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...
by AfA | May 2, 2008 | Press Room, Archive
IT IS non-invasive and takes just 20 minutes to do at your neighbourhood GP — but the HIV rapid test kit made available from last year at more than 60 clinics has not had much impact on the rate of voluntary HIV screening.According to statistics released by the...
by AfA | May 9, 2008 | Press Room, Archive
Action for AIDS Singapore extends its multi-pronged efforts to address the challenges of the 40-year-old pandemic with a focus on ending inequalities and eradicating HIV-related stigma and discrimination The last two years have been challenging for communities across...
by AfA | Apr 30, 2008 | Press Room, Archive
More young patients as total number of new cases hits 422. NINE youth — six of them males — between the ages of 10 and 19 were diagnosed as HIV positive last year, the most ever in a single year according to records dating back to 1985. There were just two such cases...
