Committee of Supply 2026 debate, Day 5: Mariam Jafaar on personal versus collective responsibility and AI in healthcare
Preventive care saves lives and reduces costs, but only if people participate. Today, only about six in 10 eligible residents participate regularly in recommended chronic disease screenings and the rest remain unprotected. MP Mariam Jafaar said this in parliament on Wednesday (Mar 4). She wanted to know if the Health Minister will consider making key preventive programmes “opt-out”, as well as outline how it will work across government to embed preventive defaults in daily life. Turning to AI in healthcare, she highlighted that healthcare should not merely adopt AI, and that Singapore must set the standards for trusted, safe and effective AI.
Preventive care saves lives and reduces costs, but only if people participate. Today, only about six in 10 eligible residents participate regularly in recommended chronic disease screenings and the rest remain unprotected. MP Mariam Jafaar said this in parliament on Wednesday (Mar 4). She wanted to know if the Health Minister will consider making key preventive programmes “opt-out”, as well as outline how it will work across government to embed preventive defaults in daily life. Turning to AI in healthcare, she highlighted that healthcare should not merely adopt AI, and that Singapore must set the standards for trusted, safe and effective AI.
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