NOTICE PAPER NO. 1892
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON OR AFTER 9 MAY 2023
Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Mr Leon Perera
MP for Aljunied GRC
Question No. 4563
To ask the Minister for Health (a) what is the total amount of donations raised by the Rare Disease Fund (RDF) in 2022; (b) what is the respective breakdown of this donation by donor type, namely philanthropic foundations, companies, Government, NGOs, individuals and others; and (c) whether the Government will consider rolling out a strategy to obtain RDF donations from individuals through public communications, to complement the current approaches to raising donations.
Written Answer
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The Rare Disease Fund (RDF) raised $4.9m in public donations in the calendar year of 2022. $2.3m was contributed by foundations, $1.3m was from companies, and the remaining from individuals and others. Together with the Government’s $3 to $1 matching grant, this brings the total funds raised by RDF in 2022 to $19.2m.
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The RDF Committee has been actively outreaching to potential donors, and conducting publicity efforts to raise awareness of the Fund. It will consider stepping up efforts in this area.