INTRODUCTION

SINGAPORE

NEW ZEALAND

Singapore is a small country with a total

land area of 710 square kilometers.
The Singapore economy grew by 8% in
2009 and it is projected to grow by 15%
in 2010.
Literacy rate : 96.3%

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island

country in the southwestern Pacific
Ocean, comprising two main islands and
numerous smaller islands.
New Zealand is situated 1,500
kilometres (900 mi) east of Australia
across the Tasman Sea, along the Pacific
ring of fire, thus is prone to a range of
natural disasters.
In 2012 the population of New Zealand
is 4,441,300; 20.46% under 15 years of
age, and 13.02% over 65 years of age.
86.2% of the New Zealand population
live in urban areas and urbanisation is
increasing. In 2006, 67.6% of the
population identified themselves as of
European or other ethnicity, 13.64%
Mori, 6.42% Pacific and 8.56% Asian.
Literacy rate 99% (2011 )

THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

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Health Care Philosophy

1. Aims to build up a healthy population
through preventive health care programs
and the promotion of healthy living.
(Healthy family, healthy nation report
1991)
2. Responsibility to intervene in the health
care sector where the market fails to
keep health care costs down
3. Personal responsibility for ones health.

Health Care Philosophy

1. building better results from the public
services New Zealanders rely on
2. building the foundations for a stronger
economy

Emphasis on :
a. Health education
b. Immunization
c. Health screening for early detection of
diseases.

Government reinforced and expanded its

priority areas to focus on:
3. bringing health services closer to home
4. improving the health and independence
of older people
5. strengthening the health workforce
6. improving value for money.

MINISTRY OF
HEALTH
SINGAPORE
Ministry of HealthOverall responsibility for the provision and
regulation of health care services in Singapore.

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The Ministry is the governments principal advisor on health
and disability policy. The National Health Board is a business
unit of MoH and is responsible for funding, monitoring and
planning of DHBs and designated national services, and for
national, regional and local integration.

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HEALTH CARE DELIVERY

SYSTEM
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NEW ZEALAND
Singapore has a dual health care
delivery system.
Primary health care
- 80%provided by private
practitioners
- 20% government polyclinics includes
:
a. curative out-patient medical
treatment
b. health screening
c. preventive health programmes for
school children,
d. home nursing
e. day care and rehabilitation for the
elderly
f. health education and promotion.
Hospital Care

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HEALTH EXPENDITURE
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HEALTH INDICATORS
SINGAPORE
The crude birth rate 9.9 per 1000 resident
population
The crude death rate 4.4 per 1000
resident population The total fertility rate per
resident female - 1.3
MMR
0
Under 5mortality Rate
3

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COMPARATIVE
ANALYSIS
HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM OF SINGAPORE AND NEW
ZEALAND

DEMOGRAPHY
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Causes of Death
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HOSPITAL BEDS
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Human Resources
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Chronic Disease Management
Programme (CDMP) and
vaccinations (Oct 2006)
Health Promotion Programmes:
BreastScreen Singapore,
Cervical Screening Singapore,
Childhood Injury Prevention
Programme, Community Health
Screening, Mental Health
Education Programme, National
Myopia Prevention Programme,
Physical Activity programme,
Mental Health Education
Programme, National Smoking
Control Programme, Nutrition
Programme, Osteoporosis
Education Programme,
Workplace Health Promotion
Programme.
National AIDS Control
Programme (since 1985)

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