July 2017 – Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) For HIV Infection In September 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that oral PrEP be offered as an additional prevention choice for persons who are at substantial risk for HIV infection. WHO reiterated that PrEP is an additional tool for HIV prevention and was not meant to replace …
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7th September 2016 In the past 10 days, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has notified the public that there has been local transmission of Zika virus in 3 main areas namely in the Aljunied/Sims Drive, Bedok North and Joo Seng areas. In addition, there is a possible new cluster in Bishan and there have been …
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Update on Zika Virus March 2016 2016 has seen an unexpected explosive pandemic of the Zika virus in South America, Central America and the Caribbean. It has been characterised by rapid spread of the virus through the Americas and reports of excess cases of microcephaly (a fetal malformation resulting in small head and brain) and …
Latent Tuberculosis And The Risk Of Active Tuberculosis It has been estimated by WHO that up to one third of the world’s population (2 billion) have latent tuberculosis. Latent tuberculosis has been defined as a state in which there is persistent bacterial viability, immune control of the bacteria and with no evidence of clinical active …
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Recent Human Respiratory Viruses of Epidemic and Pandemic Potential Respiratory viruses causing human epidemics and pandemics have been a recurrent occurrence since the dawn of time. Many of these emerging viruses originate in animals and are associated with animal-human contact. They are termed “zoonotic “ in origin. These have occurred through the complex interactions between …
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Sepsis: What’s New Sepsis in simple terms may be described as a syndrome of severe infection with organ dysfunction. Significant progress has been made in the past decade in managing patients with sepsis but mortality of this condition often remains > 25%. In older patients and those with pre-existing medical conditions, the mortality may be …
Travelling Healthy Travel provides a unique human experience that is often difficult to define. It “broadens the mind” because we get to view “awesome sights”, immerse in a different culture, make new friends and sometimes provide community service to the local population. Mark Twain said “travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow mindedness”. It …
