MORE AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE –
BETTER HEALTH
CHAPTER 5
Health is precious. We want Singaporeans to enjoy good physical and mental health throughout life.
We will continue to make healthcare more affordable. We will go beyond treating illness. We will empower Singaporeans to stay healthy through preventive care and healthier lifestyles with:
- Grow Well SG for children and adolescents
- Healthier SG for adults
- Age Well SG for seniors
- innovations like the Queenstown Health District
Source: The Straits Times © Singapore Press Holdings Limited.
We will ramp up healthcare capacity and shorten wait times. We will:
- add 13,600 beds to our healthcare system in the next five years
- redevelop Alexandra Hospital and open the new Eastern General Hospital by 2030
- grow our healthcare and nursing workforce
We will boost support for mental health with:
- a National Mental Health Office
- more access to mental health services
- capability building and expansion of hospital and long-term care capacity