Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health manages the public healthcare system to ensure that good and affordable basic medical services are available to all Singaporeans. 

MOH to review healthcare financing schemes

MOH will expand the MediShield Life coverage and provide more subsidies to community hospitals.

MOH to review healthcare financing schemes

MOH will expand the MediShield Life coverage and provide more subsidies to community hospitals.

MOH seeks public feedback on proposed health information bill

The bill will eliminate the need for repetitive medical tests for patients.

MOH to dedicate S$800m for Active Ageing Centres from 2024 to 2028

The funds will help improve the AACs such as leveraging silver generation ambassadors.

MOH, Australia sign MOU to boost health coordination amidst ageing population

Potential collaborations are in aged care, primary care, and health financing.

Vacant buildings to turn into hostel accommodation for SG’s foreign HCWs

The retrofitted rooms are for newly employed Singapore public healthcare workers.

PR status granted to over 1,200 foreign medical workers: MOH

They were granted permanent residency over the past five years.

Almost all patients to get higher subsidies in revised pallative care framework

The revisions in the subsidy framework will take effect in 2024.

MoH to retain transitional care facilities

The government set up 500 TDF beds across five sites during the pandemic.

MOH adjusts MediShield life claim limit for cancer drug services

The claim limit increased to $3,6000 per calendar year.

Here’s the CPF interest rates for Q1 2023

The interest rates for Ordinary Accounts and Special and MediSave Accounts were unchanged.

Over 25,000 nurses to receive special payment

It will be between 1.7 and 2.1 months of their base salaries as of 1 December 2022.

Meet the leaders of Forward Singapore

Several ministers will help review and refresh the market’s social compact.

Traveller who went to Changi Airport infected with monkeypox: MOH

Thirteen close contacts were put on phone surveillance for 21 days.

Stricter health standards imposed in migrant worker dormitories

MOM, MND, and MOH were in charge of developing the standards. 

Fully vaccinated COVID-19 patients to be allowed to isolate at home: MoH

This new policy on fully vaccinated patients with mild or no symptoms will be piloted on 30 August.