NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 20 MARCH 2023
Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Dr Shahira Abdullah
Nominated MP
Question No. 2816
To ask the Minister for Health for 2020, 2021 and 2022 respectively, (a) what is the Ministry’s total expenditure on (i) mental health care treatment and (ii) mental health promotion and prevention; and (b) for each, what is their respective percentage of overall healthcare expenditure.
Answer
1 MOH’s healthcare budget is used to support the prevention, control and treatment of a wide range of conditions and diseases, including mental health conditions. An average of $385 million was spent on mental health annually from FY2020 to FY2022. Table 1 below provides the breakdown of MOH’s expenditure on mental health treatment, and promotion and prevention.
Table 1: Breakdown of MOH’s Mental Health Expenditure across FY20-FY22
|
($’mil) |
FY20 Actual Expenditure |
FY21 Actual Expenditure |
FY22 |
|
MOH’s Healthcare Expenditure (excluding COVID-19 related expenditure) |
$11,256.1 mil |
$12,435.6 mil |
$14,509.1 mil |
|
Mental Health Care Treatment |
$339.0 mil |
$369.9 mil |
$421.0 mil |
|
% of MOH’s Healthcare Expenditure |
3.01% |
2.97% |
2.90% |
|
Mental Health Promotion & Prevention |
$3.9 mil |
$9.2 mil |
$13.6 mil |
|
% of MOH’s Healthcare Expenditure |
0.03% |
0.07% |
0.09% |
|
MOH’s Expenditure on Mental Health |
$342.9 mil |
$379.1 mil |
$434.6 mil |
|
% of MOH’s Healthcare Expenditure |
3.05% |
3.05% |
3.00% |