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OYK attended his second MOH annual Work Plan Seminar. 
Time flies. I have been in Ministry of Health, Singapore for a year. Today I attended my second MOH annual Work Plan Seminar. Great to finally meet face-to-face with many healthcare family colleagues.
I spoke on two key areas of focus: end-of-life care and #HealthierSG.
Good end-of-life care is about feeling the warmth and affection from loved ones, in a familiar environment, when we breathe our last. But while 77% of Singaporeans prefer to be cared for at home at their end of life, only 27% do so. We will do more to help our people fulfil their last wishes.
I also have an update on the work done on Healthier SG. We need all hands on deck – from our healthcare clusters to family doctors, nursing homes, eldercare centres and community partners.
Healthier SG strategy is a part of our refreshed social compact. As individuals, we do our best to look after our own health and healthy. The government will mobilise various partners to help us stay healthy. If we fall very sick, our healthcare safety net will support us, through an affordable and high quality healthcare system.
Ong Ye Kung
30 mins ·Time flies. I have been in Ministry of Health, Singapore for a year. Today I attended my second MOH annual Work Plan Seminar. Great to finally meet face-to-face with many healthcare family colleagues.
I spoke on two key areas of focus: end-of-life care and #HealthierSG.
Good end-of-life care is about feeling the warmth and affection from loved ones, in a familiar environment, when we breathe our last. But while 77% of Singaporeans prefer to be cared for at home at their end of life, only 27% do so. We will do more to help our people fulfil their last wishes.
I also have an update on the work done on Healthier SG. We need all hands on deck – from our healthcare clusters to family doctors, nursing homes, eldercare centres and community partners.
Healthier SG strategy is a part of our refreshed social compact. As individuals, we do our best to look after our own health and healthy. The government will mobilise various partners to help us stay healthy. If we fall very sick, our healthcare safety net will support us, through an affordable and high quality healthcare system.
from straitstimes.com:
SINGAPORE - The next Covid-19 wave could hit Singapore in July or August, and every healthcare setting - from nursing homes to community hospitals - must be prepared to handle such patients, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.
Singapore cannot afford to repeat what it did during the Omicron wave, when many people were taken to public hospitals because the facilities in which they were being cared for could not manage them properly, he added.
These included nursing homes, community hospitals and private hospitals.
"Every healthcare setting needs to be Covid-ready, to be able to handle your own infections, take care of them in situ," Mr Ong said at his ministry's annual work plan seminar on Thursday (June 2). "Because with vaccination, most will recover uneventfully."
Singapore is preparing for a Covid-19 wave driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants, which were first detected in South Africa.
The good news, said Mr Ong, is that cases there peaked at a lower level than what was seen with the original Omicron wave. The country also did not see a sharp rise in hospitalisation and death rates.
Singapore, having lived through several waves of Covid-19, can afford to be "quietly optimistic", especially since vaccination coverage is high and mask-on rules are still in place, he added.
Even so, it needs to shore up its defences. Apart from making sure that all healthcare facilities can handle Covid-19 patients, the country also needs to make more hospital beds available, in case pressure builds up again.
This is being done in three ways, Mr Ong said.
First, hospitals have rolled out home care services, freeing up beds while allowing people to receive care in their own homes.
Second, many long-term hospital patients are waiting for places in nursing homes. If Singapore can ramp up the number of nursing home beds, these patients can be moved there.
Lastly, the country needs to change how its community treatment facilities work, Mr Ong said.
These facilities were set up last year to take in elderly Covid-19 patients who required closer monitoring but were otherwise in stable medical condition.
Now, they must be redesigned to take in any patient who does not require the acute care that a hospital provides, regardless of their illness, he said.
Singapore must also focus on convincing eligible seniors aged 60 and above to get their booster shots, Mr Ong said. Around 12 per cent of people in this age group have not yet done so.
"This is the group that's most vulnerable, and I think we need to focus on getting them vaccinated with their third shot."
Next Covid-19 wave could hit S'pore in July or August: Ong Ye Kung
SINGAPORE - The next Covid-19 wave could hit Singapore in July or August, and every healthcare setting - from nursing homes to community hospitals - must be prepared to handle such patients, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.
Singapore cannot afford to repeat what it did during the Omicron wave, when many people were taken to public hospitals because the facilities in which they were being cared for could not manage them properly, he added.
These included nursing homes, community hospitals and private hospitals.
"Every healthcare setting needs to be Covid-ready, to be able to handle your own infections, take care of them in situ," Mr Ong said at his ministry's annual work plan seminar on Thursday (June 2). "Because with vaccination, most will recover uneventfully."
Singapore is preparing for a Covid-19 wave driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants, which were first detected in South Africa.
