Former Health DG honoured by Brazil for tireless work during pandemic

Quintella conferring the Order of Rio Branco on Dr Noor Hisham during the ceremony.

BRAZIL has conferred its highest honorific order to former Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah for his contributions to and illustrious career in public health.

In conferring the Order of Rio Branco, Brazil’s Ambassador to Malaysia Ary Norton de Murat Quintella paid tribute to Dr Noor Hisham, saying he held the post of DG during what was probably the most impactful epidemic to hit humanity since the Spanish Flu of 1918 – the Covid-19 pandemic.