2025 SIGHT Design for Global Health Competition

We’re incredibly honored to have wrapped up our Design for Global Health Competition 2025 in Jagna, Bohol, Philippines, on the 18th of February 2026!

Over the Lunar New Year holidays (14-18 February), five advancing teams from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Nanyang Technological University and University of the Philippines —selected from 28 teams across 11 universities in 8 Asia-Pacific economies (Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and the U.S.)— partnered with Philos Health medical & dental teams, local health workers in Jagna, as well as students from Central Visayan Institute Foundation (CVIF) to tackle some of the most pressing issues in the data and health systems, proposing simple yet impactful solutions to the community. 

The teams’ initial prototypes were tested under real-life situation that the communities have encountered and their creativity, innovation, and resilience have been especially tested throughout the intensive week to learn how to empathize with user needs and deploy solutions that are not only scalable but sustainable in the long run.

Congratulations to our teams:

ToothAid – CHAN Zhi Hong, HONG Zheng Khai, FOH Kun Feng and VALENTINE Virgo from Nanyang Technological University – First Place & Favorite

– Solution: Building an offline-first dental data and impact monitoring system for the Philos Missions dental clinic.

HealthHive – TELAGA Shalina Alisha, ANTHWAL Lavanya and SILVA Diana Frances Mendoza from The Chinese University of Hong Kong – Second Place

– Solution: HealthHive aims to equip local health workers with operational optimization and comprehensive capacity-building training to transform reactive chronic care into proactive continuity.

HeDa & MedHub – Third Place

HeDa – WU Tianyue, LEUNG On Yee and NG Ka Yeung from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

– Solution: Offering simple adorable bracelets and tracking system with different color beads to inform crucial blood pressure and medication status, enabling increased awareness, efficient follow-up and resource allocation anywhere, anytime for a healthier community

MedHub – ENCARNACION Paolo, HUFALAR Karl Joseph, GONZALES John Ferman and FRANCO Marcelino III from University of the Philippines Manila

– Solution: MedHub is a lightweight inventory system that tracks medication stock, captures prescribed but not dispensed events, and uses these data for analytics and evidence-based interventions

TakeEasy – RUNGTA Anjali, WU Yunling, LAI Wei Chian Kristofer, LAU Wing Yin Ariel and NG Yuen Yan from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology – Most Empathetic Award

– Solution: Using website to integrate forms and sheets in one database and streamline data management and promoting dental education through student ambassador program

We are incredibly thankful to our judges, mentors, and partners in Jagna for investing their time and expertise!

Prof. Ying Chau (Founder & Director of SIGHT, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), Mr. Forrest Malakoff (Founder of Philos Health), Dr. Lawrence Chan (Founder of Seal of Love Foundation), Prof. Russell Gruen (Associate Provost, Health and Medical Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), Prof. Yvonne Lim Ai Lian (Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor, Universiti Malaya), Dr. Leo Cubillan (Executive Vice President of the University of the Philippines)

To every student who submitted the prototype, this is not the end of the journey with SIGHT. We are so impressed by what you've built and we can't wait to see how you'll continue to shape the future of global health.