Ministry of Health (Brunei)

The Ministry of Health (MOH or MoH; Malay: Kementerian Kesihatan) 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,[lower-alpha 1] who took office since 1 December 2017.[2][3] The ministry is headquartered in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Ministry of Health
Kementerian Kesihatan
Ministry of Health's logo
Ministry overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Brunei
HeadquartersBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
4°55′15″N 114°56′42″E
Annual budget$392 million BND (2022)
Minister responsible
Websitewww.moh.gov.bn
Footnotes
[1][2][3]

Responsibilities

The ministry oversees four government hospitals and 60 health centres and clinics nationwide.[lower-alpha 2][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,[lower-alpha 3] 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,[lower-alpha 4] a 1.2 percent increase from the previous year.[1]

Notes
  1. 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. 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. "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. 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. 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. "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.


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