Leveraging real-world evidence for policy making: insights from Prof Alex Cook

Prof Alex Cook, Vice Dean of Research at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, champions the use of real-world evidence in diagnostics to inform policy decisions, citing his work on infectious disease modeling during the COVID-19 pandemic. While acknowledging the ethical concerns surrounding real-world data use, he emphasises the need for health systems to balance data sharing and collaboration with robust data privacy measures.