2018-07-19 
0New appointments set to reinforce the Singapore BMDP’s tireless efforts to educate the public, increase donor pool in the register and find matching donors for patients in its 25th year of saving lives. The Bone Marrow Donor Programme (BMDP) now has both a Read More
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2018-07-18 0by ValuePenguin Getting diagnosed with a chronic illnesses can put a damper on your travel goals. However, there are ways to remain financially savvy to afford that vacation you’ve been thinking about. Due to the high cost of healthcare it may seem that once Read More
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2018-07-18 0The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has signed multi-year framework agreements with suppliers of HIV medication that will save US$324 million by the end of 2021 and secure the supply of lifesaving drugs for over 4 million people. The framework Read More
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2018-07-18 0Since Workers’ Party MP Sylvia Lim raised in Parliament about the case of Mr K who was denied ElderShield payouts before he passed away in May 2017, many netizens have reacted angrily towards the government’s ElderShield scheme as well as its replacement in Read More
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2018-07-13 0In a Parliamentary debate on 10 July 2018, several Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Workers’ Party (WP) raised several concerns regarding a few aspects of the new CareShield Life policy proposed by the Government. Among the main issues raised by the WP Read More
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2018-07-12 0To alleviate the problems that could arise as a result of the aging population in Singapore, the government has announced the new CareShield which will eventually replace the current ElderShield. While the main selling point of this new measure is that it will Read More
More... 2018-07-09 0A Facebook user by the name of Frances Ng has made a claim that only persons with severe disabilities are entitled to receiving a monthly payout of $600 from Careshield. In her post dated 30 June, Ng noted that the premium paid over Read More
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2018-07-04 0It was reported in the news today (4 Jul) that CPF members can now withdraw money from their own CPF, but only if they are “severely disabled” and are at least 30 years old. Apparently, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong has taken pity Read More
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2018-07-04 0by Tan Yihan World Cup fever is well underway! But after the adrenaline rush of watching the late night world cup matches, comes the horrible slog through a long work/ school day. For the unlucky ones who can’t take the day off, downing Read More
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2018-06-26 0Something in this Straits Times article just doesn’t feel right. Although I always pride myself on making the extra effort to be fair and objective, I cannot help but feel emotional about this. Madam Zarimah, the victim in an industrial accident on Monday, Read More
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