Graduate public health education--Singapore's contribution to strengthening capacity in the region and beyond.

作者信息

Lim Meng-Kin, Seow Adeline, Wilder-Smith Annelies, Lee Hin Peng

机构信息

Department of Community, Occupational & Family Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 16 Medical Drive, Singapore.

出版信息

Ann Acad Med Singap. 2008 Dec;37(12):1046-50.

The year 2008 marks the 55th anniversary of the graduate public health programme in Singapore. This article traces the evolution of the programme-from the Diploma in Public Health in 1953 to the Master of Public Health in 2007--in response to changing challenges and needs. It also discusses the role Singapore can continue to play in addressing global inequities in access to public health education and in strengthening public health capacity in the region and beyond.