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David Barry Hipgrave

Visiting Professor, SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute

Lead (Research), SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute

Duke-NUS Medical School

Bio

David is an Australian paediatrician and global child health specialist with extensive experience in Africa and south and east Asia. David commenced his career in international health as a District Health Officer in Malawi before completing formal speciality training in Paediatrics in Melbourne. He worked extensively on immunization in the Mekong Region and managed child health and nutrition programs and emergency responses for UNICEF in Indonesia, China, Myanmar, India and Afghanistan. At UNICEF’s New York Headquarters, David was global lead for health systems strengthening and primary health care. Before joining Duke-NUS he led UNICEF’s Health and Nutrition program in Iraq, based in Baghdad, leading the response to COVID-19 and its impact on health services. For 12 years David was an Associate in the University of Melbourne’s School of Population Health, where he completed his PhD whilst working in Vietnam. Twice a Lancet Commissioner, he has published over 65 peer-reviewed papers on a wide variety of child health, nutrition and health systems issues in diverse contexts.

David is currently a Visiting Professor of Global Health at the SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute. His objectives in this role are to use the SingHealth and AMC partners’ respective capacities to demonstrate Singapore’s qualities and potential as a regional leader and technical/research partner in global health, strengthening health systems and reducing inequities in access to quality health care and health outcomes.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

University of Melbourne, Australia

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

University of Melbourne, Australia

Bachelor of Science

University of Melbourne, Australia

NUS Appointment(s)

Visiting Professor

Saw Swee Hock SPH / Duke-NUS Medical School, Currently Active

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