The Health News

25/07/2022

Six cases have been reported in Singapore as of Sunday (July 24), all of which are men.

Unlike Covid-19, monkeypox is primarily transmitted through close, prolonged contact. Read more at straitstimes.com.

14/07/2022

The last time single-day cases was this high was on March 9, after the then-Omicron wave had peaked.

MOH said the increase was due to the spike normally seen after a long weekend. Read more at straitstimes.com.

30/06/2022

An advisory panel that met at the World Health Organization last week decided against labelling monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern.

The scramble among rich countries for a monkeypox vaccine shows how the lofty ideal of global health as a public good is again faltering, says the Financial Times' Anjana Ahuja.

13/06/2022

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13/06/2022

Did you know?
From 2001 to 2021, the cost of healthcare has increased by 54.8%
The average healthcare inflation rate was 2.21% over a period 20 years (from 2001 to 2021)