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Micronutrient deficiencies were commonplace in the past, with the term ‘malnourished’ calling to mind images of underweight children in developing countries. But despite societies around the world getting more affluent, problems related to lack of essential nutrients in our diet are creeping back, says Assistant Professor Mary Chong. With food now more abundant and affordable,Read more

The School is proud to announce that Associate Professor Hsu Li Yang and Adjunct Associate Professor Jeremy Lim have been jointly appointed as Co-Directors of the Leadership Institute for Global Health Transformation (LIGHT), with effect from 1 September 2019. LIGHT was established in 2016 to address global health issues that are relevant to Singapore and

The most common reasons for low vaccination take-up rates, which are similar across most high-income countries in the context of influenza vaccines, are lack of recommendation by healthcare providers, lack of knowledge (including misconceptions) about influenza and influenza vaccines, concerns about vaccine efficacy and side effects, and lack of opportunities for vaccination. Associate Professor Hsu

There have been over 9,700 cases of dengue reported since the start of 2019, five times more than the number seen this time last year and more than double the total cases for all of 2017. This increase is across Southeast Asia, with several neighbouring countries also reporting a sharp rise in dengue infections this

More than 700 doctors, data scientists, data engineers, software engineers and innovators gathered at the Healthcare AI Datathon and Expo 2019 to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to tackle healthcare challenges. Jointly organised by the School, National University Health System (NUHS) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the event held on 17-21

On 28 July, the HealthySG taskforce proposed that vaccination subsidies be given to Singaporean adults and Permanent Residents to protect themselves against vaccine-preventable diseases. According to data from the Ministry of Health, the take-up rate for the influenza vaccine is 12 to 14 percent among adults. Among elderly aged 65 to 74 years, the rate

Warmer temperatures enhance the growth of mosquito larvae and cause them to grow into adult mosquitoes faster, said Assistant Professor Vincent Pang, Director, Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research (CIDER). “Some studies showed that warmer temperatures may also increase the number of eggs laid per mosquito,” he added. In addition to hot weather and

To understand the current dengue outbreak, Associate Professor Alex Cook, Vice Dean (Research), revisits the situation in the years following Singapore’s independence and explains how the virus was limited in its transmission in the next few decades. Fifty years ago, it was limited by number of people to infect, as most people had already been

Singapore is seeing one of the worst dengue seasons in several years, with more cases so far this year than the last two years combined. Assistant Professor Vincent Pang, Director, Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research (CIDER), attributed the rise of dengue clusters in certain areas to three factors: 1) greater clustering of households

On 15-18 July 2019, a delegation of nine SSHSPH faculty members travelled to Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, to learn more about the public health issues facing the country, as well as how the Lao people are working towards overcoming them. They were joined by two members of Thailand’s Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program