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Ministry of Health, Singapore
Logo of the Ministry of Health
Agency overview
Formed1959
JurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
HeadquartersCollege of Medicine Building, 16 College Road, Singapore 169854
Employees506 (2010)[1]
Annual budgetIncrease 7.5 billion (est) SGD (2014)[2]
Ministers responsible
Agency executives
  • Tan Ching Yee, Permanent Secretary
  • Associate Professor Benjamin Ong, Director of Medical Services
  • Roy Quek, Deputy Secretary
Child agencies
Websitewww.moh.gov.sg

The Ministry of Health (Abbreviation: MOH; Template:Lang-ms; Chinese: 新加坡卫生部; Template:Lang-ta) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for providing information, raising health awareness and education, ensuring the accessibility of health services, and monitoring the quality of health services provided to citizens and visitors in the Republic of Singapore. In addition, it is also involved in the control of illness and disease in the country, coordinating the utilisation of resources and expertise where necessary. It is headed by the office of the Minister of Health, Gan Kim Yong.

Statutory boards

See also

References

  1. ^ "Head O: Ministry of Health" (PDF). Budget 2010: Revenue and Expenditure Estimates. Ministry of Finance. February 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Head O: Ministry of Health" (PDF). Budget 2014: Revenue and Expenditure Estimates. Ministry of Finance. February 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.