Palliative care services in Singapore will be expanded, with more doctors, nurses and allied professionals being trained in specialised palliative care, particularly home care. It will also be made a basic skillset for all healthcare professionals, starting with nursing homes and home care. Palliative beds will be set
Singapore's current voting age of 21 is discriminatory, Workers' Party chair Sylvia Lim told Parliament on Tuesday (April 18). Speaking on day two of the debate on the President's Address, Lim (Aljunied GRC) shared that "ageism can be directed towards the young". "When we require male Singaporeans to serve National Service at 18 years but only permit them to vote.
Singapore’s ageing population means productive longevity is no longer optional but an absolute necessity, said MP Yip Hon Weng in Parliament on Tuesday (Apr 18). He elaborated on three critical ways to achieve this. First, supporting seniors to work longer if they have the desire and good health to do so. This means
SINGAPORE – Tissues, sanitary pads, curry and even faeces: Mr Lee Kok Chuan, cleaning site manager in Ang Mo Kio, has seen all sorts of awful and dangerous things flung from high-rise buildings into common areas. But the new Environmental Public Health (Amendment) Bill passed on Feb 6 aims to put a stop to that, making it easier and faster.