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SGD>S$11.72 billion (2019)| headquarters = 16 College Road, College of Medicine Building, Singapore 169854| minister1_name = Ong Ye Kung| minister1_pfo = Minister & Minister-in-charge of Aging Issues| minister2_name = Masagos Zulkifli| minister2_pfo = Second Minister| minister3_name = Janil Puthucheary| minister3_pfo = Senior Minister of State| minister4_name = Rahayu Mahzam| minister4_pfo = Minister of State| chief1_name = Chan Yeng Kit| chief1_position = Permanent Secretary (Health)| chief2_name = Ng How Yue| chief2_position = Permanent Secretary (Health Development)| chief3_name = Kenneth Mak| chief3_position = Director-General of Health| parent_agency = | child1_agency = Health Promotion Board| child2_agency = Health Sciences Authority| child3_agency = Singapore Dental Council| child4_agency = Singapore Medical Council| child5_agency = Singapore Nursing Board| child6_agency = Singapore Pharmacy Council| child7_agency = Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Boardwww.moh.gov.sg}}}}The Ministry of Health (MOH; ; ; ) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for managing the public healthcare system in Singapore.

Statutory boards

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• Health Promotion Board
• Health Sciences Authority
• Singapore Dental Council
• Singapore Medical Council
• Singapore Nursing Board
• Singapore Pharmacy Council
• Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board

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Ministers

The Ministry is headed by the Minister for Health, who is appointed as part of the Cabinet of Singapore. The incumbent minister is MP for Sembawang GRC Ong Ye Kung from the People’s Action Party.{| class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaf solid;”!Portrait!Name{{small|(Birth–Death)}}! width=“85” | Took office! width=“85” | Left office! colspan=“2” |Party!CabinetA. J. BragaMP for Katong(1900–1968)6 April19553 June1959LFFirst David Marshall Cabinet>MarshallLimSingapore People’s Alliance>SPA|Ahmad Ibrahim (Singaporean politician)>Ahmad IbrahimMP for Sembawang(1927–1962)|5 June1959|24 September1961People’s Action Party>PAPLee K. Ix150px)Kenneth Michael ByrneMP for Crawford Constituency>Crawford(1913–1990)|24 September1961|18 October1963People’s Action Party>PAP133x133px)Yong Nyuk LinMP for Geylang West Single Member Constituency>Geylang West(1918–2012)|19 October1963|15 April1968People’s Action Party>PAPSecond Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet>Lee K. IIChua Sian ChinMP for MacPherson(1933–2014)16 April19681 June1975PAPThird Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet>Lee K. IIILee K. IVstyle="height:30px;”Toh Chin ChyeMP for Rochore(1921–2012)2 June19755 January1981PAPFifth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet>Lee K. V141x141px)Goh Chok TongMP for Marine Parade Constituency>Marine Parade(born 1941)|6 January1981|31 May1982People’s Action Party>PAPLee K. VI|Howe Yoon ChongMP for Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency>Potong Pasir(1923–2007)|1 June1982|1 January1985People’s Action Party>PAP131x131px)Tony TanMP for Sembawang Constituency>Sembawang(born 1940)|2 January1985|6 May1985People’s Action Party>PAPLee K. VII|Richard HuMP for Kreta Ayer Single Member Constituency>Kreta Ayer(1926–2023)|7 May1985|31 December1986People’s Action Party>PAPstyle="height:30px;”Yeo Cheow TongMP for Hong Kah Constituency(until 1988)MP for Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency>Hong Kah GRC(from 1988)(born 1947)1 January19871 January1994PAPEighth Lee Kuan Yew Cabinet>Lee K. VIIIFirst Goh Chok Tong Cabinet>Goh IGoh II145x145px)George YeoMP for Aljunied Group Representation Constituency>Aljunied GRC(born 1954)|2 January1994|24 January1997People’s Action Party>PAP|Yeo Cheow TongMP for Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency>Hong Kah GRC(born 1947)|25 January1997|2 June1999People’s Action Party>PAPGoh IIIstyle="height:77px;”(File:Lim Hng Kiang.JPG|155x155px)Lim Hng KiangMP for West Coast GRC(born 1954)3 June199931 July2003PAPGoh IVstyle="height:47px;”(File:Minister_Khaw_Boon_Wan.JPG|143x143px)Khaw Boon WanMP for Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency(until 2006)MP for Sembawang Group Representation Constituency>Sembawang GRC(from 2006)(born 1952)Interim until 11 August 20041 August200320 May2011PAPFirst Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet>Lee H. ISecond Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet>Lee H. II(File:Gan Kim Yong at a PCF graduation ceremony - 20081113 (cropped).jpg|149x149px)Gan Kim YongONG >FIRST1=JUSTIN TITLE=PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG ANNOUNCES SINGAPORE’S NEW CABINET URL=HTTP://WWW.CHANNELNEWSASIA.COM/NEWS/SINGAPORE/PRIME-MINISTER-LEE-HSIEN/2154802.HTML ACCESS-DATE=1 OCTOBER 2015 ARCHIVE-DATE=2018-06-21, MAHMUD >FIRST=AQIL HAZIQ TITLE=PM LEE ANNOUNCES NEW CABINET; 6 OFFICE HOLDERS PROMOTED, 3 RETIREMENTS URL-STATUS=LIVE ARCHIVE-DATE=2020-07-25 WEBSITE=CNA Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency>Chua Chu Kang GRC(born 1959)21 May201114 May2021PAPThird Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet>Lee H. IIIFourth Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet>Lee H. IVLee H. V(File:Ong Ye Kung at the 2018 G20 Education Ministerial Meeting.jpg|122x122px)Ong Ye KungMP for Sembawang GRC(born 1969)15 May2021IncumbentPAP|First Lawrence Wong Cabinet>Wong I

