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The recent Healthier SG initiative presented at the Committee of Supply (COS) envisioned Singapore’s future health system as “One person, one family doctor, one care plan” by encouraging Singaporeans to enrol with a family doctor close to where they live. This national enrolment programme will be coordinated by the three local healthcare clusters. More than 70 per cent of Singapore’s resident population are in the labour force and our workforce is ageing. It is therefore crucial for family doctors to recognise the role of work on the health and wellbeingRead more

We are proud to announce that Dr Raymond Lim has been recognised among JCI Singapore’s Ten Outstanding Young Persons in addition to receiving the Merit Award for Academic Leadership. JCI is a global non-profit organisation that comprises young and passionate individuals that are eager and determined to make positive differences and meaningful contributions to their communities. Every year, JCI selects ten outstanding young persons under 40 from a variety of fields to inspire everyone to be better and to realise their full potential as active citizens. For Dr Raymond Lim,Read more

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Clive Tan on being awarded the Equity Initiative Fellowship! Launched in 2016, the Equity Initiative (EI) Fellowship programme nurtures and empowers young leaders to pursue and advocate social justice for health in Southeast Asia. The programme brings together a diverse group of professionals who have demonstrated commitment, dedication and enthusiasm for leading change for health equity. Like many others in the world, Southeast Asian societies are confronting various health equity challenges ranging from ensuring universal access to primary healthcare; developing pro-equity health financing policies; tackling the urgentRead more

We are proud to share that 18 faculty members from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (SSHSPH) were recently recognised among the Top 2% of Scientists Worldwide, in a study by Stanford University: Adjunct Associate Professor Chew Suok Kai Professor Chia Kee Seng Associate Professor Chia Sin Eng Adjunct Professor Chong Siow Ann Assistant Professor Hannah Clapham Adjunct Associate Professor Jeffery Cutter Professor Eric Andrew Finkelstein Associate Professor Gao Xiaoli Adjunct Professor Goh Kee Tai Adjunct Professor Heng Mok Kwee Derrick Professor Koh Choon Huat Gerald Emeritus ProfessorRead more

Around the world, field epidemiology training constitutes an important line of public health defence against emerging infectious diseases. The National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) has partnered NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (SPH) to develop the Singapore Field Epidemiology Training Programme (S-FETP) with the Ministry of Health. This programme offers stepwise training to medical and public health officers under the One Health Framework to meet growing field epidemiology needs. The programme is modelled after the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Epidemic Intelligence Service andRead more

Timothy Liu is currently undertaking a Master’s in Public Health at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, in addition to his role as Chief Executive Officer of Dover Park Hospice. For the past two years, he has also been handling and managing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Since 2016, I’ve helmed Dover Park Hospice and I come from an engineering and business background. I wanted to gain further insights into health and healthcare and learn public health concepts and tools that I could bring back to DoverRead more