Nurses
VIVA recognises the importance of nurses and other allied health professionals in the continuum of care for children with cancer. Nurses contribute clinical expertise, continuity of care, compassionate support, and advocacy for patients and their families.
To encourage professional growth, VIVA supports nurse training, participation in regional and international conferences, and excellence-in-nursing awards. By equipping nurses with the skills and knowledge they need, VIVA helps ensure that children with cancer receive the highest standard of care.
Here are some of the nurses who care for our children in the VIVA-University Children’s Cancer Centre (VUC3)
Ma Rui, Assistant Nurse Clinician from KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH), shares her heartfelt journey caring for children with cancer.
To all nurses, your compassion, strength, and dedication bring hope and healing every day.
Thank you for making a difference in the lives of so many. 💙
Thank you, Sin Yee, from National University Hospital, for sharing your meaningful journey of caring for children with cancer.
To all nurses, your compassion, strength, and dedication bring hope and healing every day. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of so many. 💙
Assistant Director of Nursing & Advanced Practice Nurse, Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children’s Medical Institute, National University Hospital, Singapore
Working with children with cancer continually reminds me of their extraordinary resilience and courage throughout their treatment journey.
The support from the VIVA–Goh Foundation Grant enabled me to complete my Master of Nursing at the Alice Lee School of Nursing Studies, NUS. This training equipped me to serve as a paediatric Advanced Practice Nurse and now, as Assistant Director of Nursing, to further strengthen the quality of care and mentorship within our paediatric oncology nursing team.
Senior Nursing Lecturer, Global Outreach Program (Asia Pacific Region)
Paediatric Oncology, Department of Paediatrics
VIVA-University Children’s Cancer Centre, National University Hospital Singapore
Ms Laura Tan plays a key role in advancing paediatric oncology nursing education and training at the VIVA–University Children’s Cancer Centre, National University Hospital. She leads initiatives that strengthen nursing capabilities across Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on developing and mentoring nurses who care for children with cancer.
Through her collaboration with VIVA, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, she helps lead the St. Jude Asia Pacific Nursing Institute, which provides regional training to improve the quality and continuity of care for young patients and their families.
“Nursing education empowers us to transform care — for every child, every family, and every nurse we work alongside.”
Nurse Manager, Ward 8B, VUC³ – National University Hospital
My duty is to provide daily clinical supervision in the ward and I continually seek to improve nursing standards. Daily, I encounter children in their battle against cancer, watched over by their loving parents. My unwavering aspiration is to treat all children under my care like my own and do the best I can for them.
Advanced Practice Nurse, Senior Nurse Clinician/ Nursing Clinical Service , Department Paediatric Haematology Oncology, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital Singapore
Sister Anh has been practising nursing for over 19 years and is a certified Advanced Practice Nurse in the Department of Paediatric Haematology Oncology. With an extensive background in oncology nursing, she further advanced her training in Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant and Cell Therapy in 2019, earning EBMT certification.
She provides inpatient and outpatient care for oncology, haematology, and immunology patients undergoing stem cell transplant and cell therapy, working closely with transplant physicians, medical oncologists, and a dedicated team of nurses to ensure consistent, high-quality care. She also contributes to the development of the KKH Transplant Nursing Course and supports regional training through oncology and transplant outreach programmes.
Sister Anh is an active member of the Singapore Nursing Association, Singapore Paediatric Oncology Group, and SIOP. She participates in Advanced Practice Nurse education, serves as a preceptor for APN students, and is part of the Ministry of Health workgroup overseeing the new APN internship programme in Singapore. She recently took on an additional role as Institutional Global Nursing Lead under SDGHI.
Nurse Clinician, National University Hospital, Singapore
Ms Cing Khan Lian has passion for paediatrics Hemato-Oncology. As a patient herself once, she can sympathize chemotherapy side effects or treatment related side effects each individual child faced. Cancer involved everyone, parents, siblings and even extended families. She believes excellent nursing care is crucial for paediatric oncology children. She is currently working as Advanced Practice Nurse and Nurse Clinician in ward 8B.
Advanced Practice Nurse, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
Ms Nur Farahin Mohamed Zakaria has been a paediatric nurse for more than 10 years, specialising in the care of children with cancer. Having completed her Master of Nursing at the National University of Singapore, she now practises as an Advanced Practice Nurse in oncology. Her main area of interest lies in the late effects and survivorship of paediatric oncology patients.
Through the MOH Human Manpower Development Programme, she underwent specialised training in Canada to deepen her expertise in survivorship care. Farahin is actively involved in initiatives and projects aimed at improving the long-term care and quality of life of paediatric oncology patients.
