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Singapore more prepared for infectious disease outbreak By Hasnita A Majid, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 31 May 2008 1906 hrs SINGAPORE: Singapore was declared SARS-free five years ago. Learning from that episode, the country is now more prepared to face an infectious disease outbreak. Dr Dessmon Tai was in charge of the Intensive Care Unit [...]

Singapore’s largest private Lasik centre eyes regional prospects Posted: 02 May 2008 2232 hrs SINGAPORE : Singapore’s largest private Lasik centre has just opened its doors to tap into the growing demand for laser corrective eye surgery in Asia. Shinagawa Lasik Centre is a joint venture between the public and private sectors aiming to tap [...]

Survey finds most patients satisfied with service at hospitals, polyclinics By Alicia Wong, TODAY | Posted: 01 May 2008 0659 hrs SINGAPORE: Weeks after one survey had rated public hospitals and polyclinics among the lowest in customer satisfaction, another one has found that most patients are either “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their services. The [...]

A hospital in Bukit Batok? By Sheralyn Tay, TODAY | Posted: 28 April 2008 1120 hrs SINGAPORE: The day could come when the northern part of Singapore is served by three hospitals and not just the upcoming Khoo Teck Puat hospital in Yishun. Hinting at this on Sunday at a community dialogue, Health Minister Khaw [...]

Jurong General Hospital to integrate best of hospital features By Hasnita Majid, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 28 April 2008 2349 hrs SINGAPORE: The new Jurong General Hospital will be a “green building”, with state-of-the-art technology. It may also be as high as 20 storeys to give a panoramic view of the Jurong Lake district. Lim [...]

Jurong General Hospital to be located near MRT, bus interchange By Hasnita A Majid, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 27 April 2008 1300 hrs SINGAPORE: The new general hospital in Jurong will be located in Jurong East, within walking distance from the Jurong East MRT station and bus interchange, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan announced after [...]

MOH given wider powers to curb spread of infectious diseases By Hasnita Majid, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 22 April 2008 2248 hrs SINGAPORE: Under the amendments to the Infectious Diseases Act that were passed on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health (MOH) is given wider powers to act quickly to curb the spread of infectious diseases [...]

HSA issues new alert on two illegal health products By Chew Wui Lynn, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 12 April 2008 0008 hrs SINGAPORE: The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has issued a fresh alert on two illegal health products – “Zhong Hua Niu Bian” and “Santi Niu Bian”, which is also known as “Santi Bovine Penis [...]

MOH may allow Medisave to be used for hospitalisation overseas By Hasnita Majid, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 11 April 2008 2145 hrs     Photos 1 of 1         SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) may allow Medisave to be used for hospitalisation overseas in the future, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said [...]

PM Lee urges medical research community to collaborate on national scale By Dominique Loh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 08 April 2008 2131 hrs SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged the medical research community to collaborate and integrate on a national scale. He said this is also the key challenge facing them in the [...]