by AfA | Dec 4, 2008 | Press Room, Archive
SINCE her HIV-positive stepfather died in June, 15-year-old Jane has been skipping lunch because she cannot afford it. And when she goes home for a meal, it is always instant noodles. “It would be nice to eat rice, or some chicken rice,” said the wistful teen, whose...
by AfA | Dec 4, 2008 | Press Room, Archive
THE 40-year-old part-time cashier looks well, but she has to pop six pills every day to continue doing so.She was diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) two years ago, after landing in hospital with a related illness.She is one of the patients featured...
by AfA | Dec 1, 2008 | Press Room, Archive
Dec 1, 2008HIV cases to hit new highJump partly due to more awareness, record numbers getting testedBy Lee Hui Chieh THE number of people diagnosed here this year with the Aids-causing virus looks set to hit an all-time high, fuelled partly by record numbers getting...
by AfA | Nov 10, 2008 | Press Room, Archive
This is the sixth consecutive year that the Outreach HIV testing project at MSM venues was carried out. The first project was first conducted in November 2007, recurring every year between that and 2013. Each project lasted two and a half months...
by AfA | Oct 17, 2008 | Press Room, Archive
IT IS as simple as ABC — literally. But young Singaporeans’ knowledge of the three-step method to prevent the contaction of HIV is still lacking. A quarter of those aged 18 to 29 are unaware of at least two of these measures: Abstaining from casual sex, being faithful...
