by AfA | Nov 30, 2007 | Press Room, Archive
IMAGINE this: Self-administering an HIV test could be as convenient and accessible as a pregnancy test. Dr Balaji Sadasivan, the Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and Information, Communications and the Arts, has hopes now that an oral self-test kit able...
by AfA | Nov 15, 2007 | Press Room, Archive
First Published – 15 Nov 2007SEXUALLY-transmitted infections (STI), mental wellness and chronic diseases ranked fairly low in workplace health programmes (WHP), a survey has revealed. Less than 8 per cent of companies had education programmes on STI/Aids, while just...
by AfA | Nov 13, 2007 | Press Room, Archive
AIDS WALK 2007 is part and parcel of our World AIDS Day event which will be held on the 2nd December 2007 at the Skate Park to M.A.C. counter at C. K. Tangs. This is an event to mark World AIDS Day 2007 and we have adopted theme: Stop AIDS: Keep The Promise. Our...
by AfA | Oct 17, 2007 | Press Room, Archive
Letter from KAREN TAN Director, Corporate Communications Ministry of Health MR GOH Kian Huat supported the proposed legislative amendment to require those with high-risk sexual behaviour to do regular HIV testing, inform their sexual partners and/or use condoms. But...
by AfA | Sep 29, 2007 | Press Room, Archive
The proposal to amend the Infectious Disease Act (IDA) makes it an offence for a person who is unaware he (she) may be HIV infected to engage in ‘high risk’ sex without first informing his (her) partner that he (she) may be infected with HIV infection. The stated...