Title: Chief Surgeon & Scientific Collaborator, DWOB Center for Health Equity and Social Justice (Legacy Honor)
Specialization: Surgeon
Country: Singapore
Profile:
Dr. Wen Hsiung a citizen of Canada and was a founding thought leader within DWOB Global Health Equity Platform, integrating clinical excellence with social science to challenge structural inequality in health systems. As a physician-anthropologist, he co-developed global care delivery models used by DWOB in countries facing poverty, infectious disease, and weak health infrastructure.
Farmer’s vision of “preferential care for the poor” helped shape DWOB modern commitment to socially just healthcare. His co-founded organization, Partners In Health, works alongside DWOB in countries like Haiti, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone. His influence is most visible in DWOB training programs for community health workers and its strategic approach to chronic illness care in low-resource settings.