Incidents

HIV data leak

On 28 January 2019, sensitive information including names, identification numbers, phone numbers, addresses and HIV test results of 12,400 HIV-positive people were leaked online due to mishandling of the information by then-staff member, Ler Teck Siang.WEB, ‘I am sorry’: Gan Kim Yong says health ministry providing support to HIV sufferers affected by data leak,www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/hiv-positive-records-leaked-gan-kim-yong-apologises-11176070, live,web.archive.org/web/20190204010507/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/hiv-positive-records-leaked-gan-kim-yong-apologises-11176070, 4 February 2019, 2019-03-19, Channel NewsAsia, Ler, who was the head of National Public Health Unit at MOH at the time, had access to the information and had not complied comply with Ministry of Health’s security guidelines. Ler downloaded the information on to a personal thumb drive, which his then-boyfriend Mikhy K Farrera Brochez had leaked online subsequently.WEB, 2019-03-09, HIV data leak: Mikhy Farrera-Brochez slapped with 3 charges by US grand jury,www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/mikhy-farrera-brochez-indicted-by-grand-jury-on-three-counts, live,web.archive.org/web/20190311025135/https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/mikhy-farrera-brochez-indicted-by-grand-jury-on-three-counts, 11 March 2019, 2019-03-19, The Straits Times, Minister of Health, Gan Kim Yong, explained that data leak had not been announced earlier, so as to safeguard the patients’ well-being.WEB, Gan Kim Yong explains why HIV Registry leak was not disclosed earlier, apologises once more,mothership.sg/2019/02/gan-kim-yong-statement-hiv-data-leak-apology/, mothership.sg, WEB, Statement by Minister (Health) Mr Gan Kim Yong on the Unauthorised Possession and Disclosure of Information from HIV Registry,www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/statement-by-minister-(health)-mr-gan-kim-yong-on-the-unauthorised-possession-and-disclosure-of-information-from-hiv-registry, Ministry of Health, 17 November 2021, 12 February 2019,

Community Health Assist Scheme computer system error

On 16 February 2019, MOH released a public statement admitting that there had been an error in computer systems managed by NCS that were used in relation to the Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS). The error resulted in a miscalculation of the amount of health care subsidies applicants were eligible to receive through means-testing, such that approximately 1,300 people received lower subsidies and 6,400 people received higher subsidies.The first discrepancy in a result of a CHAS card holder was detected on 24 September 2018 by MOH. NCS was informed immediately. NCS had initially attributed the issue to intermittent network connection problems. Between 9 October 2018 and 2 November 2018, another 5 more cases involving discrepancies were detected, prompting the launch of a more in-depth investigation. In November 2018, NCS traced the cause of the discrepancies to a software version issue used on a server used by the system. The identified issue occurred during a migration of the system to another government data center in September 2018. The software version issue was resolved as part of other changes made to address an unrelated performance issue on 10 October 2018. However, incorrect results that had been generated between 18 September 2018 and 10 October 2018 remained in the system.Remedial actions were then carried out by MOH and NCS to assess impact on the affected applicants. MOH announced that it would work with grant scheme administrators and healthcare institutions to follow up with notifications and reimbursement to the affected applicants. According to media reports, MOH intended to recover costs and expenses arising from this incident from NCS as MOH was entitled to pursuant to the contract between the parties.WEB, Ng, Huiwen, 16 February 2019, Chas subsidies for about 7,700 people miscalculated due to IT error: MOH,www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/chas-subsidies-for-about-7700-people-miscalculated-due-to-it-error-moh, 2 March 2020, The Straits Times, en,

See also

• Healthcare in Singapore

References

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External links

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• {{Official websitewww.moh.gov.sg}}
• Singapore Government Directory Interactive — Ministry of Health

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