China is opening up after being under strict zero-Covid policy for 3 years. With a largely uninfected population, the sudden reopening will bring about new variants. Many Chinese nationals are…
Singapore Has The Lowest Hospital-To-Population Ratio Among Developed Countries
By LM — A recent healthcare survey conducted by Radar Healthcare among the 33 developed countries has proved what we all had feared all along. The hospital-to-population statistics reveal that…
Will MOH Tighten COVID Measures In The Coming Week?
By Chris — Just when we thought we are in the clear, the number of COVID cases in Singapore has spiked once again. There were 11,732 cases reported yesterday (11…
Medicine School Too Selective, Creates Shortages For Foreigners To Fill
By Zen — On 3 Oct, MOH released a statement regarding their plan to hire 180 doctors from India. They have always been hiring doctors from other nationalities. This time, they…
Woodlands Car Crash: The Fatal Consequence Of A Disjointed Administration
There was an accident between a car and a Tower Transit bus at the junction of Woodlands Avenue 9 & Woodlands Avenue 4 on 1 September. Two people died. The…
Nurses In Singapore Are Leaving For Other Countries
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Health Rahayu Mahzam shared in parliament yesterday (2 Aug) that Singapore is losing our foreign nurses. She said that it is because of international competition. Once…
AGO Finds Severe Lapses In Fund Management By Various Government Agencies
On Wednesday, the Auditor-General’s Office (AGO) released their findings on its annual audit of government agencies. They flagged a number of very serious shortcomings in different government agencies. Issues with…
SGH Doctor Pending Sexual Assault Case Still Works With Female Patients
The ongoing sexual assault cases have yet to be concluded, but the doctor in question is allegedly still working with female patients at SGH. A netter (who is allegedly one…
Ong Ye Kung: We are Ministry of Health, not Ministry of Sickness
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung spoke at MOH’s workplan seminar yesterday. He said that while the life expectancy of Singaporeans is not bad, we are not getting healthier. More people…
Ong Ye Kung Says “We Are In A Pandemic Crisis With Fog Of War”
[Contributed by Zen] Ong Ye Kung said in parliament that Singapore will reactivate TraceTogether and SafeEntry ‘if situation requires’. He also says that he cannot be transparent about the trigger…