by Abriel | Jun 4, 2017 | 2017, Good Health & Well-being
Mr To Chung, an investment banker with degrees from Columbia and Harvard, gave up his nice pay cheque and business class travels at 32 to help children in China orphaned or affected by HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus that causes aids. Over the last two decades,...
by Abriel | Jun 2, 2017 | 2017, Good Health & Well-being
The Circle of Care programme, piloted five years ago at two pre-schools, has shown how early and holistic intervention can change the outcomes for children from disadvantaged homes. This scheme, now extended to 10 pre-schools, brings together teachers, social workers...
by Abriel | May 25, 2017 | 2017, Good Health & Well-being
Five researchers from the engineering and medical faculties of National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a novel handheld device, for the treatment of a common ear complaint that could significantly improve current surgical methods. The researchers said...
by Abriel | May 21, 2017 | 2017, Good Health & Well-being
A new online platform has been rolled out to boost community efforts to spot and support people with mental disorders. Called Project eMHFA(S) – or e-Learning Mental Health First Aid, Singapore – the portal aims to make it easier for people to pick up...
by Christie Lee | Jan 31, 2017 | 2017, Good Health & Well-being
While Singaporeans are living longer, they are also having fewer children, who are the traditional caregivers. This puts many elderlies at risk of neglect. During their scenario-planning exercise, the Institute of Policy Studies focused on strategies surrounding...
by Abriel | Jan 28, 2017 | 2017, Good Health & Well-being
A group of innovative Temasek Polytechnic final-year engineering students has developed ideas that are targeted at the elderly who have mobility problems. They took existing products and made small improvements to it, so that everyday devices used by the elderly...
