Ministry of Health (Singapore)

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Ministry of Health, Singapore
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Logo of the Ministry of Health
Agency overview
Formed 1959
Jurisdiction Government of Singapore
Headquarters College of Medicine Building, 16 College Road, Singapore 169854
Employees 506 (2010)[1]
Annual budget Increase 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
Website www.moh.gov.sg

The Ministry of Health (Abbreviation: MOH; Malay: Kementerian Kesihatan; Chinese: 新加坡卫生部; Tamil: சுகாதார அமைச்சு) 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

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