healthcare - Page 3

Here’s when, and only when, to go A&E

Please don’t anyhow ambulance. Seriously, not everything is an emergency. And if it’s not an emergency, Petir.sg will be blunt here: go A&E also no use. See GP better. Faster; don’t have to wait. That’s because A&E medical professionals know ...
1 November 2022
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A team effort with GPs: Ong Ye Kung on Healthier SG’s KPIs

General Practitioners (GPs) are integral teammates for Healthier SG, and the Government is engaging them in this spirit. Case in point, Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung’s no-nonsense rebuttal to Non-constituency Member of Parliament Hazel Poa in Parli ...
6 October 2022
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It’s about HEALTH: Rahayu Mahzam on Healthier SG

Parliament endorsed Healthier SG today (Oct 5). So now it’s full speed ahead for this major long-term transformation of Singapore’s healthcare system. Healthier SG focuses on all-round preventive care so that Singaporeans can live long, healthy lives ...
5 October 2022
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What does the Tang Dynasty have to do with Healthier SG?

“上医医国, 中医医人, 下医医病 (The best doctors improve the country’s health, good ones treat the person, the ordinary ones treat the disease).” This was how Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung ended his motion for the House to endorse the White Paper on
5 October 2022
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Healthier SG? Sounds a lot like Fun SG too.

The following scenario could be reality in a community near you soon: people filling up those water bottles, getting out gear, and planning where to have kopi o (kosong, of course) after a community workout with friends. You see, the upcoming change
23 September 2022
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Long story short: Test yourself, be socially responsible

The third round of nationwide ART kits distribution is upon us. This means some 1.5 million households in Singapore will see 10 ART kits in their mailboxes very soon. The mood this time, however, is more positive (no pun intended) than the
19 July 2022
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