FIVE-YEAR FEE TRENDS FOR SEXUAL HEALTH TESTS

NOTICE PAPER NO. 3508

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 7 MARCH 2025

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang

MP for Nee Soon GRC

Question No. 6637

To ask the Minister for Health (a) what are the percentage increases in prices in the past five years for tests for (i) chlamydia and gonorrhoea polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (ii) hepatitis A, B and C (iii) syphilis and (iv) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at public healthcare clinics and institutions; (b) whether there are plans to increase prices further; and (c) what are the considerations in setting prices of sexual health tests.

Answer

1        The public healthcare institutions set and adjust their fees to reflect the underlying cost, before applying subsidy.

2        MOH does not specifically track the five-year fee trends of tests for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, human immunodeficiency virus, as well as hepatitis A, B and C.