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A warm welcome to the newest members of our School community from the MPH, MScHEOR, GDPH, MSc and PhD programmes! Student Orientation 2026 marks an especially meaningful milestone as we welcome the inaugural cohort of our MSc in Health Economics and Outcomes Research (MScHEOR). Addressing the new cohort, our Dean, Prof Teo Yik Ying, highlightedRead more

On 29 July 2026, our faculty from the NUS School of Public Health, Prof Alex Cook, Assoc Prof Piya Hanvoravongchai, Assoc Prof Cynthia Chen, Assoc Prof Winston Chin and Asst Prof Ian Ang, met the delegation from Peking University and Peking Union Medical College to discuss health systems reform. The delegation shared research work on

Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) is one of the fastest-growing disciplines in healthcare, playing a critical role in informing decisions on which medicines, vaccines, and medical technologies are subsidised and reimbursed within public healthcare systems. Join Assoc Prof Alec Morton in Chennai for a masterclass exploring the evolving role of HEOR, how artificial intelligence

Dr. Ruth Divine Daguro Agustin, our NUS School of Public Health MPH student, participated in a recent Guideline Development Group (GDG) meeting, chaired by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland. In 2018, WHO recorded that about 5.3 million children under the age of five died. The WHO guideline on the Mass Drug Administration

We are pleased to share that Dr Cecilia Teng has been awarded the NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award (ATEA) 2026 – Individual Category. She is also a recipient of the NUS ATEA Award in 2023 and 2025 respectively. In recognition of receiving the award for the third time, she will be conferred the NUS ATEA

On 4 July 2026, the BRIDGE (Building Regional Insights and Data for Governance and Health Equity), currently hosted at NUS SSHSPH, organized a workshop for its Data Capacity and Systems Pillar at the National University of Singapore, following the Digital Health Roundtable on Health Data Sharing for Impact. The convening brought together policymakers, researchers and

From overcoming academic setbacks to earning a PhD, Dr Mervin Tee’s journey is a powerful testament to take a different path with resilience and courage. After failing his GCE O-Level examination, he worked long hours in a factory while preparing to retake his papers. Mervin persevered through polytechnic and attained a scholarship for his bachelor's

The Digital Health Roundtable on Health Data Sharing for Impact convened regional policymakers, health-sector leaders, technical experts and global partners for an invitation-only discussion on advancing responsible health data sharing across Southeast Asia. Held at NUS Medicine + Science Library on 3 July 2026 as a side event to the inaugural Smart Health Asia conference, the Roundtable brought together

We were delighted to welcome over 30 participants from across the healthcare and government sectors to the S-FETP Tier 2: Fundamental Field Epidemiology course, held on 22–24 and 29–30 June 2026. Led by Associate Professor Steven Ooi and Ms Wendy Sng, Deputy Director (Biorisk and Biosurveillance), Animal and Veterinary Service, National Parks Board, the course