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Right off of Malaysia, Singapore is home to 5.6 million people with 4 major languages and religions. This island city state is beaming with diversity with incredible health care rankings. WHO - The World Health Organization ranks Singapore's health care system as 6th overall in the world. Has one of the lowest infant mortality rates and places fourth in their life expectancy rates.

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Coverage is funded through a combination of government subsidies (from general tax revenue), multilayered health care financing schemes, and private individual savings, all administered at the national level. Here are some programs that the government has started that make the Singapore health care system vastly different than others :

1. Medisave
2. Medishield
3. Medifund

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Singapore
set up a mandatory savings account in 1984 called Medisave. This is a national savings scheme helping individuals set aside part of their income to pay for their personal or immediate family members' hospitalisation, day surgery and certain outpatient expenses, as well as their own healthcare needs in old age.

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Medishield Life is a basic health insurance plan administered by the CPF board, which assists paying for large hospitals bills and costly out patient treatments. It is for catastrophic illness, not mandatory but accounts for about 8% to 10.5% of wages depending on your age.

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Medifund is an endowment fund set up by the government to assist those with lower income. It is only available after people have used up their medisave and medishield life coverage. Medifund is a safety net for people who face difficulties financially with remaining bills.

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Disadvantages of this health care system

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Disadvantages of this health care system

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- Shortage of doctors & beds

- having to get private insurance coverage to fully cover costs due to raised prices.

- Increase in age expectancy the system will be unsustainable due to the increasing elderly population and the stable young, working population

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-  Singaporeans are highly educated on making healthy choices

- Great programs have been developed that help with child immunizations and dental care

- Twin philosophies of individual responsibility and affordable health care for all