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Toxic chemical found in “Extrusion Bean” toy
04 Mar 2010

The Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) would like to alert consumers to the presence of a toxic chemical found in a broad bean seed squeeze toy, “Extrusion Bean” (refer to Annex). The toy may be the cause of a recent spate of mass vomiting involving 17 primary six students at Ai Tong School.

 
7,500 Singaporeans Selected for the National Health Survey 2010
24 Feb 2010

 The Ministry of Health will be conducting the National Health Survey 2010 fieldwork between March and June 2010. Invitation letters will be sent to 7,500 Singaporeans to participate in the Survey. The invited individuals were randomly selected from household members identified in some 17,000 household units in an enumeration exercise conducted earlier from November 2009 to January 2010.

 
Reverting to Green Alert Status for Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic
12 Feb 2010

With immediate effect, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has revised the Influenza A (H1N1) flu alert status from Yellow to Green.

 
Medisave for Approved Overseas Hospitalisation
10 Feb 2010

From 1 March 2010, Singapore residents will be able to use their Medisave to help pay for their hospitalisation overseas under certain conditions.

 
Sharper Subsidy Distinction Between Citizens and Permanent Residents
28 Jan 2010

Citizens, Permanent Residents (PRs) and foreigners are charged differently for healthcare services.

2. Citizens enjoy heavy subsidy in Class B2 and C wards.  PRs receive significant subsidy while foreigners are not subsidised at all.  The subsidy distinction reflects the privileges of citizenship, but there is scope for refinement.

 
Medifund for HIV patients
15 Jan 2010

From 1 February 2010, the Ministry of Health (MOH) will extend Medifund assistance to needy Singaporeans who require HIV treatment, including medications. MOH will inject $8.5 mil of Medifund to the hospitals to support this extension.

 
Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority & Ministry of Health Joint Press Release on the Recall of Bonsoy Soy Milk
06 Jan 2010

The Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has issued an alert on the recall of a soy milk product, Bonsoy Soy Milk (1 Litre), due to the presence of unusually high levels of iodine in this product, which has been linked to cases of Thyrotoxicosis. The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has conducted tests on the similar Bonsoy soy milk products that have been imported into Singapore and confirmed similarly high levels (32.6ppm) of iodine in these products. AVA has therefore required the importer and retailers to recall the implicated product from the market.

 
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