The good news, said Mr Ong, is that cases there peaked at a lower level than what was seen with the original Omicron wave. The country also did not see a sharp rise in hospitalisation and death rates.
Singapore, having lived through several waves of Covid-19, can afford to be "quietly optimistic", especially since vaccination coverage is high and mask-on rules are still in place, he added.
Even so, it needs to shore up its defences. Apart from making sure that all healthcare facilities can handle Covid-19 patients, the country also needs to make more hospital beds available, in case pressure builds up again.
This is being done in three ways, Mr Ong said.
First, hospitals have rolled out home care services, freeing up beds while allowing people to receive care in their own homes.
Second, many long-term hospital patients are waiting for places in nursing homes. If Singapore can ramp up the number of nursing home beds, these patients can be moved there.
Lastly, the country needs to change how its community treatment facilities work, Mr Ong said.
These facilities were set up last year to take in elderly Covid-19 patients who required closer monitoring but were otherwise in stable medical condition.
Now, they must be redesigned to take in any patient who does not require the acute care that a hospital provides, regardless of their illness, he said.
Singapore must also focus on convincing eligible seniors aged 60 and above to get their booster shots, Mr Ong said. Around 12 per cent of people in this age group have not yet done so.
"This is the group that's most vulnerable, and I think we need to focus on getting them vaccinated with their third shot."
OYK enjoys his bakchang. 
My favorite Hokien Ba Chang. Depending on whether you are more in eating or exercising – Happy Dragon Boat Festival!
端午安康！
Ong Ye Kung
14 hrs ·My favorite Hokien Ba Chang. Depending on whether you are more in eating or exercising – Happy Dragon Boat Festival!
端午安康！
OYK goes cycling.
When two Health Ministers go cycling.
#HealthierSG Khairy Jamaluddin
Ong Ye Kung
7 hrs ·When two Health Ministers go cycling.
#HealthierSG Khairy Jamaluddin
OYK supports community farming.
We are making a big push for community farming in #Sembawang. At block 108, resident volunteers doubled the space for community farming, doubled the number of volunteer gardeners, and doubled the produce of vegetables and fruits.
I helped out a little yesterday.
#MakeSembawangSpecial
Ong Ye Kung
6 hrs ·We are making a big push for community farming in #Sembawang. At block 108, resident volunteers doubled the space for community farming, doubled the number of volunteer gardeners, and doubled the produce of vegetables and fruits.
I helped out a little yesterday.
#MakeSembawangSpecial
from straitstimes.com:
SINGAPORE - The next wave of Covid-19 cases in Singapore could emerge as people's antibodies from vaccinations and infections from the last Omicron wave start to wane, leading to a rise in cases in July or August.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Sunday (June 5) that based on what is happening in other parts of the world like the United States and Europe, it will be driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of the virus.
"It's not due to any complex modelling effort, but just the fact that once a wave subsides, four to six months later, we should expect another wave to rise," said Mr Ong on the sidelines of a visit to the upcoming Bukit Canberra integrated sport and community hub.
"Nothing will happen until months later when our antibodies start to wane, then you can see BA.4 and BA.5 emerging by July or August... that's our estimate."
The two sub-variants were first detected in South Africa early this year, and are currently driving a fresh increase in Covid-19 numbers all over the world.
The first three cases of the sub-variants were detected in Singapore in mid-May, but experts say there is no cause for undue alarm.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) earlier said the two variants contain mutations in the spike protein that appear to confer "greater immune escape properties and higher transmissibility" compared to the BA.1 and BA.2 variants, which drove the original Omicron outbreak here.
On Sunday, Mr Ong noted that while there have been some cases here, they have not overtaken the BA.1 or BA.2 strains.
"Most importantly, it's not the case numbers, but how many people fall severely ill," he said.
"I believe that with our strong resilience, we can ride through a period of BA.4 and BA.5."
At the MOH annual workplan seminar on June 2, Mr Ong called on all healthcare setting, from nursing homes to community hospitals, to be Covid-19-ready and prepared to handle patients from this next wave of the virus.
He said despite high vaccination coverage and prevailing mask-on rules, Singapore needs to shore up its defences by making more hospital beds available, in case pressure builds up again.
Efforts are under way, with hospitals rolling out home care services to free up beds.
Community treatment facilities have also been redesigned to take in any patient who does not require the acute care that a hospital provides, regardless of his illness.
Such facilities were first rolled out last year to take in elderly Covid-19 patients who required closer monitoring, but were otherwise in stable medical condition.
Besides freeing up beds, eligible seniors - aged 60 and above - who have not taken their booster shots will also have to be convinced to take their third shot, as they are the most vulnerable group, noted Mr Ong.
The total number of locally transmitted Covid-19 cases fell to 2,256 on Sunday, down from 2,879 the day before, according to MOH’s daily update.
