- Wednesday
27 September 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.
India sees sharp jump in COVID cases; over 7,000 recorded in 24 hours
India recorded a single-day rise of 7,830 new covid cases today, the highest in 223 days. Active cases in the country have increased to...
COVID-19 cases see 79 per cent spike in last week
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has said that India saw 5,676 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours taking the active tally to...
India to hold nationwide COVID drills as cases spike
India reported a continuing spike in COVID cases, the government announced that a nationwide drill is planned today and tomorrow to review...
India reports spike in COVID rate; 5,335 cases in last 24 hours
Indian news: one of the largest spike in COVID rates in the last few months as the nation's capital reported 509 fresh cases.
Singapore braces for more COVID tests as China eases curbs
Singapore News: Singapore healthcare providers are expecting a wave of travellers requiring pre-departure COVID-19 PCR tests in the coming...
Singapore set to employ over 150 Indian doctors in next three years
Singapore is planning to hire 180 junior doctors from India over the next three years, a move questioned by many, according to a media...
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...