- Wednesday
22 March 2023
Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health (MOH) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for providing information, raising health awareness and education and ensuring and monitoring the accessibility and quality of healthcare services provided to the citizens and nationals of Singapore. It is also involved in the control of illness and disease in the country, coordinating the utilisation of resources and expertise where necessary.
Delhi logs India's fourth monkeypox case
India News: Delhi yesterday reported first case of Monkeypox. The patient has been admitted to Maulana Azad Medical College, the Union...
Indian government takes steps to reduce monkeypox risk
India News: The Union health ministry has taken a number of steps to minimise the risk of monkeypox importation as well as to boost...
Singapore pushes for A+, O+ blood donors to contain stocks crunch
Singapore health authorities have urged the people of the country with A+ and O+ blood group to step in with blood donations as stocks have...
Singapore reports 11,504 COVID cases; highest in three months
Singapore reported 11,504 new COVID-19 cases, the highest in over three months, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung warn people that latest wave of...
Singapore to allow travellers from India to enter, transit through city-state, says MOH
Following the announcement about the expansion of its vaccinated travel lanes programme, Singapore has announced the resumption of travel...
Singapore allows frontline workers to travel overseas for vacations
Singapore News- Ministry of Health (MOH), healthcare workers in Singapore are now allowed to applied for overseas leave.
Two MoUs signed as 4th Indo-US Health Dialogue ends
India's union minister for health and family welfare Mansukh Mandaviya addressed the closing session of the 4th Indo-US Health Dialogue...
Singapore to further ease COVID curbs from July 12
Singapore Ministry of Health has decided to further lift the COVID-induced restrictions from July 12. Five people can participate in social...
16-year-old “erroneously” administered Moderna COVID-19 jab in Singapore
The Expert Committee for COVID-19 Vaccination has reviewed the case, and does not expect him to suffer any safety issues from this incident.
NTUC Foodfare at Anchorvale Road closed due to likely “ongoing transmission” of COVID-19: MOH
NTUC Foodfare at 308 Anchorvale Road has been closed to all members of the public starting from 30 May 2021 and will re-open 14 days later,...
Ministry of Health also announced that the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has authorised the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine...
Kejriwal had tweeted on Tuesday asking the Indian government to stop all flights from Singapore over fears of a new variant in the island...
Increased restrictions in Singapore from May 16-June 13 to check COVID-19 spread
Singapore has decided to put in stricter measures in place to check the spread of COVID-19 following an increase in the number of locally...
Further easing of COVID-19 measures in Singapore as government warns people to remain vigilant
From April 5, there will be a shift from working-from-home as a default to a more flexible and hybrid way of working.
Singapore to extend vaccination to 45-59 age group
As of 23 March, 2021, around 1,109,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered.
More vaccination centres to be set up in Singapore with roll-out of Moderna vaccine
As of March 15, Singapore has administered more than 792,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Singapore approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
As of February 2, more than 175,000 individuals have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and about 6,000 of them have also...
Singapore to give financial aid to people affected by COVID vaccine
The Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced it will provide financial aid for those who suffer serious side effects from getting...
Over 113,000 people in Singapore have received first dose of COVID-19 vaccine: MOH
The first day of COVID-19 vaccination for seniors aged 70 years old and above commenced on January 27 with two pilots at the Ang Mo Kio and...
Travelling to Singapore? COVID-19 tests are now mandatory upon arrival
Additionally, starting January 18, all returning Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents from the United Kingdom and South Africa will be...
The best time to vaccinate is now, says Minister of Health Gan Kim Yong in Parliament
In a statement at the Parliament on the third update on the Whole-of-government Response To Covid-19, Minister For Health Gan Kim Yong...
Additionally, from September 18-20, government agencies conducted additional inspections on 323 food and beverage outlets in known hotspots...
Secondary schools, Junior Colleges may resume lower-risk Co-Curricular Activities: MOE
Schools will still have flexibility in deciding when activities will resume, while also ensuring that the workload of teachers and students...
Dengue cases in 2020 could exceed 16,000, circuit breaker a contributing factor to spike
Singapore News: The number of dengue cases this year is expected to exceed the 15,998 cases reported in 2019, and may even surpass the...
10 confirmed cases of the Wuhan virus in Singapore
Singapore News: The MOH has said that the three new cases are currently stable, while the seven previously announced cases are all in stable...