Surita Mogan

Surita Mogan is the Founder and President of the Endometriosis Association of Malaysia (MyEndosis), a registered association since 2014. She was also appointed in June 2024 to the 9-member Steering Committee (SC) of the World Endometriosis Organization (WEO). As an endometriosis patient, her passion is addressing misinformation on menstrual pain. With big hopes and dreams for better awareness, education, healthcare and support for women with endometriosis and their family, her advocacy goes below the patients and medical doctors. As the founder of MyEndosis, the association’s primary goal is to reduce the stigma surrounding endometriosis, thereby facilitating a comprehensive diagnosis, high-quality medical care, and essential peer support for women and girls.

Additionally, she had 20 years of experience as a senior lecturer at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR). She is currently pursuing her PhD in health communication on endometriosis. On June 15, 2021, she was awarded a Silver Medal for her “Empathy in Healthcare” topic in a competition organized by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). She is also a member of the Asia Pacific Expert Panel team, and the result of her work is a journal article titled “Improving the diagnosis of endometriosis in Asia-Pacific: Consensus from the Asia-Pacific Endometriosis Expert Panel for Endometriosis” published in the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (2023). In addition, she has contributed journal articles to the Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, International Journal of Nursing Practice, Asian Women, and a book chapter titled “An Intersectional Case Study Analysis of Malaysian Indian Women with Endometriosis: Coping with Discrimination.”

To me, making an impact means breaking the silence on endometriosis and ensuring women’s pain is acknowledged and validated. It is about bringing patients and healthcare professionals together, creating conversations grounded in empathy and understanding. Most of all, it means knowing that even one woman feels less alone and more supported because of the work we do at MyEndosis