Global Health

Tan, Sok Teng

Lecturer (Joint) Email tsokteng@nus.edu.sg Tan, Sok Teng Sok Teng is a former humanitarian worker who now serves as a dedicated researcher and lecturer at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and NUS College. She recently earned her PhD in Public Health from NUS, focusing on the impact of oppression and structural violence on the health management capabilities of Rohingya refugees in Malaysia. Her current research and teaching emphasize community participation and community-led initiatives for health equity. Before pursuing her doctorate, Sok Teng worked at the United Nations HighRead more

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GOH Jit Khong, Jake

Assistant Professor (Adjunct) Email GOHJK@nus.edu.sg GOH Jit Khong, Jake My journey as a public health physician and medical doctor has been marked by over a decade of service as a military medical officer, holding management positions such as Head of Operations at the Military Medicine Institute, Head of Healthcare Cluster East, and Head of Naval Healthcare Branch. My roles have seen me spearhead inter-ministerial collaborations for medical operations in both crisis situations and peacetime, honing my capability in project planning, policy analysis, program evaluation, clinical leadership, and operations management. My passion

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NG Lee Ching

Associate Professor (Adjunct) Tel (65) 6771 9106 Email ng_lee_ching@nea.com.sg NG Lee Ching Assoc Prof Ng Lee Ching is the Group Director of Environmental Health Institute (EHI) at the National Environment Agency in Singapore. She has spent more than 20 years building scientific capabilities for Singapore’s environmental public health, conducting research to understand disease risk and transmission, and developing tools and strategies for mitigation of risks. She has co-authored more than 210 scientific papers and book chapters, in the area of vector borne diseases, COVID-19, food borne diseases, anti-microbial resistance, indoor

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BERMAN Ayelet

Associate Professor (Visiting) Email ephv567@visitor.nus.edu.sg BERMAN Ayelet Ayelet Berman is Associate Professor (Honorary Visiting) at the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and the Lead of the Law & Governance Program at the Asia Centre for Health Security. She also leads the Global Health Law & Governance Program at the NUS Centre for International Law (CIL). Dr. Berman is an international lawyer, and her work focuses on the law and governance aspects of global health and biosecurity. Her expertise also includes global governance, international trade law, and international

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CHUNG The Hao

Visiting Senior Research Fellow Email haoct@nus.edu.sg CHUNG The Hao Dr. Hao is a trained microbiologist fascinated at how microbes evolve and interact with human. His research seeks to combine high-resolution genomic data and clinical studies to answer relevant public health questions on infectious diseases epidemiology and evolution, and to translate understandings on bacterial evolution and ecology into better approaches in healthcare. Affiliation NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford Research

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PHUNG, Khanh Lam

Senior Research Fellow Email lampk@nus.edu.sg PHUNG, Khanh Lam I am a general medical doctor by training but then obtained a Ph.D. with a quantitative focus on developing clinical prediction models in dengue and have spent most of my research career working as a biostatistician. With colleagues at the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Vietnam, I conducted various collaborative works on dengue infection, ranging from observational studies to randomized clinical trials, to improve our understanding of the pathophysiology of dengue and the efficacy of different potential therapeutic options for dengue

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SARASWATI, Kartika

Research Fellow Email kartika@nus.edu.sg SARASWATI, Kartika I am a clinician by training with experience in tropical medicine and global health research. I am interested in addressing research questions that can generate impactful knowledge for resource limited settings. My research interests include neglected tropical diseases e.g. rickettsial diseases (scrub typhus, murine typhus, spotted fever group rickettsia) and arboviral diseases (dengue, Japanese encephalitis). At NUS, my research focuses on applying mathematical modelling techniques to analyse serology data of tropical diseases, including scrub typhus and murine typhus. Additionally, I aim to evaluate the

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SINGH Shweta Rajkumar

Research Fellow Email ephshwe@nus.edu.sg SINGH Shweta Rajkumar Shweta completed her doctoral studies, focusing on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) within communities in the Greater Mekong Subregion. Her primary interest lies in the epidemiology of infectious diseases, including molecular epidemiology. She has co-authored numerous peer-reviewed articles covering topics such as antimicrobial resistance, pandemic preparedness, and Tuberculosis. Shweta employs a diverse range of research methodologies, including systematic reviews, qualitative methods, quantitative methods, and bioinformatics. She has actively collaborated with the University for Health Sciences in Phnom Penh and Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem

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Jane Lim

Research Fellow (Adjunct) Email jane_lim@nus.edu.sg LIM Jane Jane is interested in the behavioural aspects of cross-sector antibiotic resistance, and in the development of appropriate One Health research and solutions to address AMR and other zoonotic diseases. Affiliation NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (Adjunct) Manager, Healthcare Intelligence, Changi General Hospital Research Areas Antibiotic use in human and animal health sectors Community-based participatory research Global/Public Health ethics Social determinants of health Teaching Areas Research methods Mixed-methods research Academic/Professional Qualifications PhD (Infectious Diseases Epidemiology), Saw Swee Hock School of Public

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Adam Chee

Associate Professor (Adjunct) Email adam.chee@nus.edu.sg Adam CHEE A convergence scientist familiar with Health(Care), Informatics, Innovation, Technologies and (equally important,) the Business aspects of the ecosystem, Adam serves as a coach & conduit between diverse key opinion leaders & stakeholders, engaging at operational, strategic and governmental levels as well as developing commercial relationships with global firms and local start-ups in the utilization of Data, Technology & Design as enablers for transformation, addressing the challenges of existing and new models of health(care). Bringing years of experience and expertise in strategy & operational

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