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In the latest episode of Why It Matters, Assistant Professor Mary Chong helps Joshua, the show’s host, in his quest to find out how much sugar children in Singapore are eating, and whether they fall within the daily limits recommended by the Health Promotion Board (10 teaspoons) and World Health Organization (six teaspoons). Watch the episode toRead more

“Why is Singapore opting to progressively roll out the minimum legal 21-year age limit for smoking over the next three years instead of immediate implementation?” “Should we consider offering electronic nicotine delivery systems options, such as e-cigarettes, as cessation aids to current smokers?” Professor Teo Yik Ying, Vice Dean (Research) and Dean Designate, addresses these

The School is pleased to welcome its new vice deanery leadership, with effect from 01 January 2018. Appointment of Associate Professor Rob van Dam as Vice Dean (Academic Affairs) and re-appointment as Domain Leader (Epidemiology Domain) Associate Professor Rob van Dam has been appointed as the new Vice Dean (Academic Affairs). He will formally assume his

Organised by the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, the Singapore Chinese Health Study: A Legacy for the Future symposium was held on 2 November 2017. Dr Mimi Yu, co-founding principal investigator of the Singapore Chinese Health Study (SCHS), was presented the inaugural SSHSPH Distinguished Service Award by Dean, Professor Chia Kee Seng and Emeritus Professor

On 1 November, Dr Lam Pin Min, Senior Minister of State for Health and Transport, announced the National Strategic Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). AMR is an era-defining global public health danger that occurs when microorganisms (such as bacteria, viruses or parasites) evolve and grow resistant to the antimicrobial drugs used to treat the

“Antibiotics are not always the best treatment for infections,” write Assistant Professor Clarence Tam and PhD student Jane Lim in their opinion piece for The Straits Times. The cost of antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, will be detrimental if nothing is done about it now. Drug-resistant infections could kill 7 million people annually by 2050 if no

According to the National Health Surveillance Survey 2013, only 15.2 per cent of Singaporeans aged 50 and above were vaccinated for influenza the year before. A separate audit at Bukit Batok Polyclinic in 2013 showed that uptake of the pneumococcal vaccine among at-risk adults with chronic obstructive lung disease and asthma was only 5.9 per

Over the weekend, the Ministry of Health announced the National Adult Immunisation Schedule (NAIS) which lists who should be vaccinated and when. NAIS also includes immunisation for diseases such as the flu and hepatitis B. What’s more, adult Singaporeans can use up to $400 of their Medisave account for these vaccinations. “Vaccines remain one of

While reducing mosquito breeding grounds and involving the community are key to limiting transmission of dengue fever, the role of the primary healthcare system must not be underestimated, urge Assistant Professor, Dr Vincent Pang, Director of the Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, and Professor Leo Yee Sin, Director of the Institute of Infectious Diseases and

“We need a mindset change — we have always valued wealth over health. Now we have to pursue both health and wealth together,” said Dean, Professor Chia Kee Seng at the biennial Singapore HEALTH (Helping Employees Achieve Life-time Health) Award 2017. Initiated by the Health Promotion Board (HPB), the award recognises organisations with strong commitment to promote