Dr. Nizam Baharom, MBBS (London), MPH (UKM), DrPH (UKM), is a Public Health Medicine Specialist at the Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia. His research interests include non-communicable diseases especially diabetes and NCD risk factors, in particular smoking and electronic cigarettes. Dr. Baharom teaches biostatistics and epidemiology at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Previously he served at the Ministry of Health Malaysia in the Non-Communicable Disease sector, Disease Control Division. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Baharom was involved in research on the development of 3D printed swabs, antiseptic mouthwash for COVID-19 prevention, and pandemic experience by the LGBT community. He also currently serves on the national tobacco use task force.