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Singaporeans should not expect any accountability from a own self hold own self accountable PAP government. If PAP had wanted to hold any PAP-appointed CEO/senior civil servants accountable, a COI would have been convened, not another PAP ‘independent’ review committee.

We thank the Review Committee for their hard work in producing a detailed and professional report. The report identifies gaps in the infection control procedures for Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) at SGH, as well as in the national system for notification, escalation and response

Nurses do not have superpowers, they are also humans made from flesh and blood. This is a wicked problem everywhere in the world where nobody wanted to be a nurse because they earn very little, clean shit, work like a dog, lack of staff, heavy workload, get lots of scoldings Etc. Therefore, nobody join = more workload on each nurse. The more workload we have, the more it scares the public that nursing is not a good career to choose from.

The WP statement is careful not to make any suggestion that SGH or MOH officers acted with improper motives. Yet it has asked for a COI ahead of the Committee’s report and the conclusion of Police investigations. If the WP believes that there are questions that the Committee cannot answer, or that any officer acted with improper motives, it should state so directly. The Government will convene a COI provided the WP is prepared to lead evidence before the COI, to substantiate whatever allegations it might have.

The Workers’ Party welcomes the broadening of the remit of the independent review committee to include review of MOH’s procedures and actions. Drawing the right lessons from the outbreak of the Hepatitis C virus infections at the renal ward of the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) is critical for Singapore. It is tragic that four individuals may have lost their lives as a result of these infections in one of our leading healthcare institutions, and one more person may have died for reasons possibly related to the infections.

The Ministry of Health published a public rebuttal admonishing national newspaper The Straits Times for suggesting that the delay in Hepatitis C announcement was for political reasons. MOH claims that the allegations are completely baseless and claims that Singaporeans expect higher standards of journalism from our newspapers.

I refer to the article “Ng Teng Fong hospital opening ahead of schedule” (Sunday Times, Oct 11). It states that “The hospital, which took in its first patient on June 30, started operating with 365 beds. Today, 500 of its 700 beds are in use … and the adjoining 400-bed Jurong Community Hospital”.

Due to the worsening haze situation in Singapore, the Ministry of Health will be activating the Haze Subsidy Scheme. It will be available at all polyclinics and Public Health Preparedness Clinics (PHPC) from 16 September 2015.

Supposingly according to the information provided in MOH website and the CHAS website, I should be able to get 75% subsidy for my chronic illness mediation. however, I was unable to get any subsidy for one of the drug by the name of Atorvastatin. This drug cost me about $90 over for about 6months supply of medication and between 1 Jan 2015 to 31 Mar 2015, I was made to pay the full amount with subsidy for it despite the information stated in MOH website that I will be entitled to it.

Mainstream newspaper The Straits Times has recently discovered that the Ministry of Health (MOH) has lifted a ban on foreigners infected with HIV since 1st April this year. HIV or human immunodeficiency virus causes Aids, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome.