Singapore Guide: Health

One of the most important things when going abroad is to make sure that you are covered in case of accidents or illness. Our health guide provides information on health insurance, hospitals, doctors and pharmacies.

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  Singapore healthcare system

  The need for private expat insurance

  While the Singapore healthcare system is ranked as the 6th best in the world by the WHO, expats are not automatically eligible for public health coverage and must therefore subscribe to private health insurance.

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  Singapore healthcare system

  The ‘3M’ public health cover

  Singapore has a health care system that is valued as one of the best in the world, with quality medical standards practiced across both the public and private sectors. The public system in particular is renowned for its unique national schemes which cover public health care costs for those who qualify.

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  Singapore health infrastructure

  Public and private health facilities

  The Singaporean health infrastructure comprises a combination of public ‘polyclinics’ and hospitals and private medical clinics and hospitals to provide the 6th best healthcare system in the world.

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  Child immunisation

  Compulsory before school enrollment

  The Singapore Health Promotion Board (HPB) requires that all children be immunised against various diseases from birth and continuing as they get older. Children will not be admitted into schools until they have had such treatment.

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  Foreign prescriptions

  Invalid in Singapore pharmacies

  Prescriptions from your home country cannot be filled by a pharmacist in Singapore. If you take medicine that requires a prescription, you will need to visit a local doctor when you arrive in Singapore in order to obtain a new one.

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  Emergencies

  Who to call

  In the event of a medical emergency, there are several government hospitals with accident and emergency departments open 24 hours a day.

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