NOTICE PAPER NO. 2728
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON OR AFTER 8 MAY 2024
Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Ms Joan Pereira
MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC
Question No. 5957
To ask the Minister for Health whether tests for kidney health can be incorporated into Project Silver Screen, the national functional screening programme for seniors.
Answer
1 For population-level screening programmes, there is unfortunately no known cost-effective screening test for kidney disease.
2 The current medical evidence supports screening higher-risk patients for kidney disease, such as those with diabetes and/or hypertension. This is currently done under Healthier SG.