Singapore's healthcare system lauded by World Bank President

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Singapore's healthcare system has been lauded by World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. Dr Kim was in Singapore on Friday (July 18), following visits to Vietnam and the Philippines.

He told Channel NewsAsia that he extended his trip to Singapore, so that he can see for himself what makes it tick. "I don't think there's a single system in the world that spends as little as Singapore does in terms of percentage of GDP and gets the outcomes that it gets. That's why I'm here," said Dr Kim.

Besides healthcare, he said he was interested to learn about Singapore's approach to urban planning and water management.

The visit is Dr Kim's first trip to Singapore, since he took office as the World Bank chief in 2012.

"Every country in the world is trying to get there, to be able to have their government put together policies and execute in the way that Singapore is doing, while at the same time opening up their economy, so that foreign direct investment and companies from all over the world want to come here," Dr Kim added.