The Singapore Government’s commitment to safeguarding public health and the future of its citizens especially in the wake of COVID 19 can be seen in the over 40% share of this year’s Budget that goes to the COVID-19 Resilience Package.
Mr. Heng Swee Keat, the Deputy Prime Minister reasserted that ‘the Government is giving foremost importance to Singaporeans’ public health, safe reopening measures and sustaining momentum for recovery after the Covid-19 Pandemic. More than half of the S$4.8 billion allocated to the Resilience Package is dedicated to ensuring strengthening of the public health system.
One of the major focus areas here is the raise in salary of healthcare workers across all public hospitals, polyclinics and long-term care service providers this there. This will surely go a long way in providing the much-needed incentive and motivation to overworked healthcare workers in the country.
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