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Ong Ye Kung

MOH acts to curb growing influx of private patients into public sector with new IP rules: Ong Ye Kung

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung was addressing feedback raised by the public after the new IP rules were announced.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung was addressing feedback raised by the public after the new IP rules were announced.

As the nation ages, Singapore offers more ways for seniors to live gracefully in the community

On Dec 10, the Government gave the green-light to a shared stay-in model for seniors, in which several people can share a home and get support from a staff of caregivers.
On Dec 10, the Government gave the green-light to a shared stay-in model for seniors, in which several people can share a home and get support from a staff of caregivers.

Shared stay-in senior care services now a mainstream option in Singapore

Elders doing exercises at in the SLEC Residence @ Ang Mo Kio on Dec 10.
Elders doing exercises at in the SLEC Residence @ Ang Mo Kio on Dec 10.

New Singapore hospitals will be built faster, likely to cost less: Ong Ye Kung

The Woodlands Health Campus (pictured) took 10 years to build. The new national framework of design standards will help accelerate the building and redevelopment of hospitals.
The Woodlands Health Campus (pictured) took 10 years to build. The new national framework of design standards will help accelerate the building and redevelopment of hospitals.

New AI outbreak intelligence tool could end era of tackling pandemics in the dark

Speaking at the PathGen preview, Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung said there is a one-in-three chance of another pandemic like Covid-19 occurring in the next two decades.
Speaking at the PathGen preview, Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung said there is a one-in-three chance of another pandemic like Covid-19 occurring in the next two decades.

Forum: Safeguard professional standards and workforce capacity in allied health sector

Singapore firms plug into China’s growing market for autonomous vehicles

MooVita CEO Derrick Loh said Guangzhou’s forward-leaning policies for autonomous driving were a plus for the company’s development.
MooVita CEO Derrick Loh said Guangzhou’s forward-leaning policies for autonomous driving were a plus for the company’s development.

Allied health professionals to be trained to support patients holistically: Ong Ye Kung

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said MOH is working closely with the allied health professional boards and various institutes of higher learning to make the changes.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said MOH is working closely with the allied health professional boards and various institutes of higher learning to make the changes.

New active ageing centre in Jurong West welcomes those in their 40s

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung (in purple) interacting with seniors working out at the Longevity Courtyard in GLOW (Nanyang) during its opening at 706 Jurong West Street 71 on Nov 15.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung (in purple) interacting with seniors working out at the Longevity Courtyard in GLOW (Nanyang) during its opening at 706 Jurong West Street 71 on Nov 15.

Phase 3 of Singapore’s mega gene-mapping effort to enrol at least 400,000 patients

CMG20251114-TayYM02/郑一鸣 /卢慧菁,郭跃男 /National Precision Medicine
Programme Phase Ill Launch:
Strategic Partnerships for
Better Health [Marina One Auditorium,
Level 3]

图说:社会政策统筹部长兼卫生部长王乙康(后排中),见证新加坡精准健康研究所执行董事陈文炜教授(前排左二)与三大公共医疗集群代表签署谅解备忘录,象征全国精准医学计划正式迈入第三阶段。前排左一为国立健保集团医疗委员会主席 (医学研究)薛寒友教授;前排右一起为新保集团副总裁(研究、教育与创新)林顺泰教授及国立大学医学组织副首席执行官 (教育与研究)钟业成教授。
CMG20251114-TayYM02/郑一鸣 /卢慧菁,郭跃男 /National Precision Medicine
Programme Phase Ill Launch:
Strategic Partnerships for
Better Health [Marina One Auditorium,
Level 3]

图说:社会政策统筹部长兼卫生部长王乙康(后排中),见证新加坡精准健康研究所执行董事陈文炜教授(前排左二)与三大公共医疗集群代表签署谅解备忘录,象征全国精准医学计划正式迈入第三阶段。前排左一为国立健保集团医疗委员会主席 (医学研究)薛寒友教授;前排右一起为新保集团副总裁(研究、教育与创新)林顺泰教授及国立大学医学组织副首席执行官 (教育与研究)钟业成教授。

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