National Centre for Infectious Diseases

National Centre for Infectious Diseases
Ministry of Health (Singapore)
A view of the National Centre for Infectious Diseases and Centre for Healthcare Innovation
Map
Geography
Location16 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308442, Singapore
Coordinates1°19′13″N 103°51′3″E / 1.32028°N 103.85083°E / 1.32028; 103.85083
Organisation
Care systemPublic
Services
Beds330 (500 during outbreaks)
History
Opened7 September 2019; 5 years ago (2019-09-07)
Links
Websitencid.sg

The National Centre for Infectious Diseases (Abbreviation: NCID; Malay: Pusat Nasional bagi Penyakit Berjangkit; Tamil: தேசிய தொற்றுநோய் மையம்; Chinese: 国家传染病中心), previously known as the Communicable Disease Centre (Abbreviation: CDC), is a national public health institute under the Ministry of Health of Singapore. Located next to Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Novena, all patients within the city-state who are affected with a highly contagious disease are also quarantined at the NCID and is used to control an outbreak of such diseases.[1] The executive director of the hospital is Professor Yee-Sin Leo.[2]

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  2. ^ "Professor Leo Yee-Sin - National Centre for Infectious Diseases". www.ncid.sg. Retrieved 24 November 2020.