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The NUS School of Public Health convened leaders of the Philippine health sector to advance public research, policy development, and capacity building in the Philippines.   In this cross-country alliance convention, Acting Health Secretary Dr. Edwin M. Mercado and PhilHealth President and CEO Dr. Beverly Lorraine Ho, together with representatives of the DOH, PhilHealth, theRead more

We are delighted to share that Dean, Prof Teo Yik Ying and Prof Hsu Li Yang, Director of the Asia Centre for Health Security, have been conferred The Royal Order of Monisaraphon, Grand Cross, at the 80th Anniversary Celebration of the University of Health Sciences (UHS) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The honours were formally presented

We are delighted to announce that Dr Harvy Joy Canlas Liwanag, Dr Sarah Tan Yi Xuan and Dr Bimandra Adiputra Djaafara are recipients of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Research Fellow Awards AY2025/2026. These awards recognise outstanding research fellows who have demonstrated excellence in their respective areas of teaching and research. Dr

The 2025 National Nutrition Survey by the Ministry of Health, found that sodium intake overall, has increased. People are also eating out more frequently. Assoc Prof Mary Chong, Assistant Dean of Education at the NUS School of Public Health, highlighted that sodium may not always be obvious in what we consume. Flavorful dishes and trendy

The BRIDGE (Building Regional Insights and Data for Governance and Health Equity) Network held its second biannual convening on 17–18 September 2026 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila, Philippines, bringing together policymakers, researchers and technical experts from across Southeast Asia. The two-day meeting provided a platform for country and regional partners to exchange

Assoc Prof Falk Müller-Riemenschneider, Vice Dean of Research, NUS School of Public Health, is one of the key authors supporting the new Lancet Digital Determinants of Health Series, together with School colleagues Dr Padmapriya Natarajan, Prof Alec Morton and Jovin Shi.   This webinar series explores the broader digital socio-technological order, including how our interactions

On 16 September 2026, the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (NUS SSHSPH) and the Southeast Asia Regional Collaborative for Health (SEARCH) joined the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) for the forum, “Financing Better Health: Local Evidence and Regional Lessons for Universal Health Care,” held at the Marco Polo Hotel in Manila,

The NUS–Lancet Pandemic Readiness through Institutions, Mobilising Communities, and Equity (PRIME) Commission, established by NUS and The Lancet, introduced a practical blueprint for early threat detection and more people-centred implementations to support equitable pandemic readiness. Drawing on communities’ lived experiences and whole-of-society perspectives across 20 countries, its recommendations are intended to ensure that countries focus not

We are delighted to share that Prof Chia Kee Seng, Founding Dean of the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, was among 17 inaugural Eminent Academicians honoured at the Induction Comitia 2026 on 12 September 2026. Established by the Ministry of Health and the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, the EA title recognises Singapore’s