Healthcare suffered a blow this year with the cyber attack on SingHealth in June, in which the data of 1.5 million patients was stolen. While the attack did not disrupt any functions, it raised serious questions about the cyber-security readiness of healthcare IT systems.
While some projects were put on hold because of the attack, it has been a productive year on other fronts, with more public hospitals and polyclinics opening, improvements to the national disability insurance scheme and expanded help for Singaporeans with healthcare expenses.
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