Ministry of Health

Data breaches: Patient care not compromised, says MOH; AIC latest to report cybersecurity incident

Personal data of up to 4,064 staff of public healthcare institutions and community care providers may have been accessed as a result of the cyberbreach.

Proposed guidelines aim to ease parental consent rules for youth seeking mental health care

A set of guidelines is being developed to support young people’s access to help.

Forum: Mental health support available for parents and caregivers in distress

From IMH to the National Centre for Mental Health, and what the new name means for Singapore

IMH will be renamed as the National Centre for Mental Health in 2027.

Subsidised genetic testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer starts Dec 1

The enhanced support is part of the Ministry of Health’s broader strategy to improve preventive care in Singapore.

At least 20% more visits to hospitals and polyclinics from start of haze in Sept to mid-October

The haze situation had led to more patients visiting private clinics, polyclinics as well as the emergency departments in hospitals.

Missed security update led to 9½-hour public healthcare service outage on Oct 13

Visitors at the pharmacy at Tan Tock Seng Hospital on Oct 13, during a 9 1⁄2 hour service disruption to Singapore’s public healthcare clusters.

72% spike in number of people who dropped their IP riders in 2025

More than 112,000 of those who have purchased private health insurance add-ons to cover their share of the hospital bill have pulled out in 2025.

Up to 700,000 volunteer opportunities for seniors to help seniors; stipend provided

The National Celebration of Seniors 2026 at the HDB Hub Atrium on Oct 30.

Genetic testing is good for health. But what about insurance?

A research officer at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital processing patients’ blood samples for genetic sequencing.

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