NTU Singapore, NHG launch research centre for health behavioural sciences

The centre will focus on five key disease areas.

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the National Healthcare Group (NHG) have set up a research centre dedicated to health behavioural sciences.

The Asian Centre for Health Behavioural Insights and Interventions (HABITS) will focus on five key disease areas, namely infectious diseases, ageing and palliative care, mental wellness, cancer, and metabolic syndromes, with plans to expand its scope over time.

HABITS will examine factors influencing health concerns in Singapore and other Asian populations to impact public health policies and support national programmes such as Healthier SG.

The initiative brings together over 30 researchers from NTU’s Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, along with multidisciplinary clinicians from NHG.