Care for the carers of the old

Straits Times Singapore, Novemeber 3, 2009 Tueday As S’pore ages, there is a pressing need to cater to stressed-out caregivers By Radha Basu, Senior Correspondent DR NG Wai Chong visits elderly people at home to attend to them. There was an 80-year-old woman stroke patient with dementia whose son left her to lie on soiled newspapers below the [...]

Praise for NKF’s organ donor fund

Straits Times Singapore, Novemeber 2, 2009 Monday   MPs, kidney specialists and patients say it will improve lives and curb organ trading By Yen Feng   EXPERTS say the new $10 million fund for reimbursing kidney donors’ costs is unlikely to create a surge in donations, but should succeed in discouraging organ trading.Lawmakers, kidney specialists and administrators interviewed [...]

Here’s one way to bring price of vaccines down

Straits Times Singapore, October 23, 2009 Friday Allow use of Medisave or Baby Bonus for cheaper jabs in Malaysia By Salma Khalik, Health Correspondent EARLY this year, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan decided to extend Medisave coverage to medical treatment at accredited hospitals overseas. It would be good to extend this draw on Medisave to non-subsidised vaccinations [...]