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Website. www .sma .org .sg. The Singapore Medical Association (abbreviated SMA) is a professional association representing the interests of medical professionals in Singapore. It was established on September 15, 1959, replacing the Malaya Branch of the British Medical Association. [ 2] As of 2020, it had over 8,200 members. [ 3]
Dr. Chew was a senior physician and head of medicine at Tan Tock Seng Hospital from 1965-1979 and also the medical director. He delivered the first TTSH oration in 1997. Dr. Chew served as the Deputy Director of Medical Services Ministry of Health from 1981 to 1991. He helped to break the stranglehold of tuberculosis (TB) in Singapore, as ...
Adrian Tan Cheng Bock[1][a] (Chinese: 陈清木; pinyin: Chén Qīngmù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Chheng-bo̍k; born 26 April 1940) is a Singaporean politician and medical doctor. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayer