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S1E79: How will the new Healthier SG strategy affect me? - Health Check
Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Last week (March 9), Singapore’s Health Minister Ong Ye Kung announced that the country is working towards a model where each resident will see one regular general practitioner or polyclinic doctor for all his or her care needs. The doctor will work out a personalised care plan to help nip diseases in the bud and keep him or her out of the hospital as much as possible.
With this Healthier SG strategy, GPs will become the anchor of Singapore’s healthcare system as…
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