Singapore has made significant strides in our public hygiene journey, and the combined efforts of the Government, our citizens, the industry, and other stakeholders have been instrumental in shaping Singapore into a city renowned for its high standards of public hygiene.
Keeping Singapore clean requires all of us to play a part. The Year of Public Hygiene extends beyond mere enforcement efforts. It also involves mobilising businesses, the community, and individuals to actively contribute to the maintenance of good public hygiene practices for the benefit of all.
In 2024, NEA stepped up efforts to improve public health outcomes in 5 key areas:
- Tackling cleanliness hotspots
- Tackling unhygienic public toilets
- Enhancing vector control
- Enhancing industry capability and leveraging technology
- Rallying the community
The year-long effort included adopting greater use of technology, such as CCTVs to improve our surveillance and enforcement capabilities for littering and rat-related issues, expanding Project Wolbachia to reduce risk of dengue transmission, and adopting technologies to enhance cleaning operations.
Enforcement for littering, rat-related lapses and public toilet offences were intensified. The Public Toilets Taskforce also studied and recommended solutions to bring about cleaner public toilets. More public hygiene activities were organised, and more residents stepped up to take ownership of their estates’ cleanliness.
NEA will build on this momentum and work with the community to keep Singapore clean for SG60 and beyond.
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