Healthcare
Singapore seniors to get vaccine boosters soon: Wong
Singapore seniors to get vaccine boosters soon: Wong
The booster programme will roll out in two weeks' time.
Chart of the Day: Health concerns push Singaporeans to purchase smart devices
The pandemic pushed more people to look into managing and recording their own health.
Daily briefing: SG-Australia exchange COVID-19 vaccines; SEA Ltd. co-founder is SG’s new richest person
And Singapore ranked eighth COVID-19 resilient place in August.
Chart of the Day: Singapore leads in vaccination rate in Asia
81% of the adult population in Singapore have been fully vaccinated.
Sri Trang Gloves broadens reach with Singapore office
The expansion is a result of plans to increase production capacity by 186% over the next five years.
Thomson Medical Group posts $16.9m profit in H1 2021
This is following a net loss of $98m in the same period last year.
Chart of the Day: SG healthcare spending to reach $45.9b in 2030
Fitch Solutions expects the government to ramp up its healthcare expenditure in the coming years.
Daily briefing: Foreign minister says finding COVID origins needs ‘transparency’; NTUC wants support for unemployed
And CAAS reported 240 air travel passes to those coming from Hong Kong and Macao.
Temasek Foundation, CHI to provide up to S$1.2m project fund for Healthcare Innomatch Winners
The three winning start-ups and SMEs presented innovative healthcare solutions.
Singapore secures third spot in Safe Cities Index 2021
The country joins Copenhagen, Toronto, Sydney and Tokyo in the top-five finish.
Fully vaccinated COVID-19 patients to be allowed to isolate at home: MoH
This new policy on fully vaccinated patients with mild or no symptoms will be piloted on 30 August.
Why Healthcare Security Is Critical
Throughout the pandemic, a wave of ransomware attacks disrupted operations in healthcare organisations around the world.
Singapore climbs to 7th place in UNAIDS’ COVID-19 Innovation rankings
The city-state ranked first in the Asia Pacific region when it comes to innovative responses to the pandemic.
F&B, high-risk mask-off workers given until October to be fully vaccinated
Workers who are not fully vaccinated by the deadline have to undergo antigen rapid tests twice a week.
Raffles Medical Group revenue surges to $343.8m in H1
The group’s profits after tax ballooned by as much as 138.4%.
OUELH Yangon hospital temporarily closes emergency dep’t as COVID cases surge
This is due to the lack of adequate manpower, oxygen, and medical supplies.
OUELH Yangon hospital temporarily closes emergency dep’t as COVID-19 cases surge
This is due to the lack of adequate manpower, oxygen and medical supplies.
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