23 January 2025
Anonymous Writer
Singapore, January 22, 2025 - Three innovative teams comprising participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, and Thailand won three prizes at the first Asia-Pacific Global Health Innovation Hackathon 2025, held in Singapore from January 17 to 18, 2025.
This was the first event of a unique initiative organized by the Office of International Collaboration under SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre, SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medicine Innovation Institut,e and SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, bringing together 16 dynamic teams from 13 Asia-Pacific markets. The event focused on addressing the pressing intersection of health challenges and climate change and driving transformative and scalable solutions to some of the region's most pressing health issues.
Team RodentWatch from Indonesia, led by dr. Sunna Vyatra Hutagalung MS., Ph.D. from USU's Faculty of Medicine, presented a platform that offers real-time surveillance data and creates risk maps. These maps highlight areas concerned with rodent infestations and diseases to facilitate targeted public information and interventions to protect populations.
The first hackathon in the Asia-Pacific region was made possible by the generous support of The Moh Family Foundation. In addition to the event, the summit also seeks to initiate the formation of a regional network of innovators in climate health innovation that will advocate for the urgent need for solutions that can mitigate and manage adverse health impacts.
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