Dear Friends, When asked to say a few words at the beginning of the graduation ceremony of our Healthy Start Child Development Centre, I was caught off guard and spurted out what came to mind. After thanking everyone for their presence, I must have caused some awkwardness. I admitted that the one thing I did not quite enjoy about the occasion was parents effusively thanking us for educating their children. I explained that in the spirit of partnership, we needed to hear what was not working well too. Well, I guess graduations as we know them, are happy occasions where …
Another Week Beyond – 1947
Dear Friends, A study of 147,004 patients conducted by the Singhealth Regional Health System reviewing the period 2012 to 2017, found that those who lived in rental housing were 1.57 times more likely to die in the period, compared with those who were living elsewhere. Public rental housing was an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality. This statistic hit home when we joined several neighbours to clean up a home in preparation for the return of an 8-year-old child who is on life-support after passing out while having a high fever. This was an active boy who attended our reading …