Events
COMPANY RETREAT AT SHANGRI-LA RASA SENTOSA RESORT & SPA
January 2018 Everyone at the IDS clinics finished their clinic work quickly to get to Shangri -La Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa by 12 noon on 25th January for the
25/01/2018
NEWS & ARTICLES
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Antimicrobial Resistance
AUGUST 2017 – ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE: THE WAY FORWARD 2017 (PART II)
August 2017 – Antimicrobial Resistance: The Way Forward 2017 (Part II) In this second article, the focus will be on specific areas that the various stakeholders should undertake in the
30/08/2017
Antimicrobial Resistance
AUGUST 2017- ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE: THE WAY FORWARD 2017 (PART I)
August 2017- Antimicrobial Resistance: The Way Forward 2017 (Part I) Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the ability of a micro-organism (like bacteria, virus or parasite) to stop an antimicrobial (antibiotic,
24/08/2017
Medical
AUGUST 2017 – ZIKA INFECTION IN SINGAPORE 1 YEAR ON
August 2017 – Zika Infection In Singapore 1 Year On Clusters of locally transmitted Zika infection were first reported in August 2016 and a total of 458 cases of Zika
18/08/2017
HIV
JULY 2017 – PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP) FOR HIV INFECTION
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
25/07/2017
Medical
LOCAL TRANSMISSION OF ZIKA VIRUS IN SINGAPORE SEPTEMBER 2016
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
07/09/2016
Medical
UPDATE ON ZIKA VIRUS MARCH 2016
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
24/03/2016
Medical
LATENT TUBERCULOSIS AND THE RISK OF ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS
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
24/11/2015
General
RECENT HUMAN RESPIRATORY VIRUSES OF EPIDEMIC AND PANDEMIC POTENTIAL
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
24/03/2015
Medical
SEPSIS: WHAT’S NEW
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
24/08/2014
Medical
TRAVELLING HEALTHY
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,
24/09/2013