Neutrality or complacency? Rethinking Singapore's place in a decolonising global health landscape

Claire Gabrielle Djuhadi^{1

2}, Kaisin Yee^{1

3}, Hiang Khoon Tan^{1

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, Singapore.
² Yale-NUS College, Singapore.
³ MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation, Singapore.
⁴ Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
⁵ Division of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Singapore General Hospital/National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.

Claire Gabrielle Djuhadi et al. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2025.

. 2025 Apr 8:57:101549.

doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101549. eCollection 2025 Apr.

Claire Gabrielle Djuhadi^{1

2}, Kaisin Yee^{1

3}, Hiang Khoon Tan^{1

4

5}

¹ SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, Singapore.
² Yale-NUS College, Singapore.
³ MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation, Singapore.
⁴ Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
⁵ Division of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Singapore General Hospital/National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.

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Conflict of interest statement

None.

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