s 4 National Registry of Diseases
4. A National Registry of Diseases is established, the functions of which are —(a) to collect information on reportable diseases that have been diagnosed and treated in Singapore; (b) to establish, keep and maintain for each reportable disease a register containing individually‑identifiable information obtained under this Act; (c) to compile and publish statistics on the epidemiology, management and outcomes of reportable diseases; (d) to provide information for the purpose of supporting —(i) health services that are being provided by healthcare institutions to the patients of the healthcare institutions who are suffering from any reportable disease; and (ii) national public health policies, initiatives, programmes and related studies concerning any reportable disease; and (e) generally to do all such acts, matters and things as are necessary to be carried out under this Act.