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Ministry of Health (Brunei)

Coordinates: 4°55′15″N 114°56′42″E / 4.920762°N 114.944952°E / 4.920762; 114.944952
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Ministry of Health
Kementerian Kesihatan
File:Ministry of Health (Brunei).png
Ministry of Health's logo
Ministry overview
Formed1 January 1984 (1984-01-01)
JurisdictionGovernment of Brunei
HeadquartersBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
4°55′15″N 114°56′42″E / 4.920762°N 114.944952°E / 4.920762; 114.944952
Annual budgetIncrease$392 million BND (2022)
Minister responsible
Websitewww.moh.gov.bn
Footnotes
[1][2][3]

The Ministry of Health (MOH or MoH; Template:Lang-ms) is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei which oversees the health system in the country. It is currently led by a minister and the incumbent is Mohd Isham Jaafar,[a] who took office since 1 December 2017.[2][3] The ministry is headquartered in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Responsibilities

The ministry oversees four government hospitals and 60 health centres and clinics nationwide.[b][5]

As of 2017, the ministry has been responsible in enforcing 11 legislations related to public health, healthcare professionals (including dentists, midwives, nurses and pharmacists), infectious diseases, medicines, mental health, poison, and tobacco.[6]

The ministry manages the Brunei Healthcare Information Management System, commonly known as Bru-HIMS,[c] the national electronic patient record system.[5][7] It was introduced on 11 September 2012.[7]

The ministry also manages BruHealth, the national personal health record smartphone app which is integrated with Bru-HIMS.[8] It was introduced on 14 May 2020, initially as the national COVID-19 contact tracing app.[9] Access to personal medical records was eventually introduced in the app in September in the same year.[10]

The ministry is playing a key role in handling the spread of COVID-19 in the country.

Budget

In the fiscal year 2022–23, the ministry has been allocated a budget of B$392 million,[d] a 1.2 percent increase from the previous year.[1]

Ministers

Portrait Minister Term start Term end Time in office Ref.
Abdul Aziz Umar 1 January 1984 21 October 1986 2 years, 293 days [12]
Johar Noordin 21 October 1986 25 March 1998 11 years, 155 days [12][13]
Abu Bakar Apong 25 March 1998 24 May 2005 7 years, 60 days [14]
Suyoi Osman 24 May 2005 28 May 2010 4 years, 364 days [15]
Adanan Yusof 28 May 2010 21 October 2015 5 years, 146 days [16]
Zulkarnain Hanafi 21 October 2015 1 December 2017 2 years, 41 days [17]
Isham Jaafar 1 December 2017 Incumbent 7 years, 26 days [18]

Notes

  1. ^ a b His current official Malay name is Dato Seri Setia Dr. Awang Haji Md. Isham bin Haji Jaafar.[4]
  2. ^ as of 2019
  3. ^ also spelt BruHIMS
  4. ^ ≈US$282 million as of July 2022[11]

References

  1. ^ a b Hj Abu Bakar, Rasidah (1 March 2022). "MoH drafts action plan to address mental health issues". The Scoop. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Pelantikan, pertukaran menteri dan pegawai kanan baru". Media Permata Online (in Malay). 1 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b The Scoop (7 June 2022). "HM announces major cabinet shakeup — full list of appointees". The Scoop. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. ^ Ali Rahman, Muhammad Khairulanwar (8 June 2022). "Perlantikan, Pertukaran Menteri Kabinet, Timbalan Menteri" (PDF). Pelita Brunei (in Malay). No. 67 #69. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b Henderson, James (19 June 2019). "Inside Brunei's cutting-edge e-health system, built by DXC". Channel Asia. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Ministry of Health - Acts and Regulations". www.moh.gov.bn. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Bru-HIMS Introduction". www.moh.gov.bn. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  8. ^ The Scoop (20 May 2022). "MoH to roll out new BruHealth features". The Scoop. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  9. ^ Han, Shareen (14 May 2020). "Gov't rolls out BruHealth contact tracing app as restrictions loosened". The Scoop. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  10. ^ Han, Shareen (25 September 2020). "BruHealth expands features with appointment bookings, access to medical records". The Scoop. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  11. ^ "392,000,000 BND to USD - Bruneian Dollars to US Dollars Exchange Rate". XE.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Menteri-Menteri Cabinet" (PDF).
  13. ^ HORTON, A.V.M. (2001). "Review of Historical dictionary of Brunei Darussalam. [Asian/Oceanian Historical Dictionaries 25.]". Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. 157 (1): 190–192. ISSN 0006-2294.
  14. ^ "Menteri Kesihatan, Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Putera Maharaja Dato Seri Setia Haji Awang Abu Bakar". BRUNEI resources. 3 January 2003. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  15. ^ A Directory of World Leaders & Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: 2008. Arc Manor.
  16. ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Socialist Republic of Vietnam". www.mfa.gov.bn. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Brunei New Cabinet Ministers 2015". Brunei New Cabinet Ministers 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  18. ^ "Appointment of New Brunei Health Minister". Appointment of New Brunei Health Minister. Retrieved 27 August 2022.


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