by AfA | Mar 10, 2008 | Press Room, Archive, Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements
AFA marked our 20th anniversary of its founding in 2008. To celebrate this occasion, we organised a heartwarming volunteers appreciation and the honouring of several most long-serving and dedicated volunteers and staff members. 2008 was also significant for our rapid...
by AfA | Dec 18, 2007 | Press Room, Archive
THE admission form looks the same — with the addition of a clause that could be crucial in the fight against Aids: “I do not want to be screened for HIV”. From yesterday, all adult inpatients at Changi General Hospital (CGH) had to sign against that statement if they...
by AfA | Dec 13, 2007 | Press Room, Archive
ON MONDAY, Changi General Hospital (CGH) will become the first hospital here to offer opt-out HIV testing for inpatients 21 years and above. Patients can decline to be tested. They can indicate their preference in a general consent form for medical treatment, given to...
by AfA | Dec 3, 2007 | Press Room, Archive
SOON, you could be tested for HIV in the same way you currently take a pregnancy test — in the privacy of your own home, with a home test kit. And it may happen by 2009, if the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gives its approval. “The FDA in the United...
by AfA | Dec 1, 2007 | Press Room, Archive
WITH 356 newly-detected cases of HIV reported here between January and October, this year’s final total is on track to surpass last year’s figure of 357 — and set a new high. But what is perhaps more worrying is the number of unreported cases among heterosexuals, who...
