Mona Kheng

Mona Kheng is a pharmacist with more than a decade of experience in Cambodia and Papua New Guinea. He has worked collaboratively with healthcare professionals in both countries as part of multidisciplinary teams to promote the rational use of antimicrobials, strengthen microbiology laboratory utilisation, and implement antimicrobial resistance and consumption surveillance. He has also supported antimicrobial stewardship programs.

Mona has an interest in providing capacity building of healthcare professional staff in the area of medical microbiology and infectious disease clinical pharmacy to ensure the appropriate use of antimicrobials in resource-limited settings. His other professional interests include 'One Health' approaches to promote multi-sectoral responses to combat antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries.

• 2025: Master of Science in Public Health, IMU University, Malaysia
• 2018: Certificate of International Training Course on Detection of Environmental Pollutants and Monitoring of Health Effects, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Thailand
• 2016: Diploma in Medical Microbiology, Institute for Medical Research, Malaysia
• 2014: Bachelor of Pharmacy, University of Health Sciences (UHS), Cambodia

• 2020: 2nd place for best poster at the International Society to Improve the Use of Medicines Conference in Bangkok
• 2008: Scholarship recipient from Cambodian government to pursue Bachelor of Pharmacy at UHS

• 2022–present: Surveillance Officer – Antimicrobial Resistance, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia
• 2019–2022: Pharmacist mentor, Diagnostic Microbiology Development Program (DMDP), Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• 2014–2019: Drug and Food officer, Pursat Provincial Health Department, Pursat Province, Cambodia