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About HD@QT

We're building a vibrant community where all ages thrive with strong social bonds, lifelong care, and innovative programmes adding life to years, not just years to life.

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Focus Areas

Focusing on 6 key areas, we work closely with residents and partners to co-develop solutions and measure their impact, ensuring a supportive and inclusive community.

Preventive Health & Care Delivery Purposeful Longevity Community & Urban Living Technology & Innovation Evaluation Communications & Engagement
Research & Impact

The Baseline Study is a cornerstone of the Health District @ Queenstown initiative, designed to better understand the needs, challenges, and aspirations of our vibrant community.

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Initiatives

We work with residents and partners to deliver a range of programmes that support active and connected living. Here are a few of the ongoing initiatives in the community.

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Who We Are

Our Team

Health District @ Queenstown brings together expertise across six pillars, with a central team working across the initiative and workstreams that anchor different areas of expertise.

Central Team
Mr Tan Meng Dui
(Co-Chair)
  • Chief Executive Officer, Housing & Development Board (HDB)
Prof John Eu-Li Wong
(Co-Chair)
  • Executive Director, Centre for Population Health, National University of Singapore (NUS)
  • Senior Advisor, National University Health System (NUHS)
Dr Johnny Wong
(Alternate Co-Chair)
  • Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Building), Chief Science & Technology Officer, HDB
Mr Chua Song Khim
(Alternate Co-Chair)
  • Deputy Chief Executive, NUHS
Ms Irene Lai
  • Director, Program Management Office, Corp Finance, NUHS
  • Director, Operations and Program Management, Health District @ Queenstown
Assoc Prof David Michael Allen
  • Associate Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
  • Deputy Executive Director, Centre for Population Health at the National University of Singapore
  • Senior Consultant, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital (NUH)
Mr Wong Kit Foong
  • Senior Advisor, Centre for Population Health, National University of Singapore
Ms Agatha Seow
  • Senior Manager, Program Management Office, Corp Finance, NUHS
  • Program Management Lead, Health District @ Queenstown
Ms Charisse Lim
  • Manager, Operations, Health District @ Queenstown
Ms Guan Jye Swei
  • Assistant Manager, Finance and Procurement, Health District @ Queenstown
Dr Irina Barbolina
  • Project Manager, Centre for Population Health, National University of Singapore
Ms Lydia Cheung
  • Assistant Manager, (PMO) Corporate Finance Office, National University Health System
Ms Nur’Ain Salleh
  • Assistant Manager, Operations and Admin, Health District @ Queenstown
Ms Ng Ke Li
  • Communications and Events Executive, Health District @ Queenstown
Ms Ng Zi En
  • Senior Assistant Manager, Program Management Office, Corp Finance, NUHS
Ms Rose Lai
  • Assistant Manager, Office of Senior Advisor, NUHS
Ms Valerie Lim
  • Manager, Operations, Health District @ Queenstown
Ms Winnie Chong
  • Assistant Manager, Office of Senior Advisor, National University Health System
  • Assistant Manager, Department of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Ms Zahirah Taha
  • Communications Lead, Health District @ Queenstown
Workstream 1: Preventive Health & Care Delivery
Mr Chua Song Khim
(Co-Lead)
  • Deputy Chief Executive, NUHS
Asst Prof Andre Cheah
(Co-Lead)
  • Chief, Population Health and Community Care, NUHS
Dr Catherine Koh
  • Group Chief Nurse, NUHS
Ms Ng Qi Wen
  • Nurse Clinician, Advanced Practice Nurse Community Care Team, Regional Health System Office, NUHS
Assoc Prof Reshma Merchant
  • Head and Senior Consultant, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, NUS
Dr Soh Cheng Sim
  • Senior Staff Family Physician, Queenstown Polyclinic, National University Polyclinics (NUP)
Ms Sophia Cheong
  • Manager, Community Operations, Regional Health System Office, NUHS
Ms Stephanie Tham
  • Senior Assistant Manager, Regional Health System Office, NUHS
Dr Tan Li Feng
  • Senior Consultant, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Alexandra Hospital
Ms Tan Wei Wei
  • Director, Operations, Regional Health System Office, NUHS
Ms Teresa Quek
  • Senior Manager, Operations, Regional Health System Office, NUHS
Workstream 2: Purposeful Longevity
Assoc Prof David Michael Allen
(Co-lead)
  • Associate Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
  • Deputy Executive Director, Centre for Population Health, NUS
  • Senior Consultant, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, NUHS
Assoc Prof Thang Leng Leng
(Co-lead)
  • Deputy Head, Department of Japanese Studies Associate Professor, Department of Japanese Studies, NUS
Assoc Prof Emi Kiyota
  • Associate Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and College of Design and Engineering, NUS
Ms Agatha Seow
  • Senior Manager, Program Management Office, Corp Finance, NUHS Program
  • Management Lead, Health District @ Queenstown
Prof Ayelet Gneezy
  • Visiting Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
Ms Edna Tan
  • Manager, Centre for Population Health, NUS
Prof Elaine Ho Lynn-Ee
  • Professor, Department of Geography; Research Leader, Migration and Mobilities Cluster, Asia Research Institute, NUS
Ms Irene Lai
  • Director, Program Management Office, Corp Finance, NUHS
  • Director, Operations and Program Management, Health District @ Queenstown
Dr Jean Zhang
  • Research Fellow, Centre for Behavioural and Implementation Science Interventions (BISI), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
Prof Lorenz Fabian Goette
  • Professor, Department of Economics, NUS
Mr Lim Chee Hau
  • Senior Executive, Centre for Population Health, NUS
Assoc Prof Lynette Tan
  • Associate Professor, NUS
Mr Muhammad Yasser Bin Ab Samat
  • Senior Executive, Centre for Population Health, NUS
Asst Prof Shan Xiao Yue
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, NUS
Assoc Prof Thang Leng Leng
  • Deputy Head, Department of Japanese Studies Associate Professor, Department of Japanese Studies, NUS
Prof Uri Gneezy
  • Visiting Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
Workstream 3: Community & Urban Living
Mr Choo Chin Hua
(Co-Lead)
  • Group Director (Design Development), HDB
Mr Chong Fook Loong
(Co-Lead)
  • Group Director (Urban Planning), HDB
Ms Ang Wei Ping
  • Director (Planning and Urban Design Department 2), HDB
Assoc Prof Emi Kiyota
  • Associate Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and College of Design and Engineering, NUS
Mr Fung John Chye
  • Associate Professor (Practice Track), College of Design and Engineering, NUS
Prof Heng Chye Kiang
  • Provost’s Professor, College of Design and Engineering, NUS
Mr Jeremiah Lim
  • Director (Design Policy), HDB
Workstream 4: Technology & Innovation
Prof Dean Ho
(Lead)
  • Provost’s Chair Professor, Director of The N.1 Institute for Health (N.1), Director of The Institute for Digital Medicine (WisDM), Head of Department of Biomedical Engineering, NUS
Dr Alexander Yip
  • Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Alexandra Hospital
Dr Andrew Makmur
  • Senior Consultant, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, NUH
  • Group Chief Technology Officer, NUHS
  • Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Alexandra Hospital
Dr Bina Rai
  • Associate Professor, Associate Head (FYP), Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore
Assoc Prof Chua Horng Ruey
  • Head of Division & Senior Consultant, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, NUH
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
Adj Asst Prof David Chen Ziyou
  • Consultant, Department of Ophthalmology, National University Hospital
Assoc Prof Feng Meng Ling
  • Associate Professor, NUS
Dr James Kah
  • Vice Dean, Outreach and Special projects, College of Design and Engineering
  • Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, NUS
Prof Lawrence Ho
  • Professor of Medicine, National University of Singapore
  • Head and Senior Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, National University Hospital, Singapore
  • Director, Centre for Innovation in Healthcare, National University Health System
Adj Prof Ngiam Kee Yuan
  • Head, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
  • Head, Artificial Intelligence Office, NUHS
  • Head & Senior Consultant, Division of General Surgery (Endocrine & Thyroid Surgery), Department of Surgery, NUH
  • Senior Consultant, Division of Surgical Oncology, NCIS
Dr Rina Lim
  • Senior Assistant Director, Centre for Innovation in Healthcare, National University Health System
Dr Rubin Yong
  • Research Fellow, Department of Opthamology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Dr Sapphire Lin
  • Research Fellow, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Dr Ting Yonghan
  • Senior Consultant, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, National University Hospital
Dr Yoann Sapanel
  • Head, Health Innovation at The Institute for Digital Medicine (WISDM), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Workstream 5: Evaluation
Assoc Prof Lim Yee Wei
(Co-Lead)
  • Associate Professor Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
Assoc Prof Jia Lile
(Co-Lead)
  • Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS
  • Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS
Prof Leonard Lee
(Co-Lead)
  • Director and Lloyd's Register Foundation Professor, LRF Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk (IPUR)
  • Professor of Marketing, NUS Business School, NUS
Dr Li Ying
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS
Dr Shuna Shiann Khoo
  • Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS
Workstream 6: Communications & Engagement
Assoc Prof Jiang Shaohai
(Co-Lead)
  • Associate Professor, Department of Communications and New Media, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS
Dr Soh Kai Ruo
(Co-Lead)
  • Lecturer, Department of Communications and New Media, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS

Dr Soh Kai Ruo holds a PhD in Creative Industries (Media Studies) and has extensive experience in marketing and communications across the arts, culture and social impact sectors. She leads the Communications and Engagement team for Health District @ Queenstown.

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