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Quotable Quotes

Preparing for Silver Tsunami

Source: Ministry of Health News, 9 Feb 2009
Speech by: Minister Khaw Boon Wan

Community hospitals play an important role in helping some patients transit from their acute hospital stay to their return home. Timely and appropriate CH care – results in lower re-admission rates and improved quality of life for patients, especially our elderly.  With an ageing population, [...]

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Monday With The Editor

Crimes against the elderly

In the first nine months of last year – 2002 – robbery cases involving elderly victims increased by 16 per cent, from 61 to 71 cases, compared to the same period in 2001.

As the economy struggles to get back to its feet, criminals are likely to continue targetting the elderly, for they appear to [...]

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Monday With The Editor

Of the young and the old

It’s that time of the year when we reflect on what we have done for the whole year and then contemplate our resolutions for the coming new year.

Yes, tomorrow’s New Year’s Eve! Before we are even finished with the twelve days of Christmas and the new English year, we are bombarded with reminders out there [...]