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...
by Abriel | Mar 7, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being, International Women's Day
Overcoming an eating disorder can often take years of struggle. Having lived through it herself and with the help of two apps, Ekaterina Karabasheva hopes to help people suffering from or at risk of developing the condition. It started when Ekaterina was 16, the...
