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On 14 June 2024, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the School and Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) to formalise the partnership between the two entities. The signatories were Dean, Prof Teo Yik Ying, and Ambassador Morikawa Toru,...

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has rejected “egregious and false claims” that COVID-19 vaccinations are the cause of severe side effects including excessive deaths. Rebutting these claims, MOH said that there is a need to draw the right conclusions and follow...

ongratulating to our SSHSPH Faculty Awards AY2022/2023 recipients. Asst Prof Hannah Clapham, Dr Cecilia Teng and Asst Prof Saima Hilal have been awarded the SSHSPH Teaching Excellence Award AY2022/2023, which recognises faculty members who...

Congratulations to Assoc Prof Luo Nan for winning the HPHSR Clinician Scientist Award (HCSA) (Senior Investigator)at the National Medical Research Council (NMRC) Talent Awards 2024. This prestigious award recognises senior clinician scientists who have...

The third instalment of the Southeast Asia Health Security Roundtable Series took place from 24 to 25 May 2024 at Parkroyal On Beach Road. Themed "Leadership and Communication in Major Epidemics", the roundtable aims to support regional and national...

The theme of World No Tobacco Day 2024 is "Protecting children from tobacco industry interference" to protect our future generations. In spite of decades of public education about the harms of smoking, the #tobacco industry continues to employ...

Antibiotics are a global public good that prolong lives, reduce disabilities, and enable other life-saving medical interventions such as surgery. Antimicrobial resistance threatens this backbone of modern medicine, and is estimated to have contributed to...

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Swapnil Mishra on being conferred the NUS Presidential Young Professorship (PYP) award – making him the first Presidential Young Professor at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (SSHSPH). The prestigious PYP award...

The School is pleased to announce the appointment of Associate Professor Adeline Seow as the new leader of the Epidemiology domain, effective 1 June 2024. In this pivotal role, she will oversee the domain’s teaching and research capabilities, collaborating...

On 11 April 2024, a delegation from the School visited Cambodia’s Ministry of Health (MOH). The purpose of this visit was to strengthen strategic partnerships between the Cambodia MOH and NUS in areas such as health training, capacity building, research,...

Pre-emptive pharmacogenomics (PPGx) involves testing an individual's genes beforehand to identify genetic variations that raise the risk of negative reactions to specific medications. This proactive testing can expedite drug selection in emergencies by...

Deforestation, driven by agricultural expansion spreads diseases from animals to humans. Destroying biodiversity-rich forests enables diseases to easily transfer from wildlife to humans. To mitigate health risks, urgent global cooperation and...