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The Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health warmly congratulates our distinguished alumnus and eminent philanthropist Professor Saw Swee Hock on being listed as one of the 48 Heroes of Philanthropy by Forbes Asia. Currently in its eighth year running, the Heroes of Philanthropy honour roll lists notable philanthropists in the Asia-Pacific region, calling attentionRead more

Big data and the immense potential from these vast information sources is fast becoming one of the most talked-about topics today. Professor Chia Kee Seng, Dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health speaks to BFM89.9’s The Bigger Picture about the role big data plays in predicting population health trends, especially its growing potential in

The Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health is pleased to announce that the School has been re-designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Occupational Health for another 4 years, as from 22 June 2014 till 22 June 2018, by the World Health Organization (WHO). This Collaborating Centre will continue to be headed by Associate Professor Chia

It was three long months ago when Associate Professors Mikael Hartman from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and Philip Iau from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine set off on an extraordinary adventure. The two trauma and breast cancer surgeons would journey 20,000km by motorcycle across 17 countries in Asia and Europe for The

Poor eyesight may cause a poorer quality of life than suffering from chronic diseases like diabetes, obesity and hypertension, according to a study conducted by researchers from the National University of Singapore and the Singapore Eye Research Institute. The study combined data from three population-based eye studies and found that for every 100,000 people in

A local study of 63,000 Singaporean Chinese has found that Omega-3 fatty acids in seafood and nuts are beneficial in reducing the mortality risk of cardiovascular disease. The study, led by Professor Koh Woon Puay from the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School and the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health found that the 25% of the study

Many of us spend at least 8 hours at the office, so how can you ensure that you stay healthy and safe at a sedentary environment like the workplace? 938LIVE’s Need to Know speaks to Professor Chia Kee Seng, Dean, NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and Chairman of the Workplace Health Committee at

7 May 2014 marked the first day of the Singapore Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Conference 2014, held in conjunction with the launch of the National Workplace Safety and Health Campaign for this year. The conference saw regional workplace safety and health professionals and stakeholders, businesses and organisations convene to share and learn about how

The Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health is pleased to announce that Professor Saw Seang Mei has made it to the list of the world’s 100 most influential people in ophthalmology. In addition to Prof Saw, Singapore saw two other eye doctors make the top 100 list, including Professor Donald Tan from the Singapore National Eye

The Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health is pleased to announce that two of our colleagues were awarded at the recent Stars@NUHS Awards. Assistant Professor Alex Cook received the NUS Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (FTEA) AY2012/2013 in recognition of his many contributions and commitment to teaching excellence at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health in