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An internationally standardised numerical code used to classify traded products for customs, tariffs and trade statistics.
Singapore's regulator and scientific authority for health products, blood services, forensic science and related laboratory functions.
A trade union representing employees across Singapore's healthcare sector and related services.
A national preventive-care programme that enrols residents with a regular family doctor and health plan.
A programme that checks participants for specified health conditions or risk factors and arranges follow-up where needed.
A pilot intended to provide care and support services to adults with disabilities living alone or with family in their own homes near ELP sites.
A passenger railway designed to operate at substantially higher speeds than conventional intercity rail.
A Ministry of Manpower scheme that allows approved companies to hire migrant workers to provide part-time domestic services such as home cleaning, grocery shopping, car washing, pet sitting and basic elder-minding.
A programme giving students opportunities to undertake supervised research in the humanities and social sciences.
The standard time used in Hawaii and parts of the Aleutian Islands, at UTC-10.
A temporary SAF task force that supported COVID-19 call-centre, temperature-surveillance and contact-tracing operations.
An SPF scheme where CARES officers conduct social triaging and assess whether offenders need further social-service intervention.
The systematic evaluation of a health technology's clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and wider impact to support coverage and subsidy decisions.
The central training and leadership-development institution serving Singapore's Home Team agencies.
A Home Team Academy school that trains officers in criminal investigation knowledge, techniques and professional practice.
A network bringing together volunteers who contribute to Home Team programmes and community engagement.
The Home Team agency providing science and technology capabilities for public safety and security.
A house-level unique cargo reference used to identify a shipment within a consolidated consignment.
An incentive scheme encouraging early adoption of zero-emission heavy vehicles.