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unusual facts about Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare



Hakim Said

In 1964, Said came into public limelight when he gave rogue criticism to Lieutenant-General Vajid Burkie, then-Surgeon General of Army Medical Corps and then high profile officer leading the Ministry of Health under the government of Field Marshal Ayub Khan.

Koh Poh Koon

He also received Health Manpower Development Programme Scholarships from Singapore's Ministry of Health for advanced training in the surgical treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases in Edinburgh and at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.

Lifeline Express China

The development of Lifeline Express is supported by the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Railways and Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office.

Yukiko Sakamoto

A native of Mishima, Shizuoka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, she joined the Ministry of Labor (now part of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) from 1972 until 2004 when she was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time.


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