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The Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (SSHSPH) is pleased to announce that several members of our SSHSPH family have been awarded the National Day Awards 2013 in recognition of their various forms of merit and services to Singapore. The awards were approved by the President of Singapore and the awardees were announced viaRead more

44 students embarked on a new journey in public health as the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (SSHSPH) welcomed the 2013/2014 batch of Master of Public Health (MPH) students to the School on 5 August 2013. Associate Professor Jeannette Lee, Vice-Dean of Education and MPH Programme Director, and Dean Professor Chia Kee

On 2 August 2013, faculty and staff alike gathered for the launch of Fitness Friday, a Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health fitness initiative in which staff will be allowed to take time off on Fridays from 4pm onwards to participate in various exercise interest groups. The launch of this exercise programme is in line with the

The Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health extends its heartiest congratulations to distinguished alumnus and philanthropist, Professor Saw Swee Hock, on being conferred the Honorary University Fellowship by the University of Hong Kong! This well-deserved elevation is indeed a recognition of his laudable long-standing support and numerous philanthropic contributions to many charitable causes and

The Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (SSHSPH) Commencement ceremony was held on 14 July 2013 at the University Cultural Centre, marking a momentous occasion for the graduating students from SSHSPH as they celebrated an important milestone in their lives. Jointly hosted with Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, the ceremony saw a total of 37

The 4th NUS Initiative to Improve Health in Asia (NIHA) Forum was held on 1st and 2nd July 2013 at Traders Hotel, Singapore. Jointly organised by the National University of Singapore (NUS) Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and NUS Global Asia Institute (GAI), the 2-day event saw approximately 90 healthcare leaders and decision-makers, healthcare policy academics and

The Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health is pleased to announce that Associate Professor Teo Yik Ying received the NUS Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (FTEA) AY 2011/2012 in recognition of his many contributions and commitment to teaching excellence at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health in the last academic year. This year’s award winners,

The NUS Annual Safety & Health Performance Award (ASHPA) is awarded by the Office of Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE) and is in recognition of NUS Departments/Faculties, Research Institutes & Corporate Offices which have made or are making significant improvements to their safety and health management systems (SHMS). SSHSPH has again won the Commendation Award of the NUS ASHPA in 2013. Congratulations! This is the highest possible award in

A study conducted on the health of adults with intellectual disabilities has found that they are more prone to chronic conditions like hypertension than the general population. The study, conducted by the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and  involving 227 intellectually disabled adults from the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled Singapore (MINDS), found

Ms Safiyah Salim, a student of the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, sees herself as a public health professional, hopefully having the opportunity to serve vulnerable populations. Having been a disablity policy officer at the then-Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Safiyah gained an interest in issues like helping the disabled