There is a certain universal seduction in healthcare- it affects everyone. Even the charismatic President Obama’s influence is vacillating as outrage over healthcare in US heats up. In Singapore, the 3Ms are the fundamental pillars holding up the healthcare infrastructure as the government try to fine-tune the system to better serve socialized medicine to the greatest number of Singaporeans. With an ageing profile in its demographics, Singapore cannot stand idly by on its healthcare. It needs to plan forward on its capacity, technology and human capital and ensure that the healthcare service delivery can be demographically convenient and properly delivered without any unnecessary escalation of costs.
The rallying call in Prime Minister’s speech is on unity. A united Singapore- regardless of race, language or religion. The chemistry of race and religious in Singapore is quite unnatural compared to many supposedly secular and democratic countries. Such state of collegiality of race and religion cannot be taken for granted and any single flashpoint can spark social unrest and degeneration of society where hate culture takes root like in the early years of Singapore.
Unity is also about sharing and spreading the fruit of growth. When the economy shrinks, all Singaporeans suffer. When the economy grows, wealth distribution may be disproportionate and may cause income imbalances – which can be the making of social unrest. Hence, the government took the pain of providing support to companies with Jobs Credits and building a robust training and re-training regime and infrastructure so that jobless Singaporeans can migrate to a different trade and skill when the economy swings.
Singapore, in order to posit for growth needs a New Frontier where we can all believe in and look forward to. The Prime Minister will have to show the way and spread the excitement of a new Singapore.
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