A doctor, who has been deregistered, resigned from his role as a medical advisor at the Malaysian Automotive Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii).
MARii said Dr Mohamad Faizal Mohamad Anwar (above) tendered his resignation with immediate effect as an advisor in medical and health data management yesterday.
"We express our appreciation for his services in areas related to data-driven health management systems and wish him the best of luck in his future endeavours," said the institute in a statement.
MARii courted flak on social media over the news that it had appointed Faizal, a former cosmetics surgeon who lost his licence several years ago.
This came after netizens pointed out that Faizal had a run-in with the law for conducting procedures which he was unqualified for, which led to him being deregistered.
Questions were raised on how a deregistered doctor could be appointed to advise MARii, which is currently working together with the Health Ministry and other agencies in developing a new Covid-19 antibody test kit, known as ImmuSafe, which can verify the efficacy of vaccines.
However, MARii chief executive officer Madani Sahari told Malaysiakini that Faizal was only advising them on the health data management system where he conducted a literature review and data analysis for them.
The institute had engaged Faizal based on his expertise in data management and not as a medical doctor.
"I am aware of his history. But what many do not know is that MARii engaged Faizal's service for his degree in Medical Science.
"His service with MARii was pro bono, as an unremunerated advisor specifically on areas related to data-driven health management systems.
"His role was on a needs basis and only pertains to conducting a literature review, research paper analysis and research data analysis, working closely with our technical teams that require specific understanding in the said field," he added.
According to Madani, Faizal did not have executive or leading functions in the institute.
In 2017, Faizal was charged in Australia with practising on a suspended licence and later fined A$100,000 after he pleaded guilty to four charges of representing himself as a registered doctor when he was not. - Mkini
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