On 19th August 2018, Lee Hsien Loong, the Prime Minister of Singapore has highlighted some challenges faced by many Singaporeans at home as well as abroad such as trade war tensions, healthcare, housing and cost of living.
If you didn’t catch the National Day Rally 2018 earlier today, we have picked out the important parts of Lee Hsien Loong’s speech from Bloomberg just for you.
Health care:
Community health assist scheme (CHAS) has extended to Singaporeans with chronic conditions, despite income. CHAS is a scheme that entitles cardholders to generous subsidies. He also mentioned that more polyclinics will be built across Singapore to improve access.
Elderly care:
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