Challenge X 2025: The Patient-Led National Design Challenge Team 1
Care Continuum
Care Process & Redesign
CHI INNOVATE
National Healthcare Group
4 December 2025
Almost half of women aged 4564 are affected by mid-life changes, yet menopause care is largely absent from polyclinics and. MPower proposes to be Singapore's first National Care Package for midlife women.
Year Submitted: 2025
Published Date: 04 December 2025
Tags: Care Continuum, Population Health, Physical Health, Mental Health, Preventive Care, Community Health, Patient Education, Chronic Care, Intermediate and Long Term Care ＆ Community Care, Care Process ＆ Redesign, Quality Improvement, Design Thinking
About this Content
Aims
Almost half of women aged 4564 are affected by mid-life changes, yet menopause care is largely absent from polyclinics and GPs. Beyond healthcare it remains a stigmatized issue, with women often feeling embarrassed to address it, making it very difficult to access the support that allows women to survive, and even thrive, during this period of life.
Menopause takes many people by surprise, with symptoms appearing gradually. Short-term symptoms, including muscle and joint pains, poor sleep, anxiety, brain fog, and hot flashes, build up in frequency and intensity over time, and can impact health, family life and work. If left unaddressed, menopause accelerates and increases the risks of women developing diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, osteoporosis and dementia.
By dismissing menopause as just ageing or stress, we fail to support one half of our population in enjoying a healthy life into their senior years
Lessons Learnt
MPower proposes to be Singapore's first National Care Package for midlife women.
Through an integrated approach, MPower will:
Help women know when and where to seek care
Train GPs and nurses to provide timely, and national, guideline-based menopause care
Improve family wellbeing by relieving symptoms and making it easier for women to sustain caregiving roles
Support a healthy economy by retaining experienced women in their roles, and helping women to be financially secure
Keywords
patient-led, design challenge
Innovators' Details
Innovators' Details
Healthcare Cluster(s) | National Healthcare Group |
Organization(s) Involved | Centre for Healthcare Innovation, NHG Health, DesignSingapore Council |
Platform(s) | CHI INNOVATE |
Healthcare Professional Group(s) | Allied Health, Ancillary Care, Healthcare Administration, Medical, Nursing, Others, Pharmacy |
Applicable Specialty or Discipline | Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Endocrinology, Orthopaedics, Geriatric Medicine, General Medicine |
Project Lead(s) | Camelia Soh, Tamsin Greulich-Smith |
Project Member(s) | Tan Yu Lin |
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noor azlinah odenan - noor.ab.odenan@nhghealth.com.sg