Prof. Hein Min TUN, Associate Director (Global Affairs) and Associate Professor of JCSPHPC, was appointed a 2026 Visiting Academician of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (AMS), in recognition of his exceptional contributions to One Health, Digital Health, and Regional Health Security.
During his visit, Prof. Tun was invited to attend the 20th Singapore Public Health & Occupational Medicine Conference. He delivered a lecture titled “Beyond Human Borders: Building a Digital One Health Infrastructure for Transboundary Disease Surveillance,” and participated in panel discussions, sharing cutting-edge scientific perspectives on antimicrobial resistance, microbiome science, and cross-border infectious disease surveillance.
Prof. Tun expressed his commitment to further strengthening collaboration between JCSPHPC and Singapore’s public health community, building on the School’s longstanding partnerships in research and knowledge exchange across the region.
About the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Founded in 1957, the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, is the largest medical and dental specialist organisation in the country, with over 4,200 members across its Colleges and Chapters. Through its Visiting Academian programme, it appoints an elite group of distinguished local and international experts each year to foster international medical exchange and advance postgraduate medical and public health education. (Learn more)