Infectious diseases such as tuberculosis were common and spread easily
Why was there a need for basic healthcare in the 1960s?
100
Medisave and MediShield
What are 2 ways to encourage self reliance in managing healthcare in Singapore?
100
Direct subsidies given to government hospitals, polyclinics and some nursing homes
What is government subsidies in healthcare?
100
to eat healthily and stay physically active
What does it mean to lead a healthy lifestyle?
100
The government cannot run all healthcare services.
Why do we need help from the community?
200
1. Polyclinics in town centres
2. Improvement in the facilities in hospital
3. better quality of healthcare
What improvements were made to healthcare in the 1970s?
200
The money from a workers' CPF that is channelled into an account which can be used to pay hospital bills.
What is Medisave?
200
Class C wards
Which wards receive the most in subsidies?
200
If a person is in good health, he will not need medical treatment and thus money is saved.
How does a healthy lifestyle help to manage healthcare in Singapore?
200
To provide healthcare support services to meet the needs of Singaporeans.
What is the role of the community in managing healthcare in Singapore?
300
The amount of money set aside by the government to meet the needs of the people, such as healthcare.
What is Government Budget?
300
1. self-employed
2. informal trading
Which groups of people do not have medisave and will thus be affected by high healthcare costs in Singapore?
300
One comes directly from the government to help those who are not able to afford healthcare while the other is a national insurance scheme bought with money in Medisave.
What is the difference between MediFund and MediShield?
300
Anti-Smoking Campaigns
Family Fitness Day
What are some examples of government's effort to promote healthy lifestyle?
300
1. Community hospitals
2. nursing homes
3. day rehabilitaion
What are some examples of community based healthcare services?
400
Rising cost of providing healthcare
What led to changes to managing healthcare in the 1980s?
400
Share the costs of healthcare with the government and thus the government does not need to depend on raising taxes to pay rising healthcare costs.
How does Medisave help manage healthcare?
400
Hospitals are given freedom to reorganise to meet the needs of Singaporeans.
What is restructuring of hospitals?
400
Schools and workplaces
Where is healthy lifestyle promoted in Singapore?
400
Sums of money given by the government for a particular purpose.
What are government grants?
500
1. build a healthy and physically fit population
2. encourage Singaporeams to stay well and reward thosw who do.
3. build up individual financial resources so that those who fall sick will be able to pay
What are the aims of the National Health Plan in 1983?
500
To help people who require long term treatment of more serious illnesses who were not able to pay for their hospitalisation
What is MediShield?
500
It ensures that resources get more fairly distributed and those who can't afford get more subsidies.
How does means testing help to manage healthcare?
500
This helps to Singaporeans monitor their health and to make suitable lifestyle changes to prevent serious illnesses.
What is the purpose of community health screening?
500
With grants given by the government, it provides specific healthcare support services to kidney patients, especially those who cannot afford dialysis.
How does organisations like NKF help manage healthcare?