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The Development and Implementation of a National Health Security Strategy
 Dr Jeffrey Wasserman
 11 August 2011, Thursday
 Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, NUS
Recent public health disasters (and near disasters) have increased awareness among public health policy makers worldwide of the need to develop a robust health security strategy. Dr. Wasserman leads a multi-year project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services devoted to developing and implementing such a strategy in the U.S. His talk will cover some of the challenges and opportunities associated with this work. After providing a definition of national health security and a framework for conceptualizing the critical elements of health security, particular emphasis will be given to lessons learned for other nations and the need for a global health security strategy. |
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Workshop on the Lancet Series on Health in Southeast Asia
 Lancet Series
20 June 2011, Monday
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS, Singapore
The Lancet Series on Health in Southeast Asia, jointly sponsored by the China Medical Board (CMB), the Rockefeller Foundation and the Atlantic Philanthropies was launched in January 2011 in Bangkok at the Prince Mahidol Conference.
This workshop is jointly organized by the NUS Initiative to Improve Health in Asia (NIHA) and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy to discuss and disseminate the findings of the Lancet Series. It will feature presentations by the lead authors on their findings followed by a panel discussion on future steps. It hopes to encourage further research into the health challenges and policy issues thus identified.
The workshop is open to policy makers and representatives from government, industry and academic organizations, international development and research institutions, and the media. |
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Roundtable
Issues of Planning for Asian Urban Agglomerations:
The Cases of Mumbai and Jakarta
10 June 2011, Friday
United Nations data indicate that 11 of Asia’s cities are in the top 20 of the world’s largest urban agglomerations. |
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Workshop on Diabetes Mellitus
A Public Health and Clinical Forum
25 – 26 April 2011
The Workshop will present different aspects of diabetes including managing complications, recent technologies on treatment and prevention. It will also address practical advice and home-based care for diabetic patients. Featured speakers in the workshop include Prof. Chia Kee Seng (NUS), Prof. Rob M. Van Dam (Yoo Lin School of Medicine, NUS). |
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Global Urban Frontiers Workshop
Asian Cities in Theory, Practice and Imagination
8 – 9 September 2010
This workshop aims to contribute to wider efforts to ‘post-colonialize’ (Robinson, 2006) urban
theory and planning practice. |
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Harvard Asia Vision 21 Conference
Values, Conflicts and Change in Asia
29 Apr – 1 May 2010
The conference, held for the first time in Singapore, examines long-term issues and concerns
from the perspective of the East, Southeast, and South Asian regions. |
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Consensus//Colloquium Conference
Securing Food in ASEAN; Food Security in the World
15 - 17 April 2010
A student-initiated and -organized, consensus//colloquium to work towards bringing food
security in the world. |
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