by AfA | Jun 2, 2008 | Press Room, Archive
SINCE 1992, the identities of persons living with HIV have been protected under the Infectious Diseases Act, although they can be named if they are charged in court. Over the years, there have been a few reports. But, what about putting their photos in the media? It...
by AfA | May 30, 2008 | Press Room, Archive
Dear members of the Singaporean Gay community Action for AIDS received an email last week about a possible case of infringement of the Infectious Diseases Act (IDA). The complainant emailed AfA and the Singapore Police Force, stating that he is able to provide...
by AfA | May 26, 2008 | Press Room, Archive
3.1% of men who have sex with men (MSM) were found to be HIV-infected in a landmark project to make HIV testing more accessible to the MSM community. Nine hundred and sixty MSM volunteered for the free and anonymous testing service at MSM frequented venues, of which...
by AfA | May 16, 2008 | Press Room, Archive
As the number of infected people continues to rise, Aids education is all the more dire for our society CLEMENT MESENAS Editor-at-Large clement@mediacorp.com.sg DR ROY Chan smiles bleakly as he tells of his fight against Aids, a battle he has been waging since the...
by AfA | May 16, 2008 | Press Room, Archive
Educating teens is top priority to combat their risks of contracting HIV Letter from RAY FERGUSON Regional CEO, South East Asia, Standard Chartered Bank I REFER to “Teens, sex and Aids: Time to face up to today’s realities” (May 8) by Tan Hui Leng and “Aids can hit...
