia in rural community

Member

2023 - 2026

Improving outpatient monitoring for detected cases of covid-19 and case detection among high-risk individuals through ai-technology

Member

2022 - 2023

Socio-ecological dynamics of zoonotic and vector-borneo diseases in changing landscapes: implications for surveillance and control (sensor).

Member

2022 - 2026

The interdependency between transtheoretical model, motives of physical activity, amount of physical activity among adults with hypertension in sabah

Member

2022 - 2025

Faktor kemurungan dikalangan warga emas di sabah

Member

2022 - 2025

Comprehensive artificial reality simulation & field training for covid 19 pandemic among health care workers (cars-ft)

Member

2020 - 2021

Innovation of tuberculosis (tb) control in sabah through understanding of social cultural environmental factors in high risk population

Member

2016 - 2020

Publications listing

NOTE: PUBLICATION DATA FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS WILL BE DISPLAYED

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Fairrul Bin Masnah @ Kadir , Azman Bin Atil @ Azmi , Meryl Grace Lansing , Mohd. Yusof Hj Ibrahim , Alvin Oliver Payus , Richard Avoi , Azizan Bin Omar , Nooralisa Binti Mohd Tuah , Mohammad Saffree Bin Jeffree , Syed Sharizman Bin Syed Abdul Rahim (2023) , Improving Tuberculosis Medication Adherence: The Potential Of Integrating Digital Technology And Health Belief Model

42.

Fatimah Binti Ahmedy , Khin Nyein Yin , Mohammad Saffree Bin Jeffree (2023) , Profile Of Long Covid Symptoms Needing Rehabilitation: A Cross-sectional Household Survey Of 12,925 Sars-cov-2 Cases Between July And December 2021 In Bangladesh

43.

Saihpudin @sahipudin Bin Saupin , Mohammad Saffree Bin Jeffree , Nelbon Giloi , Pravina A/p Deligannu , Khamisah Awang Lukman (2023) , Risk Factors And Heat Reduction Intervention Among Outdoor Workers: A Narrative Review

44.

Kamruddin Ahmed , Mohammad Saffree Bin Jeffree , Shigeharu Sato , Pauline Yap (2023) , Exploring Barriers To And Facilitators Of Malaria Prevention Practices: A Photovoice Study With Rural Communities At Risk To Plasmodium Knowlesi Malaria In Sabah, Malaysia

45.

Mohammad Saffree Bin Jeffree , Kamruddin Ahmed (2023) , No Evidence Of Sustained Nonzoonotic Plasmodium Knowlesi Transmission In Malaysia From Modelling Malaria Case Data

46.

Azman Bin Atil @ Azmi , Fredie Robinson , Syed Sharizman Bin Syed Abdul Rahim , Mohammad Saffree Bin Jeffree , Richard Avoi (2023) , Challenges And Recommendations Of Filariasis Elimination In Asia: A Systematic Review

47.

Doreen Sumpat , Win Win Than , Abdel Mohsen Mohamed Ahmed Abdel Hafez , May Zaw Soe , Nornazirah Binti Azizan , Fairrul Bin Masnah @ Kadir , Mohd Firdaus Bin Mohd Hayati , Mohammad Saffree Bin Jeffree (2023) , Venous Thromboembolism And Pregnancy: A Review Of The Literature

48.

Mohammad Saffree Bin Jeffree , Fatimah Binti Ahmedy (2023) , “comparing Effectiveness Of Telerehabilitation Versus Institution-based Adapted Physical Activity And Therapeutic Exercise Program On Fatigue, Physical Functioning, And Episodic Disability For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome In Long Covid-19: Protocol For A Randomized Control Trial”

49.

Nicholas Pang Tze Ping , Dg Marshitah Binti Pg Baharuddin , Mohammad Saffree Bin Jeffree , Mohd Nazri Bin Mohd Daud , Mohammad Firdaus Bin Bolong @ Mohd Darwis , Ehab Helmy , Fairrul Bin Masnah @ Kadir , Abdel Mohsen Mohamed Ahmed Abdel Hafez , Mohd Firdaus Bin Mohd Hayati , Mohd Fariz Bin Amri Aliaman , Nornazirah Binti Azizan , Syed Sharizman Bin Syed Abdul Rahim , Doreen Sumpat (2023) , Psychiatric Illness And Pregnancy: A Literature Review

50.

Richard Avoi , Saihpudin @sahipudin Bin Saupin , Mohammad Saffree Bin Jeffree , Shamsul Bahari Bin Shamsudin (2023) , Effects Of Ambient Air Pollutants On Cardiovascular Disease Hospitalization Admission


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