Tag Archives: Ministry of Health

Those Years When We Brushed Our Teeth Together

Posted on August 31, 2025 by Remember Singapore

Dental education and oral hygiene for the young in Singapore have come a long way. In 1969, the Ministry of Health (MOH) launched dental education for all the primary schools in Singapore, with the aim to raise dental health standard … Continue reading →

Posted in Nostalgic | Tagged Chan Sian Chin, Dental Health Education Unit, Health Promotion Board, Ministry of Health, Open Wide Brush Inside, Singapore 1960s, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Student Dental Centre, Telok Ayer Primary School | Leave a comment

View Road and its Forgotten Former Hospital

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Remember Singapore

Geographically, it is located at a relatively quiet and forgotten spot within the vicinity of Woodlands and Marsiling. In paranormal aspect, it was once rumoured to be one of Singapore’s most haunted places, although it was less well-known than the … Continue reading →

Posted in Exotic | Tagged Admiralty Road West, Batu Rimau Gurkha Barrack, Former Mental Institution, Hawkins Road, Ministry of Health, Naval Base Police Force, Public Works Department, Second World War, View Road, View Road Hospital, Woodbridge Hospital | 30 Comments

Singapore Campaigns of the 70s/80s

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Remember Singapore

With intensive usage of media, campaigns are launched to achieve certain particular goals, usually in a political, social or commercial sense. Sometimes, a campaign represents an era, and some of its posters go on to become iconic representations that are … Continue reading →