HCD 303 5.2: Homework Questions Exam #1 Questions
with correct answers
Singapore used to be a colony of which country? - ✔✔Great Britain
Who is Lee Kuan Yew? - ✔✔Prime Minister of Singapore
When did Singapore become an independent country? - ✔✔1965
What did Lee Kuan Yew believe had to occur if Singapore was going to survive as
an independent nation? - ✔✔They had to turn themselves into a first world oasis
in a third world region
What was the initial focus of Singapore's healthcare system once they gain their
independence? - ✔✔To focus on public health services such as adequate housing
and basic primary care services
When did the government in Singapore first start to really develop the various
components of its healthcare system? - ✔✔1980's
What are the two main branches of the federal government that oversee the
healthcare system in Singapore? - ✔✔Monetary Authority
The Ministry of Health
What does the Ministry of Health Holdings protect? - ✔✔The public hospitals
from detrimental financial burden
with correct answers
Singapore used to be a colony of which country? - ✔✔Great Britain
Who is Lee Kuan Yew? - ✔✔Prime Minister of Singapore
When did Singapore become an independent country? - ✔✔1965
What did Lee Kuan Yew believe had to occur if Singapore was going to survive as
an independent nation? - ✔✔They had to turn themselves into a first world oasis
in a third world region
What was the initial focus of Singapore's healthcare system once they gain their
independence? - ✔✔To focus on public health services such as adequate housing
and basic primary care services
When did the government in Singapore first start to really develop the various
components of its healthcare system? - ✔✔1980's
What are the two main branches of the federal government that oversee the
healthcare system in Singapore? - ✔✔Monetary Authority
The Ministry of Health
What does the Ministry of Health Holdings protect? - ✔✔The public hospitals
from detrimental financial burden
