Singapore, Nov. 6 -- The Asia Pacific One Health Initiative (APOHI) has been launched in Singapore to strengthen regional preparedness against emerging infectious disease threats. The initiative brings together regional partners, experts and institutions across human, wildlife and environmental health to build a more integrated approach to detecting early signals of emerging infectious disease threats.

Led by and hosted at Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL), APOHI's three co-leads are Professor Leo Yee Sin, Senior Advisor and Senior Consultant (APOHI), TLL; Dr Ian Cheong, Senior Principal Investigator and Senior Consultant (APOHI), TLL; and Dr Lee Fook Kay, Head, Health Collaborative, Temasek Trust. Together, they will drive the init...