History and Milestones

The Ministry of Health at Palmer Rd

Take a pictorial journey with us as we look back on the past 50 years and remember our humble beginnings.

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The Ministry of Health at Palmer Rd Wards in KKH in 1950s Thomson Road Hospital in 1959 Mobile Dental Clinic, 1954 Child receiving her BCG inoculation Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 1956 A class of nurses receiving instruction The Singapore Blood Transfusion Service at the old SGH in 1953 Blood transfusion services, 1959 A Mobile Dispensary in the 1960s Blood Transfusion campaign, 1960s A 1966 certificate from the Guinness Book of Records for being the largest maternity hospital in the world National Family Planning Programme - Stop at Two Alexandra Hospital, 1980s Ministry of Health at the Cuppage Centre (1978 - 1987) New Polyclinics serve HDB new towns Patients at a polyclinic waiting outside consultation rooms, 1980 Ang Mo Kio Polyclinic, 1982 First test-tube baby in Asia together with Prof SS Ratnam and IVF team Public being screened at a Health Fair held in 1986 The College of Medicine Building in 1935 and the newly refurbished Tan Teck Guan Building Reception counter at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 1980s Woodbridge Hospital in 1989 Children being taught dental hygiene PM Lee Kuan Yew opens SGH in 1981 Official Inauguration of the National University Hospital in 1986 Toa Payoh Hospital moves to Changi and becomes Changi General Hospital Modern day KKH Tan Tock Seng's present day premises NUH's present grounds
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