Dr Margaret Soon is the Director of Nursing at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) and Head of the Infection Prevention, Control and Outreach Office of NCID (ICON). With over three decades of distinguished service in healthcare, she has developed exceptional expertise in Critical Care Nursing, Infectious Disease Nursing, and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC).
Her academic credentials include a PhD in Nursing from Case Western Reserve University (USA), a Master of Public Health from the University of New South Wales (Australia), a Professional Diploma in Tropical Nursing with Distinction from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK), and a Bachelors of Health Science (Nursing) from the University of Sydney (Australia).
Dr Soon has demonstrated exemplary leadership during multiple disease outbreaks, including SARS (2003) and COVID-19, where she played pivotal roles in scaling operations, developing infection control protocols, mobilizing resources for outbreak management, and providing crucial training to community partners including nursing homes and isolation facilities. Her expertise extends internationally as a WHO Infection Prevention and Control Expert, having been deployed to Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Marshall Islands as a WHO IPC Expert.
She co-led the Framework on Integrated Care for the Frail Elderly (FIFE) initiative, enhancing care delivery for vulnerable older adults and securing significant funding for this transformative project.
Dr Soon's professional interests encompass Nursing Ethics, Research, and Teaching, with extensive publications in peer-reviewed journals and active involvement in curriculum development. She remains a steadfast advocate for nursing development and evidence-based practice, continuing to contribute to national healthcare initiatives while mentoring the next generation of healthcare professionals across diverse clinical and academic settings.
