title: Graduate public health education--Singapore's contribution to strengthening capacity in the region and beyond.
abstract: The year 2008 marks the 55th anniversary of the graduate public health programme in Singapore. This article traces the evolution of the programme-from the Diploma in Public Health in 1953 to the Master of Public Health in 2007--in response to changing challenges and needs. It also discusses the role Singapore can continue to play in addressing global inequities in access to public health education and in strengthening public health capacity in the region and beyond.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community, Occupational & Family Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 16 Medical Drive, Singapore. coflimmk@nus.edu.sg
authors.forename: Meng-Kin
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Adeline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seow
authors.forename: Annelies
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wilder-Smith
authors.forename: Hin Peng
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000266:history*; D040381:Education, Public Health Professional / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D012846:Singapore