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Supporting Domestic Workers facing Distressing Situations

Together with the Centre for Domestic Employees, Singapore Dental Health Foundation, and NTUC Health Denticare, we supported Indonesian domestic worker Khanifah, who was severely physically abused by her employers in 2012. The physical abuse left Khanifah with permanent disfigurements – one of which is the loss of two incisors in her lower jaw and two chipped incisors in her upper jaw.

We extended assistance to Ms Khanifah after learning of her plight. With the consent of her current employer, CDE staff brought Khanifah to consult Rtn Dr Chan Siew Luen, an oral & maxillofacial surgeon in private practice, and Dr Goh Siew Hor, Head of Clinical Services at NTUC Health and President of Singapore Dental Health Foundation.

With the support of Dr Chan, Dr Goh, Rotary Club of Singapore, Singapore Dental Health Foundation, and NTUC Heath Denticare, Khanifah was able to receive dental treatments and dental implants to replace her lost teeth. Now, Khanifah can smile confidently again.

“Terima kasih, CDE, terima kasih, doktor!” said a teary-eyed Khanifah in her native language once she saw her new teeth in the mirror. A simple “Thank You” that came from her heart and touched ours.

Public Health Ambassador Program Launch

Watch the launch event "Why Hesitate? Public Forum on COVID-19 Vaccination"

Why Hesitate? All You Want to Know about the COVID-19 Vaccination

The NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (SSHSPH) is organising a virtual public forum on 5 June 2021 to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy with the support of the Rotary Club of Singapore (RCS). The virtual public forum, “Why Hesitate? All You Want to Know about the COVID-19 Vaccination” will officially launch the RCS Public Health Ambassador Programme to promote vaccination among the wider community in Singapore.

PP Dr Shahul Hameed conferred the Rotary Foundation Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award is the Rotary Foundation’s (TRF) highest Award for a Rotarian. Past President Dr Shahul Hameed is one of the chosen few, becoming the first Rotarian from RC Singapore to receive this Award.

Dr Shahul Hameed joined Rotary 26 years ago and served as President of the Rotary Club of Singapore in 2013/2014. He has served the District as Scholarship Chair, Grants Chair, Stewardship Chair as well as District International Service Chair. He is currently the District Rotary Foundation Chair for D3310 until June 2023. In 2017, he became the first Rotarian from D3310 to be appointed a Cadre Member of TRF and will continue to serve as Cadre Member until 2023.

A primer on COVID-19 vaccines

Multiple COVID-19 vaccines have been approved for use by WHO and Singapore within just over a year from the start of the pandemic. Vaccination rollout in Singapore has been swift, with the majority of frontline workers and at-risk individuals vaccinated by May 2021.
However, vaccine hesitancy is a real problem globally and in Singapore. There has been considerable misinformation shared about the COVID-19 vaccines since the end of last year. Many people continue to have questions and doubts about the safety and efficacy of the vaccines, particularly with the outbreak in one of Singapore's largest hospitals where several vaccinated staff were nonetheless diagnosed with COVID-19.

In this webinar, Dr Hsu and Dr Clapham will explain how the different COVID-19 vaccines work, what are the adverse effects, what is meant by vaccine efficacy, herd immunity, and why it is necessary that we should all get vaccinated if possible