Welcome to the Programme in Health Services Research & Population Health (HSRPH)!
Formerly established as the Programme in Health Services and Systems Research (HSSR) in 2008, it was one of Duke-NUS’ five Signature Research Programmes to bring the best in the field in health services research to the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic
Medical Centre (AMC) and to Singapore. Since then, HSSR has established itself as a leader in the study of health systems and services for the population in Singapore and beyond.
Our research focuses on the organisation and delivery of health and social services in the context of an ageing population. It is undertaken to investigate whether services are effective, appropriate, scalable and economically sustainable.
The Singapore healthcare system has been facing several challenges such as a rapidly ageing population, the increasing burden of chronic diseases and the rising cost of healthcare. To address these challenges, the Ministry of Health has shifted the focus
of healthcare to the “3 Beyonds” and launched Healthier SG in 2023. The Academic Medicine Advisory Committee (AMAC) also recommended the AMC to develop and focus more on population health in their meeting in 2025.
As such, HSRPH has also placed more focus on population health to better address the challenges facing the healthcare system, and to align closer with the national shift and AMAC’s recommendations.
We work closely with multiple stakeholders including government, regional health systems, and social service organisations to facilitate and advance a holistic research agenda. The policy-driven research Duke-NUS has implemented provides critical insights
that guide healthcare system improvements throughout the region. In Singapore, we collaborate closely with Singapore Health Services, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Home Affairs, A*STAR, and etc. Globally, we have undertaken research projects in
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and etc.
Besides cutting-edge research, HSRPH faculty are highly engaged in education. HSRPH offers the PhD-IBM in HSRPH Programme to groom graduate students in health services research and population health.
Healthcare professionals can also choose to embark on our Graduate Certificate Programme in Health Services Innovation. With this programme we seek to engage a new generation of disruptive innovators who will improve the performance of health services.
If you are interested in our research, education and other initiatives, please feel free to contact us.
Professor Marcus Ong
Director, HSRPH