Health Sciences Authority

There’s a better way to fight the next pandemic. Here’s how Singapore can help

Singapore can play a role in helping the WHO with vaccine approvals as the world draws lessons from the challenges it faced during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Good medical innovations reach patients sooner with good regulation: Ong Ye Kung

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung announced several regulatory initiatives aimed at improving access to healthcare innovations at the inaugural Health Regulatory Conference on Oct 12.

First Kpod smuggler sentenced under Misuse of Drugs Act jailed 3 years and caned

On Feb 6, officers found two packages labelled as laundry detergent powder that contained the two vapes and over 200 Kpods.

Man filmed vaping at car roadshow in Punggol mall assisting with HSA investigations

The 32-year-old man is assisting the Health Sciences Authority with investigations.

Singapore aims to help WHO get new vaccines approved during global crises: Ong Ye Kung

Pointing to Covid-19, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said that the approval process for new vaccines could become a bottleneck as they all had to be certified by WHO.

All eyes are on Nepal’s small forensic labs as they identify flood victims from 30 countries

The National Forensic Science Laboratory in Lalitpur, Nepal, where flood victims are identified by matching their DNA with that of relatives.

Car driver with vape arrested for drug-driving after accident in Rochor involving bus, PAB

The engine compartment of the bus and the car’s bonnet were badly damaged after the crash.

Public can approach Health Sciences Authority with various health concerns as agency widens scope

Legislative changes approved in Parliament on Sept 9 will see an consolidation of health regulatory functions under the Health Sciences Authority.

Sales of Medicube’s capsule cream to resume; small amounts of banned dye detected in only 2 batches

Affected batches where the prohibited substance Sudan IV was detected have been recalled.

29-year-old arrested for driving under influence of drugs after BKE accident

In a video of the incident that shows two men struggling by the side of the expressway, one of them appears to throw an object off the viaduct.

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