All Singaporean babies born between 2016 and 2019 will be eligible to receive insurance coverage and other gifts, courtesy of a government agency.
One of the program’s main sponsors, NTUC Social Enterprises, will provide infants with one year of health insurance worth up to SGD250, as well as a parent-child activity book. The company has set aside SGD28 million, spread out over four years, for an estimated 35,000 babies born each year.
The program’s inaugural event was held at Bishan Active Park on Saturday, with 50 families who recently had babies in attendance. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Chan Chun Sing and Josephine Teo, Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministries of Transport and Foreign Affairs, were special guests.
