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London School Of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Partners NUS Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health To Establish Regional Hub For Public Health Research, Education And Innovation
The NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (SSHSPH) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) to work together in research, education and advancing new technologies. The LSHTM is one of the world’s leading institutions in global and public health, and is currently the largest institution of its kind in Europe.
In addition to staff and student exchange programmes, joint academic and scientific activities and developing collaborative projects, the MoU will especially foster greater cooperation in the areas of infectious disease control, health systems research, and chronic diseases. The local community in Singapore and Asia can look forward to benefiting from this alliance as the two schools will look into joint research and collaboration that have a strong Asian focus.
Witnessing the signing ceremony were Dr Vince Cable, UK’s Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Dr Amy Khor, Minister of State for Health and Associate Professor Benjamin Ong, Chief Executive of the National University Health System.
Professor Anne Mills, Vice-Director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with such an eminent institution in the Asia region. We look forward to collectively building on and enhancing our strengths in infectious diseases, health systems and chronic diseases research and innovation, and to enhancing the student experience of those following M.Sc and doctoral training programmes.”
Professor Mills signed the MoU with Professor Chia Kee Seng, Dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.
Commenting on the MoU, Professor Chia said: “This unique partnership will generate a tremendous synergy that arises from our common vision and our complementary strengths geared towards not only improving the health of populations, but to also expand and develop these areas of strength. In the next few years, we will embark on two fundamental projects: the Population Health Metrics and Analytics (PHMA) project and the Master of Public Health (MPH) course. The first collaboration, the PHMA, leverages cutting-edge technology to bring together researchers and practitioners from both schools and multiple disciplines to integrate the disparate areas of public health research and making it relevant and accessible to practitioners like policy makers by generating usable real-world projections. In our MPH collaboration, we will draw upon each other’s experience and expertise in developing our graduates to work towards improving the health of populations.”
The SSHSPH was established on 1 October 2011 and is an expansion of the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, which was formed in 1948, at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. The School is an integral part of the National University Health System (NUHS), a common governance framework shared with the National University Hospital, the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, and the Faculty of Dentistry.
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Media Contacts
Ms Amal Ahmad
NUHS Communications for Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (SSHSPH)
Tel: 6772 3986
Email: amal_ahmad@nuhs.edu.sg
Ms Paula Fentiman
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Tel: +44 207 927 2802
Email: paula.fentiman@lshtm.ac.uk
Notes to Editors:
About the National University Health System (NUHS)
The National University Health System (NUHS) groups the National University Hospital (NUH), the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, the NUS Faculty of Dentistry and the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health under a common governance structure to create synergies to advance health by integrating clinical care, research and education.
The enhanced capabilities and capacity will enable the NUHS to deliver better patient care, train future generations of doctors more effectively and bring innovative treatments to patients through groundbreaking research.
For more information about NUHS, please visit www.nuhs.edu.sg
About the National University of Singapore (NUS)
A leading global university centred in Asia, the National University of Singapore (NUS) is Singapore’s flagship university which offers a global approach to education and research, with a focus on Asian perspectives and expertise
NUS has 16 faculties and schools across three campuses. Its transformative education includes a broad-based curriculum underscored by multi-disciplinary courses and cross-faculty enrichment. Over 36,000 students from 100 countries enrich the community with their diverse social and cultural perspectives.
NUS has three Research Centres of Excellence (RCE) and 21 university-level research institutes and centres. It is also a partner in Singapore’s 5th RCE. NUS shares a close affiliation with 16 national-level research institutes and centres. Research activities are strategic and robust, and NUS is well-known for its research strengths in engineering, life sciences and biomedicine, social sciences and natural sciences. It also strives to create a supportive and innovative environment to promote creative enterprise within its community.
For more information, please visit www.nus.edu.sg
About the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (SSHSPH)
Established in October 2011, the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health builds upon 60 years of experience in research, teaching and practice as a Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. Moving beyond the traditional domains of chronic disease aetiology and risk factors, the SSHSPH emphasizes new technologies and methods to measure and monitor exposure and disease, as well as new approaches to develop and implement public health programmes and policies. With a distinctly Asian focus, SSHSPH’s existing strengths include chronic disease epidemiology, statistical genomics and workplace health as well as a well-developed Master of Public Health programme.
For more information, please visit http://www.sph.nus.edu.sg/.
About the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
LSHTM is a specialist, research-led higher education institution in global and public health. It is one of the world’s leading institutions in its field, and is currently the largest institution of its kind in Europe with a critical mass of multidisciplinary expertise including molecular biologists, immunologists, clinicians, epidemiologists, statisticians and social scientists. Its mission is to improve health nationally and internationally through excellence in global health and public health research, postgraduate teaching and capacity strengthening.
For more information, please visit http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/
