Email  halinat1@nus.edu.sg

Dr Halina Talib is a Deputy Director, Medical Policy, in the Assurance, Care and Engagement (ACE) division of Ministry of Manpower. She leads the development and implementation of healthcare policies and systems for migrant workers and oversees the public health, surveillance, and outbreak response for dormitory-residing migrant workers. She also leads a Clinical Quality and Audit team and oversees an ACE Nursing Team to ensure migrant workers’ access to quality and affordable primary care that enables good health outcomes.

Dr Halina has had more than 2 decades of clinical experience working as a solo medical practitioner and at a well-established Voluntary Welfare Organization before fully pivoting to Occupational Health and policy work. In her past role, she has managed employee health for the Southeast Asia hub of Dow Chemicals, a Fortune 500 US-based multinational corporation, before coming over to join MOM’s fight against Covid-19 in 2020.

She is a proud parent of 2 young adults and a teenager, and is a history enthusiast, especially in human civilisation and Islamic history. In her spare time, she can be found pottering in her garden, baking in her kitchen or flying out of the country in search of mountains, lakes, ruins and museums.

• NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health

• Migrant Health

• Migrant health

• Master Of Public Health (Occupational Medicine Specialisation), 2022. Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
• Graduate Diploma In Occupational Medicine, 2014. Graduate School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
• Certificate Of Registration Family Physician, 2014. Singapore Medical Council
• Bachelor Of Medicine And Surgery, 1995. National University of Singapore, School of Medicine
• Full Medical Registration since 1996
• Family Physician Registry since February 2014
• Designated Workplace Doctor, Ministry of Manpower since April 2014

• Dow Healthy Culture Index Platinum Awards for Singapore Sites (Jurong Island, Dow Singapore Development Centre Laboratory and Heeren Office) 2018
• Singapore Health Awards 2019 – Merit for Dow Chemical Pacific (Singapore) Pte. Ltd
• Minister for Manpower Award 2022 – Agility – Quick Operationalisation of Migrant Worker Onboarding
• Minister for Manpower Award Award 2023 – Agility – Transforming the Primary Care Landscape and Financing for Migrant Workers
• Minister for Manpower Award Award 2023 – Agility – Project DAWN – Mental Health Framework for Migrant Workers

• Deputy Director, Ministry of Manpower. 2020 – present
• Medical Director, OGL Medical Holdings Pte Ltd. 2020
• Southeast Asia Health Services Leader, Dow Chemical Pacific (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 2017 – 2019
• Assistant Director, SATA CommHealth. 2014 – 2017
• Locum Doctor, SATA CommHealth. 2012 – 2014
• Owner, Sole Proprietor and Resident Doctor, Fitrah Clinic. 2001 – 2012
• Locum Doctor, Changi General Hospital. 2001
• Medical Officer, National Healthcare Group Polyclinics. 2000 – 2001
• Medical Officer Trainee, New Changi Hospital / Singapore General Hospital/Tan Tock Seng Hospital/Changi General Hospital/Kandang Kerbau Women’s and Children’s Hospital. 1996 – 2000
• Houseman, Singapore General Hospital / National University Hospital. 1995 – 1996