Healthier SG: Singapore's multi-year strategy to transform primary healthcare

Chuan De Foo^{1

2}, Hui Xiang Chia², Ken Wah Teo³, Aysha Farwin^{1

2}, Jumana Hashim^{1

2}, Gerald Choon-Huat Koh², David Bruce Matchar^{4

5}, Helena Legido-Quigley^{2

6}, Jason C H Yap²

Affiliations

¹ International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening, Western Pacific Region, Singapore.
² Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore.
³ Yishun Health, National Healthcare Group, Singapore.
⁴ Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore.
⁵ Duke University Medical Center (General Medicine and Pathology), Durham, NC, USA.
⁶ The George Institute for Global Health and Imperial College London, London, UK.

Chuan De Foo et al. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2023.

. 2023 Jul 27:37:100861.

doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100861. eCollection 2023 Aug.

Chuan De Foo^{1

2}, Hui Xiang Chia², Ken Wah Teo³, Aysha Farwin^{1

2}, Jumana Hashim^{1

2}, Gerald Choon-Huat Koh², David Bruce Matchar^{4

5}, Helena Legido-Quigley^{2

6}, Jason C H Yap²

¹ International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening, Western Pacific Region, Singapore.
² Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore.
³ Yishun Health, National Healthcare Group, Singapore.
⁴ Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore.
⁵ Duke University Medical Center (General Medicine and Pathology), Durham, NC, USA.
⁶ The George Institute for Global Health and Imperial College London, London, UK.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interests.

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