New Delhi – Vapers on 9 November had called on the World Health Organisation to allow the world’s one billion smokers to have equal access to safer alternatives to cigarettes. Officials in closed-door meetings between the WHO and government health ministries in Delhi this week are considering banning electronic cigarettes, despite acknowledging they are significantly safer than cigarettes. They ejected …

Minister of State for Health Chee Hong Tat said that managed care companies (MCCs) and Third Party Administrators (TPAs) which provide healthcare services directly to patients will be regulated under the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act (PHMCA). This is in response to the questions filed by Mr Desmond Choo, MP for Tampines GRC, who asked the Minister for Health …

There are adequate parking lots in the vicinity of Golden Shoe Car Park (GSCP), even if it is redeveloped into an office building, said Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan. This is the response to MP for Jurong GRC Mr Ang Wei Neng’ who asked the Minister for Transport what is the impact on carpark provisions in the Central Business …

Minister for Health Gan Kim Yong has announced that the Government has granted approval on Pre-Implantation Genetic Screening (PGS) to identify chromosomal abnormalities in embryos created through in-vitro fertilization (IVF), with the aim of improving the chances of conceiving. This is the response on MP for Nee Soon GRC Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang’s queries who asked the Minister for Health …