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...
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...
