Health Systems and Policies

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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Mayfong Mayxay

Visiting Professor Email mayfong@tropmedres.ac Mayfong Mayxay Professor Mayfong Mayxay is the Vice-Rector and a Professor in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease at University of Health Sciences (UHS), Ministry of Health, Lao PDR; a Visiting Professor in Tropical Medicine at University of Oxford and a Visiting Professor in Public Health at the National University of Singapore. He is also a member of parliament (MP) of the Lao National Assembly (9th legislation). He initiated many important academic entities in Laos, including a clinical research unit called “Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit or

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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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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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Cookson Richard

Visiting Professor Email cookson@nus.edu.sg COOKSON Richard Richard Cookson has helped pioneer “equity-informative” methods of economic evaluation and performance monitoring that provide information about the impacts of interventions and organisations on social inequalities in health and wellbeing, including distributional cost-effectiveness analysis, health equity indicators for healthcare quality assurance, methods for investigating public concern for reducing health inequality, and microsimulation methods for long-term childhood policy analysis. He has also worked in the UK Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit and served on various WHO working groups and UK NHS advisory committees including the NHS

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Vasuki UTRAVATHY

Assistant Professor (Adjunct) Email vasukiu@nus.edu.sg UTRAVATHY Vasuki ‘You can bring a horse to water but you cannot make it drink’ has shaped much of my career in health promotion and communication. Hence, I don’t stop in knowledge translation but equip Singaporeans to practice healthier habits by establishing conducive environments. I look forward to imparting that practical aspect of my work and belief as an adjunct faculty member. Affiliation NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (Adjunct) Health Promotion Board (Director, School Health & Outreach) Research Areas Health Policy Communications

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Halina TALIB

Assistant Professor (Adjunct) Email  halinat1@nus.edu.sg TALIB Halina Dr Halina Talib is a Deputy Director, Medical Policy, in the Assurance, Care and Engagement (ACE) division of Ministry of Manpower. She leads the development and implementation of healthcare policies and systems for migrant workers and oversees the public health, surveillance, and outbreak response for dormitory-residing migrant workers. She also leads a Clinical Quality and Audit team and oversees an ACE Nursing Team to ensure migrant workers’ access to quality and affordable primary care that enables good health outcomes. Dr Halina has had

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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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