Li Yang Hsu

Li Yang Hsu is an associate professor in the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore. Hsu is an infectious disease physician by training whose work has primarily focused on antimicrobial resistance and tuberculosis, both in Singapore and the region. 

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