The number of hospitalisations stood at 290, with 29 requiring oxygen supplementation, and eight people currently in the intensive care unit. There was one death on Sunday.
Next Covid-19 wave could emerge as people's antibodies wane: Ong Ye Kung
SINGAPORE - The next wave of Covid-19 cases in Singapore could emerge as people's antibodies from vaccinations and infections from the last Omicron wave start to wane, leading to a rise in cases in July or August.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Sunday (June 5) that based on what is happening in other parts of the world like the United States and Europe, it will be driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of the virus.
"It's not due to any complex modelling effort, but just the fact that once a wave subsides, four to six months later, we should expect another wave to rise," said Mr Ong on the sidelines of a visit to the upcoming Bukit Canberra integrated sport and community hub.
"Nothing will happen until months later when our antibodies start to wane, then you can see BA.4 and BA.5 emerging by July or August... that's our estimate."
The two sub-variants were first detected in South Africa early this year, and are currently driving a fresh increase in Covid-19 numbers all over the world.
The first three cases of the sub-variants were detected in Singapore in mid-May, but experts say there is no cause for undue alarm.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) earlier said the two variants contain mutations in the spike protein that appear to confer "greater immune escape properties and higher transmissibility" compared to the BA.1 and BA.2 variants, which drove the original Omicron outbreak here.
On Sunday, Mr Ong noted that while there have been some cases here, they have not overtaken the BA.1 or BA.2 strains.
"Most importantly, it's not the case numbers, but how many people fall severely ill," he said.
"I believe that with our strong resilience, we can ride through a period of BA.4 and BA.5."
At the MOH annual workplan seminar on June 2, Mr Ong called on all healthcare setting, from nursing homes to community hospitals, to be Covid-19-ready and prepared to handle patients from this next wave of the virus.
He said despite high vaccination coverage and prevailing mask-on rules, Singapore needs to shore up its defences by making more hospital beds available, in case pressure builds up again.
Efforts are under way, with hospitals rolling out home care services to free up beds.
Community treatment facilities have also been redesigned to take in any patient who does not require the acute care that a hospital provides, regardless of his illness.
Such facilities were first rolled out last year to take in elderly Covid-19 patients who required closer monitoring, but were otherwise in stable medical condition.
Besides freeing up beds, eligible seniors - aged 60 and above - who have not taken their booster shots will also have to be convinced to take their third shot, as they are the most vulnerable group, noted Mr Ong.
The total number of locally transmitted Covid-19 cases fell to 2,256 on Sunday, down from 2,879 the day before, according to MOH’s daily update.
The number of hospitalisations stood at 290, with 29 requiring oxygen supplementation, and eight people currently in the intensive care unit. There was one death on Sunday.
OYK toured the Bukit Canberra Integrated Hub yesterday. 
Ong Ye Kung is with Poh Li San and
7 hrs ·
With my fellow #Sembawang GRC MPs, we toured the Bukit Canberra Integrated Hub yesterday. I will share more photos later.
Meanwhile, here's a video showcasing the many facilities which residents can look forward to starting from mid next month, in phases!
#MakeSembawangSpecial
Ong Ye Kung is with Poh Li San and
2 others
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7 hrs · With my fellow #Sembawang GRC MPs, we toured the Bukit Canberra Integrated Hub yesterday. I will share more photos later.
Meanwhile, here's a video showcasing the many facilities which residents can look forward to starting from mid next month, in phases!
#MakeSembawangSpecial
OYK introduces Eunos Polyclinic.
Eunos Polyclinic, our 23rd polyclinic, officially joins our polyclinics network today.
We are now going upstream to ensure better chronic disease management. This is why the future of healthcare is in primary care.
Team-based care will lead this future – tapping on different expertise, building a team-patient relationship with a dedicated team.
With good relationship, comes trust. With trust, comes the patient’s willingness to take the doctor’s advice.
Eunos Polyclinic is one of our many polyclinics that will deliver this. Local studies have shown that our patients have benefitted from such team-based care. Better team care for better self-care, better health too.
This 5-storey polyclinic is also co-located with a Senior Care Centre by Methodist Welfare Services.
Such new models of care will benefit our residents, for a #HealthierSG. Congrats to the SingHealth Polyclinics team!
Photo credit: SingHealth Polyclinics
Ong Ye Kung
2 hrs ·Eunos Polyclinic, our 23rd polyclinic, officially joins our polyclinics network today.
We are now going upstream to ensure better chronic disease management. This is why the future of healthcare is in primary care.
Team-based care will lead this future – tapping on different expertise, building a team-patient relationship with a dedicated team.
With good relationship, comes trust. With trust, comes the patient’s willingness to take the doctor’s advice.
