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Ministry of Health
College of Medicine Building 16 College Road Singapore 169854
Tel: 6325 9220, Fax: 6224 1677
Email : moh_info@moh.gov.sg
Website : www.moh.gov.sg/corp/index.do

The Ministry Mission Statements

To promote good health and reduce illness
Good health is to a great extent the responsibility of the individual. But the Ministry plays a major role in educating and providing information to the public on how they can maintain good healthy lifestyles. The Ministry also plays a key role in reducing illness in Singapore through the control and prevention of diseases and ensuring that the resources are allocated appropriately to do this.

To ensure that Singaporeans have access to good and affordable healthcare that is appropriate to needs
Ministry of Health is responsible for ensuring that health care in Singapore is charaterised by good clinical outcomes and professional standards, and that services delivered are appropriate to each patients' needs. While we emphasise the principle of co-payment, we must also ensure that healthcare remains affordable to Singaporeans.

To pursue medical excellence
Our healthcare system is well regarded and Singaporeans have benefited from it. Increasing numbers of foreign patients seek treatment in Singapore. We will build on this so that we become even better known for certain areas in health care.

The state of health in Singapore is good by international standards. The infant mortality rate in 1999 stood at 3.2 per 1000 live births while the average life expectancy rate was 77.6 years. Rising standards of living, high standards of education, good housing, safe water supply and sanitation, a high level of medical services and the active promotion of preventive medicine, have all helped to significantly boost the health of Singaporeans. The leading causes of morbidity and mortality are currently the major non-communicable diseases such as cancer, coronary heart diseases, strokes, diabetes, hypertension and injuries. Cancer and cardiovascular diseases together accounted for approximately 62% of the total causes of death.

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