Throughout last year, the Ministry of Health has given more focus on the workforce in tackling the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Health underlined that the frontliners have worked hard and were united in saving lives despite …
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United Action
The Ministry of Health will continue to give serious attention to public health and the national capacity to tackle infectious disease pandemics has been proven to be competent and able to carry out effective mitigation strategies. The Minister of Health …
Read MoreIncrease in Local Doctors and Nurses
The Minister of Health also touched on the total number of doctors in the country which has increased in the last 5 years. As of February 2021, 738 doctors are registered and from that number, 51% are local doctors, while …
Read MoreMessage in Conjunction with World Oral Health Day
Oral health problems are affecting 3.5 billion people, nearly half of the world's population according to the Global Health Metrics 2019. Meanwhile, according to a study by the Brunei Darussalam National Oral Health Survey, NOHS 2015-2017, two-thirds of the country's …
Read MoreTechnical Interruptions for BruHealth Applications
The BruHealth application will be experiencing technical problems. The Ministry of Health has informed that the Technical interruption is due to upgrades or improvement to the BruHealth Application System. The interruption will start at 12am until 1.30am, 4th March.
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Read MoreInitiatives to Manage COVID-19 Impacts
The Financial Year 2020-2021 was a challenging year for the National Fiscal position due to uncertainties. However, the Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister of Finance and Economy said the government was capable of formulating a fiscal …
Read MoreCOVID-19 National Vaccination Programme Registration
Following the Ministry of Health's announcement on the COVID-19 National Vaccination Programme as presented by the Minister of Health during the Ministry of Health's Media Conference on the situation of COVID-19 Infection in Brunei Darussalam on the 6th of March, …
Read MorePre Departure COVID-19 RTPCR Test
The Ministry of Health in its press release informed the public who would like to take the Pre Departure COVID-19 RTPCR test or swab test at the Sports Complex, Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital and Berakas Health Centre.
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