COVID-19 is one of the biggest threats to public health in recent years. For Singapore, another worry to our healthcare system is non-communicable diseases such as stroke, diabetes and heart diseases. Thus, it is pivotal that we move towards population health, shifting our focus from primary care to disease prevention.
In the eighth episode of Innovating for the Future, we hear from NUS professors including our Dean, Professor Teo Yik Ying, Vice Dean (Research), Associate Professor Alex Cook and Vice Dean (Global Health), Associate Professor Hsu Li Yang, on how to ensure Singapore is future-ready in public health.
Catch the full episode here: