MINDEF launches care fund for severely disabled servicemen

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Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen has announced that MINDEF will start an SAF Care Fund for severely disabled servicemen.

The fund will supplement MINDEF's existing compensation and welfare schemes for servicemen and women who are injured in the line of duty.

Members of the public can also contribute to the care fund.

Mr Ng said, "I decided we can and should do more. We must try our best to avoid injuries and death but no one can guarantee that our soldiers will always be safe. In protecting us, the SAF conducts many operations each year, both at home and abroad."

"Indeed, we send our men and women in uniform regularly to high-risk areas like Afghanistan and off the coast of Somalia. We pray that it will never happen but we must prepare for incidents where many may be injured."

"The harsh reality is that risks come with every soldier’s duties."