Ministry of Health (MOH) Singapore

🦠 COVID-19 cases are on the rise, with 25,900 cases in the week of 5 to 11 May, compared to 13,700 in the previous week. 🛡 Stay updated with your COVID-19 vaccination to protect yourself and your loved ones against current and emerging strains. 👵🏻 Vaccination is especially important for those who are at greatest risk of severe disease, including individuals aged 60 years and above, medically vulnerable individuals, and residents of aged care facilities. 🔗 For more info, visit go.gov.sg/covid-update-may-2024

🦠 COVID-19 cases are on the rise, with 25,900 cases in the week of 5 to 11 May, compared to 13,700 cases in the previous week. 💪 Here are 4 things you can do to practise personal and social responsibility. 🔗 For more info, visit go.gov.sg/covid-update-may-2024

🫵 Do you have a passion for healthcare and economics? Join the MOH-ESS Essay Competition 2024! 🎯 This competition, organised by the Ministry of Health and the Economic Society of Singapore, aims to foster thoughtful discourse on the application of health economics to Singapore's healthcare system. 📈 The topic for this year's competition is "Resource Allocation in Singapore's Healthcare System", which is set against the backdrop of an ageing society and rising demand for healthcare. 💡So share with us your ideas on how best to allocate resources in our healthcare system to maximise the benefits of Singaporeans, and stand to win attractive prizes of up to $3,000! 💻 The competition is open to youths aged 18 to 35 living in Singapore, as well as Singaporean youths living abroad. Submit your well-researched essays of no more than 2,500 words by August 13, 2024, 2359 (GMT +8). 🔗 For more info, visit go.gov.sg/moh-ess-essay

☀🥵 Feeling the heat? Here are some tips to prevent heat injuries. Stay cool!

🌙 Here's wishing all our Muslim friends Selamat Hari Raya!

🚨 From Jan to Mar 2024, more than 2,200 individuals have been caught for possession or use of e-vaporisers. 🤝 The cases were part of an intensified multi-agency effort to enforce against the use of e-vaporisers and protect our population against its harmful effects. ⚖️ MOH will also be reviewing the penalties of e-vaporiser-related offences under the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act to ensure continued strong deterrence against such offences. 🔗 For more info, visit go.gov.sg/vape-enforcement-education

[National Strategy for Palliative Care] We are expanding and improving palliative care in Singapore, to enable more people to fulfil their wish to pass on with dignity and comfort. Our efforts include: ✅️ Increasing palliative care capacity ✅️ Enhancing support measures for home discharge ✅️ Enhanced financing for palliative care 🔗 For more info, visit go.gov.sg/palliative-care-update

[MOH COS 2024] Delivering Care Beyond Hospitals To support the growing needs of our ageing population, MOH will continue to: ✅️ Expand our healthcare capacity ✅️ Expand MIC@Home to deliver hospital-level acute care in our patients' homes ✅️ Facilitate the transition to step-down and rehabilitative care ✅️ Encourage care for mental health to take place in community-based settings where appropriate 🔗 For more info, visit www.moh.gov.sg/COS2024

[MOH COS 2024] Enhancing Preventive Health and Aged Care To keep healthcare cost in check, healthcare capacity adequate, and protect the wellbeing of Singaporeans, MOH will continue to: ✅️ Invest in preventive health through primary care ✅️ Reshape the health habits of our people ✅️ Support seniors to age well in the community ✅️ Strengthen support for families and children 🔗 For more info, visit www.moh.gov.sg/COS2024

[MOH COS 2024] Strengthening Healthcare Assurance To ensure that healthcare remains accessible and affordable for all, the MediShield Life Council will be conducting a review of MediShield Life coverage. This includes: ✅️ Enhancing MediShield Life to give Singaporeans greater assurance against large bills ✅️ Enhancing MediShield Life’s outpatient coverage ✅️ Expanding MediShield Life’s coverage to new groundbreaking treatments MOH will also enhance subsidies at community hospitals to support care continuity between the acute hospital and community hospital. 🔗 For more info, visit www.moh.gov.sg/COS2024