Sunday, August 22, 2010

SS: Health Minister sums up Singapore's healthcare approach: extracts of a speech



This link to the Youtube video allows you to watch the same video above with captioning. Good if you want to take notes!

SS: Fundamentals of Singapore Healthcare system: an interview with the Health Minister

Pretty much sums up the Sec 3 textbook!

SS: Singapore's healthcare saves money and lives


Video post by World Focus on Singapore's health care system - largely positive but offers some criticism.

SS: How much nations spend on healthcare

As a comparison, Singapore's spending is just under 4% of GDP, about Intl $1300 (USD) per person.
How do we fare in terms of health and living standards? No. 1 or 2 in Infant Mortality, top ten in life expectancy, among the lowest Maternal Mortality rate in the world. 
Personal note:  I rather be sick here than in the US...

(image extracted from: http://www.visualeconomics.com/healthcare-costs-around-the-world_2010-03-01) 

SS: Building a Healthy Nation

Corporate Video by Ministry of Heallth.

I can't spell it...

Don't fret... the English language is filled with words that are easy to misspell.

Some places to look up such common words include:

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/page/spellingcommonmisp?view=uk


Then test your mental spelling faculties here:

http://www.vocabulary.cl/Games/Spelling/Common_Misspelled_Words.htm?inn=weight&fb=&tr=&ok=


:)

Monday, August 9, 2010

SS: Healthcare

Take care of your health. Falling rich is for the rich!

A visual representation of Healthcare costs around the world; put in charts and diagrams for easy digestion

By way of comparison, Singapore spends about 3% of its GDP on healthcare. Information about Singapore and further statistics for comparison can be seen here: Singapore healthcare spending compared with other countries