Singapore, July 14 -- Singapore is set to enhance legal protections surrounding the collection and use of its citizens' genetic data, to clearly define what such data can and cannot be used for.
Speaking at the ninth CHI Innovate 2025, NHG Health's flagship innovation conference, held last week at the Ng Teng Fong Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Singapore's Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said that in order to deliver seamless healthcare-especially in community settings-patient data needs to be collected and shared among the healthcare providers they consult. However, this has immediately raised cybersecurity concerns, which the Ministry of Health (MOH) is addressing by reinforcing the legal framework.
Specifically, the ministry is drafting...