The Ministry of Health yesterday launched the Intelligence Hub as part of the ministry’s efforts to strengthen the resilience of Brunei Darussalam’s healthcare ecosystem. The Hub will house several units such as the Epidemic Intelligence and Response Unit, Disease Control Division, functioning as a surveillance centre to monitor the nationwide spread of diseases; the Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Unit; and the Digital Health Unit. It is part of the Ministry of Health’s commitment to instil new technology in digital health transformation. The launching was held yesterday afternoon at EVYD Campus in Jerudong.
It was officiated by Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Doctor Awang Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar, Minister of Health, and Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Doctor Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister of Finance and Economy. The event coincided with the signing of Memorandum Understanding between the Ministry of Health and EVYD Technology with National University of Singapore Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health as a cross-border collaboration to strengthen health systems.
Source: Radio Television Brunei