Prof. Datuk Dr. Zulkifli Ismail

According to Dr Zulkifli Ismail, there is no cure for JE at the moment, treatment for Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is focus on relieving symptopms and supporting the patient to overcome the infection. Prevention is very important, this can be done either by avoiding mosquito bites and/or by getting vaccinated against the virus.

Menurut Dr Zulkifli Ismail, ramai ibu bapa memandang ringan penyakit kaki, tangan dan mulut (HFMD) ini sehingga menyebabkan wabak tersebut merebak dengan serius. Ramai masih hantar anak mereka ke taska walaupun telah dijangkiti penyakit ini. Padahal sepatutnya mereka perlu diletakkan bawah pengawasan dalam tempoh tiga hingga lima hari.

Dr Zulkifli is one of the recepients of the Outstanding Asian Paediatrician Awards in 2012. This is one of the most pretigious awards for paediatrician and only very few were honor to have this.

Datuk Dr Zulkifli received the Outstanding Asian Paediatrician Awards in 2012. This is a very prestige award that only very few outstanding ones receive.

Dr Zul is the president of Malaysian Paediatric Association (MPA) and he is very active and always publish his opinions on different media such as The Star, the magazine Positive Parenting, and others.

Dr Zulkifli urged the government to accept the newly developed dengue vaccine so that Malaysians benefits from it. Although he understand Health Minister's concent on the low vaccine efficacy and age group, but he believes that we should using the vaccine on top of other strategies that are currently in place.

Dr Zulkifli has been actively sharing his knowledge with public especially in terms of vaccination and dengue.

Datuk Dr Zulkifli doesn't just care about curing disease of our body, but the other soft skills as well. He is of the opinion that technical know-how are just the 'hard skills', to be succesful in life, one needs 'soft skills' that can determine how far one can go.