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Home > Giving > Be Informed > Inspire > Inspire Issue 5 2018

Issue 5 2018

featured You can save lives without being a doctor

Mrs Jennifer Yeo is a lawyer not a healthcare professional, but she has contributed greatly to the advancement of paediatric oncology in Singapore and Asia. The founder and chair of VIVA Foundation for Children with Cancer (VIVA) spoke during SingHealth Giving Day 2018 about her family’s battles with cancer and her drive to improve cancer care for children.

You make a difference

Giving ＆ Philanthropy

Saving lives through research

Professor Goh Siang Hiong, Senior Consultant and Head of Emergency Medicine at Changi General Hospital shares how research is helping to save lives, sometimes even before patients arrive at hospital and why he donates to the Emergency Medicine ACP which he also chairs.

Giving ＆ Philanthropy

New programme to improve oral health in sick and elderly

The impact of oral health on a person’s overall health and well-being is so significant that the National Dental Centre Singapore is focusing efforts on training non-dental healthcare professionals and nursing home staff about managing oral care for patients.

Giving ＆ Philanthropy

Shaping art, moulding lives

Artists share their love of ceramics with patients and visitors at Changi General Hospital, while helping to raise funds for patients in need.

Giving ＆ Philanthropy

NHCS Heart to Heart Gala

Mr Effendy is waiting for a heart transplant and has to rely on a machine to pump blood around his body. He shared his story at the gala dinner on 5 Oct and his gratitude for the Heart To Heart Fund, which provides him and other patients with financial support. Click to watch his story on YouTube.

Giving ＆ Philanthropy

Working together to Make More Survivors

Cancer survivors shared their stories at the gala dinner on 3 Nov, highlighting the impact medical research has made on their lives and helping to raise $1.8 million to further advance care. Click to watch the video on NCCS Facebook page.

Giving ＆ Philanthropy

The Eye Ball 2018: Eye Candy

Thank you to everyone who attended the annual charity gala on 17 Nov and raised $1.1 million for VisionSave. The funds will be used to spread awareness of eye diseases and explore new treatments. Click to see photos of the night on the SNEC/SERI Facebook page.

Grateful Patient

Small Device with Big Impact - Mr. Habibul Islam Khan

Retired engineer leads new life with implanted CRT-D thanks to the careful diagnosis and treatment by our doctors from National Heart Centre Singapore.

Mr Habibul Islam Khan with Dr Ching Chi Keong

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