Marc Ho Zheng Jie

Group Head, Policy and Systems, interim Communicable Diseases Agency, MOH Singapore. Views are mine.

[Chungong Stella @ChungongStella]

🌍 The recent Joint External Evaluation #JEE in the US, which I led @WHO highlighted strong multisectoral collaboration and commitment to strengthening #HealthSecurity! Big thanks to @HHSGov, @ASPRgov, @StateDeptOGA, @HHS_ASGA, for driving action to prevent, detect, and respond to health threats. #GlobalHealth

[The Straits Times @straits_times]

Mpox vaccine for those at high risk in Singapore, virus troublesome but can be managed: Ong Ye Kung https://t.co/VJJsKkWgSz

[Ministry of Health @MOHSingapore]

💪🏻 MOH, as part of a whole-of-government effort, has coordinated public health preparedness measures and is ready to respond to a mpox Clade I epidemic.

🔗 For more info, visit https://t.co/lPgDyXIblu

[Anita S @mitokondrion]

Disease agnostic preparedness model,
a health reserve force for surge capacity, $100m research fund and setup of a new Communicable Diseases Agency - key focus areas of #Singapore in global health security @MarcHoZJ @MOHSingapore @GHS_conf @FINDdx #GHS2024

[BMJ Group @bmj_company]

Statement in response to misreporting of BMJ Public Health @BMJPublicHealth research on excess deaths since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Link: https://t.co/oe8tlcMi9M

[Catharina Boehme @BoehmeCatharina]

Singapore is an important global health champion.

Their leadership during the pandemic has been widely praised.

A big thank you to Minister Ong Ye Kung for announcing their S$24 million contribution for the @WHO investment round.

#InvestInWHO

https://t.co/TnTY12mMOo

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

‘Health is an investment, and @WHO is health’ — I couldn’t put this better than my friend Juan Pablo Uribe today at the @WHO Investment Case launch.

We are grateful for announcements today towards the new contributions from:
1) the @EU_Commission: € 250 million
2) Ireland: US$ 4 million
3) Singapore: SGD$ 24 million

I thank Brazil, which will host the Investment Round as President of the @g20org, alongside co-hosts France, Germany and Norway, and Mauritania in its capacity as Chair of the @_AfricanUnion.

I also thank the @G7 finance ministers, who recently called for increased funding for WHO through the Investment Round.
We are grateful to all our partners and donors for their strong support. Together!

#WHA77

[Chungong Stella @ChungongStella]

Thank you to everyone who participated in today’s webinar: Health Systems for Health Security: Integrated Solution for Robust Emergency Management, with Dr Alaka Singh @WHOSriLanka, Dr S. Sridharan @MoH_SriLanka, @MarcHoZJ, @kandelnirmal, @LinaYu_2021 @WHO @WHOSEARO #preparedness

[CIDRAP @CIDRAP]

With #H5N1 avian flu silently spreading in US cattle, wastewater testing could be key

Wastewater treatment systems that have no intake of animal-related sewage could serve as sentinels for human disease, experts say.

https://t.co/nnve3wVtvH

Photo: Steve Soblick / Flickr cc

[Chikwe Ihekweazu @Chikwe_I]

We need to strengthen national capacities for health emergencies.

Together w/@AllianceHPSR & @MOHSingapore, @WHO kicked off a 3-day consultation w/ 40+ participants from NPHAs & partners in #Singapore to explore NPHA governance models for better emergency preparedness & response

[Asia Centre for Health Security @Asia_CHS]

Thank you to all our guests and partners who joined us at Thursday night’s launch of @Asia_CHS in Singapore! We were thrilled to have Adj Prof Derrick Heng, Deputy Director-General (Public Health) @MOHSingapore and @T_Inglesby @JHSPH_CHS provide opening remarks. #healthsecurity

[Chikwe Ihekweazu @Chikwe_I]

Proud of the launch of the @WHO online platform to support countries in developing their preparedness and response plans based on benchmark recommendations from IHR assessments & health emergency prevention, preparedness, response & resilience capacities https://t.co/YBkmmJazG9

[Marc Ho Zheng Jie @MarcHoZJ]

Legislation forms an important part of a country's ability to respond to an outbreak and protect public health. We've quickly adapted to take in what we've learnt from the COVID pandemic. Very glad to see the hard work of colleagues finally pay off!

[The Straits Times @straits_times]

Infectious Diseases Act amended to deal with public health outbreaks of varying severity https://t.co/mYMtEocaJk

[The Straits Times @straits_times]

HIV disclosure law to be amended to exempt those with undetectable viral load if conditions are met https://t.co/Ceh3Eutl04

[Ministry of Health @MOHSingapore]

[#MOHCOS2024] At MOH’s COS Debate today, we shared our efforts to:

✅️ Enhance preventive health and aged care
✅️ Deliver care beyond hospitals
✅️ Strengthen healthcare assurance

Check out the infographic for a quick overview.

For more info, visit https://t.co/SNOKKBKqQX

[Ministry of Health @MOHSingapore]

📢 From 1 March 2024, we will step down mask-wearing requirements at lower-risk healthcare and residential care settings.

😷 Mask-wearing will no longer be compulsory in outpatient settings, but will continue to be required in higher-risk settings.

🔗 https://t.co/6DGr4a530Z

[CNA @ChannelNewsAsia]

Mask-wearing no longer mandatory in lower-risk health settings such as polyclinics, GPs https://t.co/8CWYTLr29o

[Marc Ho Zheng Jie @MarcHoZJ]

Glad to see increasing recognition of the importance of Urban health emergency preparedness.

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

#COVID19 highlighted the importance of urban environments for health.

@WHO is committed to supporting countries and regions to improve urban development, including epidemic prevention and response, and the need for planning, adequate resourcing, coordination, and engaging communities.

[Dr Nirmal Kandel @kandelnirmal]

.@WHO’s Health Systems for Health Security Framework is now available in #Chinese. #HSforHS

The framework is available in English, Spanish, Russian and French. The Arabic version is on the way.

@LinaYu_2021 @UniversityLeeds @AwadMataria

https://t.co/rMDybruzd7

[Chikwe Ihekweazu @Chikwe_I]

Stronger health systems call for a set of clearly defined NPHA core capacities on emergency preparedness & response

W/@IANPHIhealth, @rki_de, @RBCRwanda, @AfricaCDC, @WHO Emergencies Prgm consulted 50+ NPHAs & partners in 🇷🇼 last week to unpack, strategise & advance this agenda