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First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Health Ministry on track to meet needs of elderly

SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has said it is on track to meet the needs of the elderly under its Healthcare 2020 Masterplan.Minister of State for Health Amy Khor gave this update a day after a study was published by the Lien Foundation on areas ... [Published XinMsn - May 22 2013]

Entities: Ministry of Health, Amy Khor, Health Care

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Fight against dengue ropes in gardeners

SINGAPORE - Gardens are the latest target of the anti-mosquito operation in Singapore's South West District. They can present a dengue risk if rainwater is allowed to accumulate on hard soil or collect in the folds of canvas sheets - giving the disease-carrying ... [Published Asiaone - May 16 2013]

Entities: Dengue Fever, Amy Khor, Singapore, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Ideas galore on healthy living masterplan for Singapore

SINGAPORE - A national "Big Walk" every Sunday, healthier hawker food and more physical exercise in school - these were among the many ideas thrown up at Wednesday's night Web chat on developing a healthy-living masterplan for Singapore. The plan is one ... [Published Asiaone - May 11 2013]

Entities: Singapore, Amy Khor, Peddler, Fast Food, Ministry of Health

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 2 reports

Singaporeans share ideas on how to lead healthier lifestyles

16 min 36 sec agoSINGAPORE – A plate of char kway teow tastes better than the healthier fish soup, while it is difficult to force exercise upon oneself after a long, tiring day at work.These were among the reasons given by Singaporeans on what holds them ... [Published Today Online - May 08 2013]

Entities: Singapore, Amy Khor, Peddler, Ministry of Health, Calorie

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Singapore women not well informed about heart disease: Survey

SINGAPORE - Only one in 10 women knows that heart disease is the top killer of women in Singapore, a recent survey has found. Of the 995 women polled last month, one-third said they were not well informed about risks and symptoms. Nearly nine in 10 also ... [Published Asiaone - May 08 2013]

Entities: Heart Disease, Singapore, Singapore Heart Foundation, Amy Khor, Heart Attack

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd

Singapore pharmacists to get fast-track training

SINGAPORE - Pharmacists may be able to register in just six months instead of the current nine by 2017 under fast-tracking plans being drawn up by the health authorities to improve the current system. The present nine-month training is compulsory for ... [Published Asiaone - May 07 2013]

Entities: Singapore, Amy Khor, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd, National University of Singapore

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

More facilities for elderly after polyclinic revamp

Photo above: Dr Amy Khor (left) and Marine Parade GRC MP Tin Pei Ling at the reopening of Geylang Polyclinic, which has a new geriatric centre. SINGAPORE - After a $6 million facelift that took four months, Geylang Polyclinic reopened on Friday with more ... [Published Asiaone - May 07 2013]

Entities: Patient, Geriatrics, Amy Khor, SingHealth

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 2 reports

Many S'poreans have misconception that heart disease is a man's disease

SINGAPORE: Many Singaporeans have the misconception that heart disease is a man's disease, said Minister of State for Health Dr Amy Khor on Saturday.She noted that the misconception exists even when figures in 2011 showed that 29.6 per cent of females ... [Published XinMsn - May 04 2013]

Entities: Heart Disease, Singapore Heart Foundation, Singapore, Amy Khor, Cholesterol

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 3 reports

Upgraded Geylang Polyclinic reopens with focus on elderly patients

1 hour 20 min agoSINGAPORE — The refurbished Geylang Polyclinic, which reopened yesterday after a four-month redevelopment, will be the first SingHealth polyclinic to house a dedicated Academic Family Medicine Centre for training doctors in family me ... [Published Today Online - May 03 2013]

Entities: Amy Khor, Patient, Family Medicine

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Continue to promote work-life harmony: Dr Amy Khor

The Government, employers and workers must continue to work together to improve work cultures through programmes such as flexi-work arrangements (FWAs), said Dr Amy Khor in a Facebook post yesterday.Dr Khor noted that the WorkPro scheme, introduced by ... [Published People's Action Party Singapore - May 02 2013]

Entities: Amy Khor, Workers, Singapore

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

8 schools to pilot WWF’s eco programme

49 min 40 sec agoSINGAPORE — Eight primary and secondary schools have signed on to a new pilot programme to become more eco-friendly, such as by reducing their water consumption and utility costs, or by cutting down on waste by engaging in recycling or ... [Published Today Online - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: World Wide Fund For Nature, Eco-Schools, Amy Khor, Singapore

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

REACH to start small-group dialogues with PMETs

The government's feedback unit REACH is planning a series of small-group dialogues with professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs).SINGAPORE: The government's feedback unit REACH is planning a series of small-group dialogues with professionals, ... [Published Channel NewsAsia - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Amy Khor, Yaacob Ibrahim, Hong Lim, Singapore, white Paper

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Dr Khor said: "recently we have integrated the policy as well as the service delivery functions related to the social and healthcare aspects of aged care within the ministry of health and the agency for integrated care."

Health Ministry on track to meet needs of elderly [Published XinMsn - May 22 2013]

"today, as part of the district's step up efforts to prevent mosquito breeding, we are going beyond households to reach outout to all community gardens within our district to educate our gardeners to keep their gardens mozzie-free" said South West District Mayor Amy Khor

South West district enlists help of gardeners to fight dengue [Published Asiaone - May 12 2013]

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Health Ministry on track to meet needs of elderly [Published XinMsn - May 22 2013]
Health Ministry on track to meet needs of elderly [Published Channel NewsAsia - May 22 2013]
Fight against dengue ropes in gardeners [Published Asiaone - May 16 2013]
South West District rallies community in dengue... [Published Today Online - May 12 2013]
Dengue prevention extended to community gardens [Published Channel NewsAsia - May 12 2013]
South West district enlists help of gardeners t... [Published Asiaone - May 12 2013]
Ideas galore on healthy living masterplan for S... [Published Asiaone - May 11 2013]
Singaporeans share ideas on how to lead healthi... [Published Today Online - May 08 2013]
MOH conducts first interactive session to gain ... [Published XinMsn - May 08 2013]
Singapore women not well informed about heart d... [Published Asiaone - May 08 2013]
More facilities for elderly after polyclinic re... [Published Asiaone - May 07 2013]
Singapore pharmacists to get fast-track training [Published Asiaone - May 07 2013]
Many S'poreans have misconception that heart di... [Published XinMsn - May 04 2013]
Heart disease: Not just a man's disease [Published XinMsn - May 04 2013]
Upgraded Geylang Polyclinic reopens with focus ... [Published Today Online - May 03 2013]
Upgraded Geylang Polyclinic re-opens with focus... [Published InSing.com - May 03 2013]
Upgraded Geylang Polyclinic re-opens with focus... [Published Channel NewsAsia - May 03 2013]
Continue to promote work-life harmony: Dr Amy Khor [Published People's Action Party Singapore - May 02 2013]
8 schools to pilot WWF’s eco programme [Published Today Online - Apr 25 2013]
REACH to start small-group dialogues with PMETs [Published Channel NewsAsia - Apr 23 2013]
Lukewarm response to MOE kindergartens [Published Today Online - Apr 19 2013]
MOE ‘not chasing after numbers’ [Published Today Online - Apr 18 2013]
Students air their views on education system [Published Today Online - Apr 17 2013]