Jury Member of Design Panel
Senior Consultant, Geriatric Medicine
Deputy Chairman, Medical Board
Clinical Director, Population Health & Community Transformation
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital & Yishun Health
Singapore
Dr Wong Sweet Fun is a senior consultant geriatrician actively promoting functional longevity and ageing-in-place in community-dwelling older adults. Her current work extends beyond the walls of the hospital system to improve the health of the population living within the Yishun Health and National Healthcare Group catchment. She describes herself as an avid learner, a self-taught design thinker and an accidental innovator. She collaborates with agencies from health, social, education and the arts to influence mindsets and shape practice on the ground in issues ranging from strengths-based self-management, frailty prevention through active ageing to personalised care planning. Several of her initiatives gained international recognition: 2014 United Nations Public Service Award (community nursing and hospital-to-home service), 2017 iF Social Impact Prize (Share a Pot®) and 2019 Human City Design Award (Wellness Kampung®).
She was awarded the 2016 National Day Public Administration Medal (Bronze) and 2020 Public Sector Transformation Exemplary Leader Award in recognition of her contributions in pushing health and social integration.