SINGAPORE, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Dr Aaron Poh shares advanced surgical techniques for Colorectal Cancer. Full text is as follows: Colorectal Cancer According to the World Cancer Research Fund, Colorectal Canceris the third most common cancer in the world. In Singapore, it is the most common cancer found in men and the 2nd most common in women after breast cancer. Colorectal cancer is treated with the removal of the tumorous segment of the colon or rectum with the associated lymph nodes. This is known as a colectomy (for the colon) or anterior resection (for the rectum). The conventional approach is via open surgery. Open surgery is still very much in use for advanced tumours. A minimally-invasive alternative is laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery. Unlike an open approach, laparoscopic surgery involves small incisions made to the abdomen and is carried out using a laparoscopic camera and laparoscopic instruments. The surgery is carried out in a similar fashion to open surgery and the ca
First Use of a Digital COVID-19 Health Certificate to Cross an International Border Completed by Traveller to Singapore Published : Wednesday, December 23, 2020, 9:11 am ACROFAN=Businesswire | webmaster@businesswire.com | SNS
Facilitating the safe and efficient resumption of international travel during the global pandemic
SINGAPORE (BUSINESS WIRE) International SOS, the International Chamber of Commerce, and AOKpass Pte. Ltd. have announced the first use of ICC AOKpass to provide a digitally verifiable COVID-19 health certificate for entrance to Singapore. The ability to authenticate health records at border points of entry will help to facilitate the safe and efficient resumption of international travel during the global pandemic.
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Facilitating the safe and efficient resumption of international travel during the global pandemic
International SOS, the International Chamber of Commerce, and AOKpass Pte. Ltd. have announced the first use of ICC AOKpass to provide a digitally verifiable COVID-19 health certificate for entrance to Singapore. The ability to authenticate health records at border points of entry will help to facilitate the safe and efficient resumption of international travel during the global pandemic.
On 21st December, a Singapore citizen returning from Japan on Singapore Airlines flight SQ637 successfully used the ICC AOKpass for the first time, to officially present a negative COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) digital test result for arrival verification at Changi Airport s immigration counters. This was the first time an immigration authority has used a blockchain based, digitally verifiable health certificate. Shinagawa East Medical Centre, issued the digital certificate on ICC A