Episode Details

In 2016, Singapore declared a War on Diabetes. This BRAVE compilation looks at what the Singapore blueprint gets right on health and public policy, and what that stability may cost in entrepreneurial drive.

Dr. Sue-Anne Toh of NOVI Health explains TOFI (thin outside, fat inside), why Asians develop diabetes at lower BMI, and how insulin resistance works. Adriel Yong of Clouted lays out the efficiency paradox: when public services work this well, fewer people grow up as problem solvers, and state ownership leaves few business families to build on. Dr. Joshua Wang of VerImmune covers why cancer is detected too late, why new therapies are tested on late-stage patients first, and how diabetes went from a death sentence to a chronic disease.

Watch the full episodes:

Navigating the Longevity Market | Dr. Sue-Anne Toh - E718

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP0L_qhSRJA 

Singapore Works Too Well To Be A Great Startup Hub? | Adriel Yong - E705

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOimzcac29w 

Joshua Wang: Reprogramming Cancer, Biotech’s Funding Shift & Why AI Will Rewrite Biology – E628

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roXPyXASiRk 

Watch, listen or read the full insight at https://www.bravesea.com/blog/singapore-health-policy 

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