The two-evening programme on 27-28 January at The Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium at the SingHealth Duke-NUS campus convened clinicians, students, policymakers and partners to focus on the importance of outbreak preparedness and planetary health

, /PRNewswire/ — Singapore has hosted its first Global Health Film Festival, bringing together clinicians, students, policymakers and partners to examine some of the most pressing health challenges facing the region, from infectious disease preparedness to climate-related health risks.

At the close of the festival: (centre) Prof Patrick Tan, Dean, Duke-NUS Medical School, and Mr Yew Lin Goh, Chairman of the Board, Duke-NUS; with panellists (far left) Dr Jo-Anne Yeo, Clinical Sustainability Lead, Changi General Hospital; and, to their right, Ms Sumi Dhanarajan, Managing Director, Asia, Forum for the Future; and Dr Andrea Bruni, Regional Advisor, Mental Health, Word Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia.

Organised by the SingHealth Duke‑NUS Global Health Institute (SDGHI), in collaboration with UK non‑profit Global Health Film, the festival was held on 27 and 28 January at the Ngee Ann Kongsi (NAK) Auditorium in the Singapore General Hospital campus. The two-night programme saw over 500 seatings, with many participants returning for both evenings.

The festival was opened by Professor Ng Wai Hoe, Group Chief Executive Officer, SingHealth, on Day One, and Professor Patrick Tan, Dean of Duke-NUS Me...