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flag A Singaporean doctor founded a community clinic for people with intellectual disabilities, expanding services to support adults in care homes.

flag Dr Chen Shiling, a former Singaporean nephrologist, founded IDHealth in 2022—the nation’s first community-based clinic for people with intellectual disabilities—after leaving her medical career in 2013 to address unmet healthcare needs. flag Located in Upper Thomson Road, the clinic serves around 500 individuals with ID and 1,000 caregivers, offering subsidized care through grants and donations. flag Since 2024, it has expanded to support residents in adult disability homes, with plans to launch palliative, dementia, and preventive care services by 2026. flag Her mission, rooted in a 17-year volunteer experience at MINDS, focuses on holistic, compassionate care for a vulnerable population long underserved by the system.

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