by Abriel | Mar 8, 2018 | 2018, Decent Work & Economic Growth, International Women's Day
“From the beginning, we were committed to hiring the working poor,” said Anna Meloto-Wilk. That was in 2007, when she and her sister, Camille Meloto, founded Human Nature, a unique social enterprise that produces health and beauty products. The sisters were certain...
by Abriel | Mar 8, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being, Singapore Budget 2018
Caregivers of people with autism or intellectual disability will get more support, including help to defray the cost of hiring a foreign domestic worker. From 1 April 2018, these caregivers will be able to apply for a discounted maid levy of $60, and depending on the...
by Abriel | Mar 8, 2018 | 2018, International Women's Day
Ms Melissa Chan was only 14 when her father was diagnosed with early-onset dementia at 54. In a sudden reversal of roles, she became one of Mr Henry Chan’s caregivers, along with her mother, older brother and younger sister. She found herself having to skip...
by Abriel | Mar 7, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being, International Women's Day
Anggel’Dom, a home-based care service that’s designed to improve living conditions for elderly people wishing to remain in their own homes, was launched in 2017 and one of the four co-founders is a woman: Nicole Mourain-Jacquin. Having spent a quarter of her life in...
by Abriel | Mar 7, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being, International Women's Day
Temie Giwa-Tubosun is the 32-year-old creative force behind LifeBank, an innovative approach to healthcare that can mean the difference between life and death. Having had a patient died from post-partum haemorrhaging with no blood available, Giwa-Tubosun was...
