Why Singapore

Singapore's quality healthcare, as one of the best in the world, is internationally recognised.

In Singapore foreign patients can receive quality medical care in a medically safe, welcoming and professional environment. There is an efficient transportation system, range of accommodation options, and a wide option of leisure activities to experience in Singapore.

International patients come to Singapore each year for a wide range of medical care from health screenings to high-end surgical procedures in various specialties such as cardiology, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, organ transplants, orthopaedics, and paediatrics.

With well-respected doctors trained in the best centres around the world, internationally-accredited hospitals and speciality centres, medical travellers to Singapore can be assured of quality treatment. A large number of medical professionals from various parts of the world work in Singapore to share and exchange their expertise, conduct healthcare-related research and training as well as host international conferences and events.

With Singapore's well-developed infrastructure and robust medical ecosystem, healthcare providers in Singapore are constantly strengthening their medical capabilities through professional exchanges and access to innovation in medical technology.

• Ranked first for most efficient healthcare system, out of 51 countries, in 2014 by Bloomberg.
• Ranked second in the world for health-care outcomes according to The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in 2014.
• Ranked first as a global favourite medical tourism destination in PHD Chamber Medical and Wellness Tourism Report 2013.

21 hospitals and medical centres and medical organisations in Singapore have obtained the Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation.

Singapore's blood supply ranks among the safest in the world. Blood Services Group HSA (previously known as Singapore's Centre for Transfusion) was appointed a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Blood Centre for Transfusion Medicine for the Western Pacific Region in 1992.