by AfA | Aug 4, 2007 | Press Room, Archive
WITH recent statistics pointing to a worrying Aids trend here, the Government is thinking of extending the opt-out scheme to HIV-testing, too. So, if you are male, admitted to a hospital and have not opted out, then don’t be surprised if you are asked to take an HIV...
by AfA | Jul 27, 2007 | Press Room, Archive
But should patient anonymity also be extended to more clinics? SHERALYN TAY sheralyn@mediacorp.com.sg IT WILL soon be more convenient to get tested for HIV because rapid-test kits are likely to be available at more clinics. The Ministry of Health (MOH) told TODAY it...
by AfA | Jul 20, 2007 | Press Room, Archive
TAN HUI LENG huileng@mediacorp.com.sg AMID startling statistics that one in 350 hospital patients are HIV-positive, at least one voluntary welfare organisation here has called for mandatory testing of high-risk groups, in what some have described as a highly...
by AfA | Jul 19, 2007 | Press Room, Archive
July 19, 2007MOH probing person who spread HIV on purposeThis could be the first such case here. If found guilty, the person could be jailed and finedBy Lee Hui Chieh SOMEONE here is now being probed by the Ministry of Health (MOH) for what could be Singapore’s first...
by AfA | Jul 19, 2007 | Press Room, Archive
July 19, 2007 MOH probing person who spread HIV on purpose This could be the first such case here. If found guilty, the person could be jailed and fined By Lee Hui Chieh SOMEONE here is now being probed by the Ministry of Health (MOH) for what could be Singapore’s...