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The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ministry of National Development (MND) are rolling out innovative methods to improve access to Active Ageing Centre (AAC) activities for seniors. Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung and National Development Minister DesmondMOH to allocate $800m for active ageing centres as part of new initiatives to improve seniors' access to activities
The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ministry of National Development (MND) are rolling out innovative methods to improve access to Active Ageing Centre (AAC) activities for seniors. Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung and National Development Minister Desmond Lee announced on Tuesday (April 2) that over the next two years the new initiatives are expected to bring AAC services closer to more than 20,000 seniors. This includes a $800 million plan from MOH over the course of five years to expand and enhance the AACs. Speaking at the launch of the Our Residents' Hub at Jalan Mas Kuning Playground in West Coast, Minister Ong highlighted efforts to enhance the accessibility of AACs, ensuring they reach seniors living in residential areas with less convenient access. «The Ministry of Health is devoting about $800 million over five years (FY24 to FY28), to expand the number of AACs in Singapore, and also to give each centre more resources to organise more activities,» he said. «Today, we have 223 AACs around Singapore, up from about 150 when we first started. Each centre now has almost double their budget to carry out more activities» Read more