Healthcare Humanity Awards 2023

12 October 2023

The Courage Fund Healthcare Humanity Awards (HHA) is a continuing legacy of the Courage Awards that were first given out in 2003 following the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Singapore.

From 2004, the HHA have been given to outstanding healthcare workers who are inspirational role models for going the extra mile to offer care and comfort to the sick and infirmed. This year’s edition focuses on recognising individuals and teams who have contributed greatly to the fight against COVID-19.

We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to 7 individuals and 4 teams from our TTSH-NCID family for receiving the HHA!

Individual Category

Dr Shawn Vasoo, NCID Clinical Director & Senior Consultant, Infectious Diseases
Marilyn Chow Sue Han, Senior Physiotherapist, Physiotherapy
Ang Wei Kiat, Senior Nurse Manager, Ward 8B
Chen Lina, Senior Staff Nurse, Ward 11F
Patrick Lin Yongxing, Nurse Manager, Nursing Service
Lim Mei Ling, Senior Nurse Manager, Ward 5B
Jasmawati Bte Abdul Aziz, Nurse Manager, Ward 9F

Team Category

NCID Infection Prevention & Control Outreach, led by Dr Kalisvar Marimuthu, Senior Consultant, Infectious Diseases
Hospitality and Environmental Services (HES), led by Cheryl Lim, Director, HES
TTSH Swab Ops, led by Dr Pauline Yong, Director, Ops WSH
TTSH ABCD COVID Force (multi-department collaboration on Patient Engagement Efforts during Visitation Lock-down), led by Laura Ho, Deputy Director of Nursing, Nursing Service

The award is a testament to our healthcare workers’ selfless dedication and extraordinary courage in the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak.