Ong Ye Kung

Schools to be strengthened as key places for youth to seek help, build mental resilience: Ong Ye Kung

Mental health needs are rising in Singapore, with one in three young persons aged 10 to 18 reported mental health symptoms.

Forum: Accrediting TCM providers will lead to more inclusive and person-centred healthcare approach

Singapore to accredit first five TCM providers under broader Chinese-Western medicine push

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said that accreditation shows a commitment to stronger governance, consistent standards and public confidence.

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.

IMH to be redeveloped and expanded, renamed the National Centre for Mental Health Singapore

Singapore’s psychiatric hospital, the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), will be renamed as the National Centre for Mental Health Singapore, and expanded by 2040.

Jill Biden, Ong Ye Kung outline future of women’s health in lifelong preventive care

(From left) Moderator Esther Krofah Executive Vice President of Health from Milken Institute; Jill Biden, Chair of Milken Institute Women’s Health Network; and Ong Ye Kung, Minister of Health Singapore in a panel discussion at the Milken Asia Summit on Oct 8.

Bone density and other muscular tests for women to be offered through Healthier SG: Ong Ye Kung

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said details of screening tests for osteoporosis and sarcopenia will be announced soon.

New Hougang facility set up for mental health residents as S’pore rethinks long-term psychiatric care

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung (right) picking up an origami made by a Compass Home client at the official opening of Vanguard Healthcare’s Hougang facility on Oct 5.

Singapore’s sugar consumption falls, but sodium, calorie intakes have gone up, new surveys show

The National Nutrition Survey – which polled 3,000 Singapore residents between the ages of 18 and 69 – found the daily total sugar intake here had fallen from 60g in 2018 to 48g in 2025.

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.

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