Infectious diseases, epidemiology, and social networks at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, NUS
This two-pronged project aims 1) to understand factors associated with antimicrobial use in Cambodia’s general public and 2) to explore social networks in farming communities and their role in dissemination of health information. Inappropriate antibiotic use is widespread in Cambodia with numerous sources for non-prescription access to antibiotics in both human and farming communities.…
This study aims to understand the patterns and determinants of antimicrobial use in Singapore’s animal sector. Singapore launched its national strategic action plan to address AMR in November 2017 which includes as a specific priority to reduce inappropriate use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals. However, little is known about patterns and determinants of antimicrobial…
Photo by Fabian Grohs on Unsplash As a scientist and a graduate student in public health, I do a lot of coding and programming to solve computational problems. Few people would deny the statement that the code we write for data analyses is rife with bugs (problems that make a routine break or not work…
International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), #ISBNPA 2019 ISBNPA hosts its 18th annual meeting in Prague (June 04-07, 2019) with the theme of ‘Healthy People. Healthy Planet’. For the first time, SLING attends an ISBNPA meeting and presents a poster on physical activity patterns of a population residing in 29 peri-urban South…
November 12-18 marked World Antibiotic Awareness Week, an iniative started four years ago by the World Health Organization to increase awareness of the growing problem of bacterial resistance to antibiotics. For the past three years we have held public engagement events at local libraries to teach children and adults about antibiotic resistance, and what the…
‘What We Can Make It’ Megan Sim Hui Ci (Ngee Ann Polytechnic) ____________________________________ Left Hand Side: Traditionalist dialogue aiya antibiotic don’t eat you not sick already eat for what? don’t waste you think save it next time can use again? use when you really “cmi” antibiotic resistance not important, you know one person only how…
‘March into the Warren’ Chua Jie Hui (National University of Singapore) Squint in earnest, Fancy with mind’s eye, Otherworldly shapes bustling, In odd fashion. Spheres tumble, flashing their teeth, Rods whirl off-kilter, All while the flagella, Quiet in a corner, Placidly draw waves. This one a seasoned politician, That, a headstrong soldier. And…
Antibiotic resistance, paralysis, and stewardship: the walking ecosphere’s destiny Julianne Jessica Talens Leow, Tanjong Katong Girls’ School I read the headline many times over: “FDA (United States Food and Drug Administration) Fails to Protect Against Antibiotic Resistance, Guarantees More Needless Deaths and Suffering” (Mercola, 2014). It’s getting harder to read. The situation presented by a…