Thought Leadership

Some of the world’s leaders, and leading thinkers from NUS and overseas, regularly gather and add to the rich diversity of thoughts and ideas on our campuses, in Singapore and across the globe.
Here’s what they had to share.

Rise above blame games to meet common challenge of future pandemics

Rise above blame games to meet common challenge of future pandemics

Wang Linfa 2 Aug 2022

The global community needs to treat new virus outbreaks as a common challenge without allowing blame and politics to hamper its response, says Professor Wang Linfa, Director, Programme in Emerging Infectious Disease at Duke-NUS Medical School. He outlines how Covid-19 has highlighted the urgency of regional and international collaboration at a high level, and requires sustainable funding and real transparency across communities.

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Many seriously ill patients end up living for treatment

Many seriously ill patients end up living for treatment

Speakers: Assoc Prof Alethea Yee, Asst Prof Shirlyn Neo and Asst Prof Gillian Phua from the Lien Centre for Palliative Care at Duke-NUS Medical School 18 Jul 2024