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Thank you Dr Margaret Chan

Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) and esteemed SSHSPH alumna, will be officially stepping down after serving the Organization for 10 years. Her successor Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from Ethiopia will take office on 1 July 2017. WHO has also published a Ten Years in Public Health 2007 – 2017 report chronicling the evolution ofRead more

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Tele-rehab option for physiotherapy to be rolled out at 14 institutions

Patients that required to undergo physiotherapy will soon be able to opt for their rehabilitation activities to be carried out in the comforts of their home. Rehabilitation activities can be monitored by therapists as patients will be using wearable sensors to monitor their movements while being filmed on a tablet. The NUS Department of Electrical

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Saying No to Diabetes Dialogue

“What is Diabetes?” “What is Insulin?” “Why is Diabetes a silent killer?” “What is the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes?”   These were some of the questions that were posted by some of the residents that had attended the Punggol 21 CC Health Fiesta- Say No to Diabetes Dialogue on 25th of

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