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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

The Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) and the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health recently hosted the “Diabetes Prevention in Asian Populations” workshop at the Clinical Sciences Building of the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine on 25 May 2017. The workshop was co-chaired by LKCMedicine Dean Professor James Best and Dean

On 19th May 2017, the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health held its first ever fundraising dinner in support of the SSHSPH Help-A-Student Fund at the Della and Seng Gee Guild Hall, NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House. The “Celebrating Public Health” event saw a capacity attendance of over 300 guests, including public health pioneers,

Love milk? According to findings from the Singapore Chinese Health Study, adults who consume at least one 240ml glass of cow’s milk every day has a 12 per cent lower risk of diabetes than those who do not. The findings from the study, led by principal investigator Professor Koh Woon Puay, was published in the Journal

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

Singapore’s latest move to deter youths from taking their first puff is to raise the minimum legal age for smoking from 18 to 21, a measure to be phased in over a few years. Research has suggested that governments should restrict the number of sales points for cigarettes so as to deter the youth from

This August, 1.8 million Singaporeans are entitled to a health screening that will cost $5 or less, under the Enhanced Screen for Life programme that will start in September. Invitation letters will be set to all Singaporeans that are aged 40 years and older. With the letter, the eligible will be able to call on

“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

24 March 2017 marks World Tuberculosis Day. Tuberculosis, known as TB is an air-borne disease that is transmitted through fine respiratory droplets from an infected person. It usually affects the lungs and if not treated properly, TB can be a fatal disease. This year’s World TB Day there is the same from 2016, which is

The trend of consuming home packed lunches to work or school is seen as a healthier option but people are still having food from hawker centres, food courts and coffee shops four to seven times a week. Dr Mary Chong, Assistant Professor, stated that here is an importance of cultivating healthy eating habits from young as