Intellasia East Asia News – New workgroup to improve health of Malays and Indians in Singapore, close ‘significant disparities’ in outcomes across ethnicities, says MOH


Source: singaporenewstoday.com singaporenewstoday.com

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- by admin A workgroup formed last month aims to improve the health of ethnic minority groups here, as the Ministry of Health (MOH) seeks to close “significant disparities” in the health behaviours and outcomes across Singapore’s ethnic groups. Announcing this effort during the debate on its budget in Parliament today, the ministry said in a statement that it would focus its efforts first on the Malay community before expanding it to other groups, such as Indians. The workgroup will be led by Madam Rahayu Mahzam, Parliamentary Secretary for Health, and Members of Parliament Wan Risal of Jalan Besar Group...