Singapore set to transform healthcare system to cater to rapidly ageing population

Through three decades of planning and investments in healthcare, a 76-year-old Singaporean has a similar age-related burden of disease today as the average 65-year-old in the world. Only the Japanese have a better outcome.

But with chronic diseases such as hypertension and high cholesterol on the rise because of a rapidly ageing population, ↗ (opens in new tab) it is time to transform healthcare once again, starting with a national preventative and chronic care programme, Healthier SG, that kicked off this month, said Singapore’s chief health scientist, Professor Tan Chorh Chuan.

Read more here (ST): https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-set-to-transform-healthcare-system-to-cater-to-rapidly-ageing-population ↗ (opens in new tab)