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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’sRead more

We are delighted to share that Assoc Prof Cynthia Chen, has been commended the Young Researcher Award at the NUS University Awards 2026, for her impactful research on ageing and healthcare financing. Her work has contributed to evidence-based policymaking in Singapore and provided insights to the wider community on global ageing population. Using the Future Elderly Model

Having a stable career in nursing didn’t stop Dr. Cheng Ling Jie (Jeremy) from thinking, what more can he do in healthcare? He took a leap of faith and joined the Master of Public Health programme, where his Master’s thesis, supported by Assoc Prof Luo Nan, became his first published paper and was later recognised

As measles resurges globally, the debate over vaccination is taking a new turn. Calls to administer separate measles, mumps and rubella vaccines instead of the combined MMR vaccine have raised questions about what such a shift could mean for immunisation worldwide. Policy changes could affect vaccine production, supply chains and access, particularly in lower- and

Congratulations to Assoc Prof Raymond Lim on his promotion to Associate Professor with retrospective effect from 1 Jan 2026.   Assoc Prof Lim is currently the Leader of the Social & Behavioural Sciences (SBS) domain. He also holds educational leadership positions in the School, including Director of Undergraduate Programmes (Public Health Minor and Second Major)

Held in conjunction with World Mosquito Day, more than 100 secondary school students from SMK Kalabakan in Sabah, Malaysia took part in a school engagement programme to strengthen awareness of zoonotic malaria, mosquito-borne diseases, and the links between environmental change and human health. The programme was jointly organised by Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), the National

HITAP and the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore (SSHSPH NUS), co-organised the Workshop on Paying for Precision Medicine Sustainably in Asia: Reimbursement Barriers, Enablers, and Implications for Health Technology Assessment, held 2–4 June 2026 in Khao Yai, Thailand, under the Precision HeAlth Transformative Technology Assessment Initiative (PHAT-TAI) imitative and