Eunos Polyclinic is one of our many polyclinics that will deliver this. Local studies have shown that our patients have benefitted from such team-based care. Better team care for better self-care, better health too.
This 5-storey polyclinic is also co-located with a Senior Care Centre by Methodist Welfare Services.
Such new models of care will benefit our residents, for a #HealthierSG. Congrats to the SingHealth Polyclinics team!
Photo credit: SingHealth Polyclinics
from straitstimes.com:
SINGAPORE - Residents in the Sembawang area will have access to an 800-seat hawker centre and an indoor sports hall from the third quarter of the year.
When completed, the Bukit Canberra integrated sports and community hub will also have a polyclinic, the first to be nestled within community facilities.
"We have an ageing population in the northern part of Singapore, so it will add to the current infrastructure for primary care in the area," said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Sunday (June 5).
The polyclinic will offer a range of medical services, including treatment for acute and chronic diseases, as well as women's health services such as cervical and breast cancer screening.
"I hope we can synergise healthcare with all the social activities to bring about preventive care and healthy living for the residents in this town," said Mr Ong during a visit to the construction site in Canberra Link.
The polyclinic's opening date has not yet been announced.
Initially slated to be open in the first half of 2020, the 12ha hub developed by Sport Singapore brings together multiple agencies including the People's Association, Ministry of Health and National Parks Board.
It will eventually have five swimming pools and the biggest ActiveSG gym in Singapore.
It will also house national monument Canberra House, formerly known as the old Admiralty House, which will be converted into a library.
"Because of Covid-19, we've been delayed 1½ to two years... we will see the facilities opening up progressively, and I hope once it opens, residents know and feel that it's worth the wait," said Mr Ong.
He was joined on the site visit by fellow Sembawang GRC MPs Poh Li San, Vikram Nair and Lim Wee Kiak.
The hawker centre, which is nearly completed, will have space for 44 stalls.
It will be equipped with sustainability features such as a food digester, as part of a food waste conveyance system to reduce the facility's environmental footprint.
The indoor sports hall will be able to accommodate 12 badminton courts, or three basketball or volleyball courts.
The hall could also hold 2,000 people at a time for community events, or be reconfigured with a retractable seating gallery that can seat up to 500 people at a time.
In the coming months, the hub will host events including Pesta Sukan (Malay for "festival of sports") in July; and the Sembawang GRC National Day 2022 observance ceremony in August.
800-seat hawker centre, indoor sports hall to open at Bukit Canberra in Sembawang from Q3
SINGAPORE - Residents in the Sembawang area will have access to an 800-seat hawker centre and an indoor sports hall from the third quarter of the year.
When completed, the Bukit Canberra integrated sports and community hub will also have a polyclinic, the first to be nestled within community facilities.
"We have an ageing population in the northern part of Singapore, so it will add to the current infrastructure for primary care in the area," said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Sunday (June 5).
The polyclinic will offer a range of medical services, including treatment for acute and chronic diseases, as well as women's health services such as cervical and breast cancer screening.
"I hope we can synergise healthcare with all the social activities to bring about preventive care and healthy living for the residents in this town," said Mr Ong during a visit to the construction site in Canberra Link.
The polyclinic's opening date has not yet been announced.
Initially slated to be open in the first half of 2020, the 12ha hub developed by Sport Singapore brings together multiple agencies including the People's Association, Ministry of Health and National Parks Board.
It will eventually have five swimming pools and the biggest ActiveSG gym in Singapore.
It will also house national monument Canberra House, formerly known as the old Admiralty House, which will be converted into a library.
"Because of Covid-19, we've been delayed 1½ to two years... we will see the facilities opening up progressively, and I hope once it opens, residents know and feel that it's worth the wait," said Mr Ong.
He was joined on the site visit by fellow Sembawang GRC MPs Poh Li San, Vikram Nair and Lim Wee Kiak.
The hawker centre, which is nearly completed, will have space for 44 stalls.
It will be equipped with sustainability features such as a food digester, as part of a food waste conveyance system to reduce the facility's environmental footprint.
The indoor sports hall will be able to accommodate 12 badminton courts, or three basketball or volleyball courts.
The hall could also hold 2,000 people at a time for community events, or be reconfigured with a retractable seating gallery that can seat up to 500 people at a time.
In the coming months, the hub will host events including Pesta Sukan (Malay for "festival of sports") in July; and the Sembawang GRC National Day 2022 observance ceremony in August.
OYK provides more photos. 
As mentioned in my earlier post, here are more photos of Bukit Canberra, with many community facilities nestled in greenery.
#MakeSembawangSpecial
Ong Ye Kung
2 hrs ·As mentioned in my earlier post, here are more photos of Bukit Canberra, with many community facilities nestled in greenery.
#MakeSembawangSpecial
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