Frontier Healthcare Group, which joined Qualitas’ network in Singapore last year, has a vision to deliver efficient and equitable primary care to its communities in a system that is still fragmented. To this end, it opened the Frontier Family Medicine Clinic in 2013. Dr Koh Thuan Wee, Clinical Head of Frontier Family Medicine Clinic, explains...Continue Reading

During the month of Ramadan, observant Muslims fast from sunrise to sundown. This is a complete fast, meaning that people abstain from both food and drink. Fasting during Ramadan teaches people to practice self-discipline, self-control and empathy for those who are less fortunate. It is also a time for self-reflection and self-improvement, which means it...Continue Reading

Chinese New Year is almost here and many people are planning their reunions and celebrations with family and friends. The Singapore government has announced that current COVID-19 safe management rules will stay in place during the Chinese New Year period. The government does not expect the Omicron wave to pass before the festive period, which...Continue Reading

As people get ready to travel to meet family and friends for Chinese New Year and return to hometowns they have not visited for almost two years, health and safety must still be a top concern. Some countries have conditionally opened borders to fully vaccinated travellers with precautionary and control measures that are intended to...Continue Reading

All viruses change over time. We all know that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, has had quite a few variants since it first emerged in 2020. These changes affect different properties of the virus, such as the how easily it spreads, the associated diseases’ severity and even the performance of vaccines. So far, five...Continue Reading