by Abriel | Mar 22, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being
It is not only 61-year-old retiree Harold Tan who struggles when he takes his intellectually disabled daughter Dawn to a polyclinic. Doctors are also ill-equipped to communicate with the 22-year-old because people with intellectual disabilities are less able to...
by Abriel | Mar 13, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being
More helping hands will be extended to people suffering from dementia, through community efforts that are being strengthened even as the incidence rises in Singapore with the ageing population. The Health Ministry said in early March 2018 that it would increase the...
by Abriel | Mar 8, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being, International Women's Day
Geneviève Moreau, 52, endorses a health-conscious and sustainable diet, that’s good for both our bodies and the planet. A former general physician, she now runs training courses for professionals and individuals at her institute. Moreau set up the Institut-SIIN, or...
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 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...
