Public Health issues will be among the most serious challenges in Asia in the coming years. Many developing countries in Asia will face tremendous strain as important resources are still lacking.

For example, rapid economic growth in Asia has spawned an epidemic of chronic disease. Associated environmental degradation and pollution add to the burden of environmentally-related disease. In addition, widening income gaps create health financing challenges that limit access to health care. Massive urban-to-rural migrations exacerbate the situation while growth in international travel increases the potential for epidemics to spread rapidly around the world.

These increasingly complex healthcare demands in Asia will require more holistic insights and integrative solutions. The NIHA Healthcare Leadership Program presents a unique opportunity for healthcare leaders to enhance their leadership acumen and decision making abilities to address these complexities.

Dates and Fees

• Core Module 9 to 20 July 2012 (Intake 2) 
• Advanced Module 16 to 20 July 2012
• Fees:
            SGD 20,000 (exc. GST) for Core Module
            SGD 10,000 (exc. GST) for Advanced Module

Enjoy a 30% early payment benefit if you register by February 2012. Full scholarship may be offered to qualified applicants.

For enquiries, please contact Ms Rachel MA at +65 6516 8342 or bizmsstt@nus.edu.sg

This is a unique Asia-focused program with innovative learning methods and experiences to stimulate discussion and learning. Debates, group exercises, case analyses, role-plays, industry dialogues and field visits ensure that learning goes beyond the classroom. Participants will also work with faculty mentors on practical projects.

There will be a 2-week Core Module and an optional 1-week Advanced Module on thematic issues.

Exchange of ideas and information at a group discussion	Participants took a field trip to the Singapore Zoo and a lesson on how to create a memorable customer experience.

Core Module Focus

LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE

• Inspiring and motivating
• Leading change in healthcare
• Setting the vision and the tone
• Change management
• Listening, learning, negotiating and influencing

HEALTHCARE DECISION MAKING

• Policy analysis
• Effective framing and problem solving
• Leveraging data for systematic decisions

IMPLEMENTATION

• Pursuit of excellence: quality improvement
• Healthcare policy implementation

STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

• Communicating with stakeholders (public, patients, caregivers, staff)
• Connectedness and outreach
• Crisis management
• Social and Public Healthcare marketing

  Who should attend

• Directors or deputy directors, with responsibilities for public health programs in Asia. Participants may be holding or will be holding senior leadership positions in government, non-government or private healthcare organizations.

How you will benefit

• Knowledge and understanding for leading in healthcare,  and improved ability to use new knowledge and evidence in decision making
• Better decision making through more extensive use of policy analysis
• Debates and discussions on Asia healthcare systems, problems and solutions
• Strong network of Asia healthcare leaders

The NIHA Healthcare Leadership Program is taught by internationally recognized faculty from NUS Business School, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Pardee RAND Graduate School.

Our Program Directors and faculty are of the highest calibre with outstanding credentials from global universities and extensive experience in Healthcare Leadership. In addition to being actively engaged in research and teaching, they also have consulting experience with blue chip companies, multi-national corporations, businesses and goverments worldwide.

Guest Speakers

NUS Initiative to Improve Health in Asia (NIHA)

NIHA is a new integrative initiative to improve public health and healthcare delivery in Asia. NIHA will comprise a high quality portfolio of cutting edge Research, high-level Forums and Leadership Programs. The cutting-edge Research and Forum in health policy will provide greater insights to formulate the leadership programme that will train a talented pool of professionals in the field and enhance the capabilities and competencies of regulators and healthcare policy-makers.

It is coordinated by the NUS Global Asia Institute (NUS-GAI), in collaboration with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and the NUS Business School. NIHA will also collaborate with other institutions in Singapore and internationally with the relevant expertise.

NIHA is made possible with a funding of S$17 million over 10 years from the GSK-EDB Trust Fund. It was announced by Singapore Health Minister Mr Khaw Boon Wan on 21 July 2010 at the East Asia Health Policy Dialogue, a symposium organised at the sidelines of the ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting.

About NUS Global Asia Institute

The NUS Global Asia Institute aims to take the lead in research and scholarship directed at topics pivotal to Asia's future. Driven by the mission to provide in-depth insights to shape the nature of 21st Century Asia, the NUS Global Asia Institute will take a holistic approach to the fundamental issues confronting Asia and the world. By focusing on integrative studies, the work of the Institute will go beyond public policies and also deal with matters of technological importance. The Institute will complement existing NUS programmes that already have a significant Asian component.

About Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy was established in 2004 with the mission of educating and training the next generation of Asian policymakers and leaders. Its objectives are to raise the standards of governance throughout the region, improve the lives of the region’s people and, in so doing, contribute to the transformation of Asia.

About Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine was the first academic body in Singapore's history dedicated to tertiary education. Established in 1905, it has the honor of being the foundation of what has now evolved into the National University of Singapore. The School is a strong component in the University's Mission to advance knowledge and foster innovation, educate students and nurture talent in service of Singapore and society. The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine has produced leaders in healthcare delivery, discovery, and public service, as well as playing a pivotal role in Singapore's Life Science's Initiative and Singapore Medicine.

About NUS Business School

For over 40 years, NUS Business School has offered a rigorous, relevant and rewarding business education to outstanding men and women from across the world. The School remains distinctive among the world's leading business schools by offering the best of global knowledge with deep Asian insights, preparing students to lead Asian businesses to the forefront of the world economy and to help global businesses succeed in Asia.

About RAND Corporation

The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND focuses on the issues that matter most such as health, education, national security, international affairs, law and business, the environment, and more. With a research staff consisting of some of the world's preeminent minds, RAND has been expanding the boundaries of human knowledge for more than 60 years. As a nonpartisan organization, RAND is widely respected for operating independent of political and commercial pressures.