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Globally, an estimated 58 million people have chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with far-reaching socio-economic consequences. The World Health Organization has called for the elimination of viral hepatitis by 2030. In view of this, healthcare experts from around the region convened at the Hepatitis C Virus Elimination Symposium on 7 Nov 2022 to discussRead more

It has been two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic. Singapore has often been lauded for its effective management of the pandemic situation with one of the world’s lowest fatality rates. What insights can other communities glean from Singapore’s successful measures in controlling the virus? Hear from Associate Professor

Youths seem to believe vaping is harmless. However, the stark reality is far from the truth. Although vaping is banned in Singapore, the sight of youngsters vaping in public is getting increasingly common, especially with borders reopening after the pandemic. Vaping can result in e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI), a severe medical condition with

On October 4th, the Leadership Insititute for Global Health Transformation (LIGHT) at the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health hosted the esteemed Dr. Joanne Liu (former International President of Médecins Sans Frontières) for a webinar entitled ‘Global Health in Conflict and Crisis’. The webinar was part of a broader series on ‘Women in

The SSHSPH Graduate Student Teaching Award was established by the School to recognize the contributions of our graduate students as Teaching Assistants (TA) in the school’s education programmes. Awardees are selected based on the feedback gathered from the students and module coordinator. All SSHSPH graduate students who have completed TA duties during the period of

2022 marks the 11th anniversary of the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. Since its inception in October 2011 as Singapore’s first national public health tertiary education institution, the School has gained recognition for its expertise in and commitment to research and training in public health disciplines. Faculty, staff, and students came together

A delegation of 13 academic staff and undergraduate students from the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) visited the School on 18 October 2022. The purpose of the visit was to learn more about the environmental and occupational health programmes provided by the School and

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The 11th instalment of the Public Health Thought Leadership Dialogue was held on 11 October 2022 featuring distinguished speaker, The Honourable Dr Ayesha Verrall, Minister for COVID-19; Research, Science and Innovation; Seniors and Associate Minister for Health, New Zealand. The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced,

NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health has received a generous gift of $50,000 from At-Sunrice GlobalChef Academy. It will be channelled towards the collection of microbiome samples from rural populations in Southeast Asia into the Microbiota Vault. Microbiota Vault is a global non-profit initiative to conserve long-term health for humanity, supporting equitable and