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Diabetes management and prevention: Start by getting informed
Insights and Commentaries
23 July 2025
In 2016, Singapore declared a “War on Diabetes” campaign in an effort to rally the nation to tackle the disease. Since then, despite various campaigns by the government to educate...
Improving disaster risk communication to save lives
Insights and Commentaries
27 March 2025
DOWNLOAD THE REPORT In the first week of September 2024, the ASEAN region was hit by 20 significant disasters caused by natural hazards, including floods, storms, and landslides. These events...
Changing mindset to confront diabetes
Insights and Commentaries
23 February 2024
Exercise regularly. Eat healthily. Take your medications consistently. Such familiar advice is undoubtedly crucial in managing diabetes. But in the face of recurring challenges—think long working hours, physical limitations, the...
Feeling old and useless – the silent suffering of seniors dealing with mental health challenges
Insights and Commentaries
10 October 2023
Talking to someone about one’s mental health struggles is tricky business. The topic is still shrouded in taboo, and opening up about it may convey weakness and invite judgment. Now...
Warnings and planning: how to prepare for a disaster
Insights and Commentaries
05 May 2023
Disasters can strike at any moment, with little notice. Very often, individuals and households have precious few minutes and maybe even seconds to react and take the necessary action to...
If Singapore were to come under attack or face a natural disaster, how prepared would you be?
Insights and Commentaries
16 February 2023
Every year on Feb 15, the siren wails of Singapore’s public warning system ring across the country at 6.20pm to commemorate Total Defence Day. Now, without asking Google or ChatGPT, do you know what...