Jeremy Lim

Jeremy Lim is the director of global health and an associate professor in the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore. Lim is a medical doctor trained in surgery and public health, has worked across ASEAN healthcare for more than two decades and regularly advises governments, international organizations, and development banks on Universal Health Coverage and health systems reform.

Firefighters wearing protective suits spray disinfectant at the National Monument area to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 17, 2020. Photo shows several workers in bright red protective suits walking though an open area spraying from tanks they carry on their backs. A monument can be seen in the background. REUTERS/Antara Foto/Wahyu Putro
Governance

Southeast Asia Needs Its Own CDC

by Swee Kheng Khor, Jeremy Lim, Li Yang Hsu, Jemilah Mahmood

COVID-19 is a baptism by fire and highlights the need for an effective, durable disease control authority in the region