Section 4

to collect information on reportable diseases that have been diagnosed and treated in Singapore;

to establish, keep and maintain for each reportable disease a register containing individually‑identifiable information obtained under this Act;

to compile and publish statistics on the epidemiology, management and outcomes of reportable diseases;

to provide information for the purpose of supporting —

health services that are being provided by healthcare institutions to the patients of the healthcare institutions who are suffering from any reportable disease; and

national public health policies, initiatives, programmes and related studies concerning any reportable disease; and

generally to do all such acts, matters and things as are necessary to be carried out under this Act.