Singapore is pumping in more money than ever on healthcare, but continued spending at current rates will not be sustainable. The most effective way to keep healthcare affordable is for people to stay healthy, as unhealthy lifestyles are taking a toll on the system and...
Medical school intake has gone up from 300 to 500 a year and the latest nursing intake of more than 2,100 students is a record high.But this trajectory cannot be sustained, he said. Individuals have to do their part in keeping healthy and the healthcare system has to transform the way it delivers care.While people here are living longer,"for every 10 years we live, we spend more than a year in illness", said Mr Gan.
Deaths from cancer, stroke and heart diseases have fallen by 16 per cent between 2010 and 2017 as a result of"early prevention, better treatment and disease management, which have contributed to our increase in life expectancy".But he said the prevalence of diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels here has gone up by 4 per cent, 14 per cent and 33 per cent, respectively, among adults aged 18 to 69, between 2010 and 2017.
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