Dr Maggie TAN 陳美儀

Maggie Lim was the daughter of businessman Tan Kwee Swee, and a descendant of Tan Tock Seng. She was the first woman to win the prestigious Queen’s Scholarship. Lim attended the London School of Medicine for Women and then practised at the Royal Free Hospital.

On her return to Singapore in 1940, Lim became a public health officer specializing in maternal and child health, and campaigned to raise awareness of birth control. In 1949 she joined the newly founded Family Planning Association and was responsible for recruiting doctors, recommending forms of contraception, and managing clinics. In 1963, she became head of the Ministry of Health’s maternity and child welfare department, and president of the Family Planning Association. She later worked abroad, including at the University of Hawaii’s School of Public Health and East-West Center.

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