Ministry of Health (Singapore)

Ministry of Health, Singapore

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)
Annual budget	7.5 billion (est) SGD (2014)
Ministers responsible	Gan Kim Yong, Minister Dr Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State Dr Lam Pin Min, Minister of State Chee Hong Tat, Minister of State
Agency executives	Tan Ching Yee, Permanent Secretary Ng How Yue, Second Permanent Secretary Associate Professor Benjamin Ong, Director of Medical Services
Child agencies	Health Promotion Board Health Sciences Authority Singapore Dental Council Singapore Medical Council Singapore Nursing Board Singapore Pharmacy Council Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board Specialists Accreditation Board
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.