Khor Swee Kheng
Swee Kheng is a physician currently specializing in health systems and global health, holding fellowships at Chatham House and the United Nations University (UNU-IIGH). He is also the founder-CEO of Angsana Health (a primary healthcare start-up in Malaysia) and cofounder-coordinator of the Malaysian Health Coalition (an advocacy group comprising 53 professional societies and associations).
Previously, he held progressively senior practitioner roles in clinical medicine, refugee & disaster relief, clinical research and pharma anti-corruption. In these roles, he was based in Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai, Shanghai and Paris, covering >90 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
Swee Kheng (or SK) holds three postgraduate degrees, in internal medicine (RCP UK), public health (Berkeley) and public policy (Oxford). He has published >180 articles, reports and book chapters in international media, think-tanks and academic journals, including The Lancet, Project Syndicate, Council on Foreign Relations and Foreign Affairs.
Affiliation
- NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
- Senior Visiting Fellow, United Nations University
- Associate Fellow, Chatham House
- Visiting Fellow, Institute for Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia
- Chair, Healthcare Working Group, ASEAN Business Advisory Council
Research Areas
- Global Health
- Healthcare Services and Management
- Health Systems and Policies
- Political Economy of Health
- Strategic Purchasing
Academic/Professional Qualifications
- Doctor of Medicine, National University of Malaysia
- Member, Royal College of Physicians of the UK
- MPH, University of California, Berkeley
- MPP, University of Oxford, UK
Awards/Honours
- International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) 2022, the State Department, United States Government
- Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity in Southeast Asia 2022, the Atlantic Institute and China Medical Board
Professional/Consulting Activities
- World Health Organization (health policies and systems research funding in the Western Pacific Region)
- Asian Development Bank (enhanced Covid vaccination programs and post-Covid health security response in SEA)
- Short-term consulting contracts with various private companies, banks and investment firms
Selected Publications
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