Deputy Director-General of Health, Appropriate and Value-Based Care Executive Director, Agency of Care Effectiveness Ministry of Health, Singapore
Dr. Daphne Khoo is currently the Deputy Director-General of Health (DDGH), Appropriate and ValueBased Care (AVBC). She oversees the establishment and formalization of Appropriate and ValueBased Care (AVBC) framework. The framework seeks to improve and optimize clinical outcomes within available resources. Dr. Khoo was previously the Deputy Director-General of Health (Healthcare Performance Group).
She leads the Ministry of Health’s teams which oversee Patient Safety, Clinical Outcomes, Value
Driven Care, Population Health Indicators, Healthcare System Indicators and the National
Improvement Unit. Under her leadership, she founded the Agency for Care Effectiveness (ACE) and was its first and current Executive Director. ACE is Singapore’s national Healthcare Technology Agency which conducts clinical evaluation and assess the cost effectiveness of drugs and device classes prior to subsidies coverage decisions by the Ministry of Health (MOH). ACE also issues MOH’s Appropriate Care Guides which guide clinical practice nationally.
Dr. Khoo received her Endocrinology training at the Singapore General Hospital and the Cleveland Clinic, USA. She spent earlier years of her career in clinical and translational research, as well as in the private sector. As Chief Medical Officer, Fortis Healthcare, she had responsibilities in 11 countries including India and Vietnam. She is a Past President of the Endocrine and Metabolic Society, Singapore, ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies as well as the Association of Women Doctors, Singapore.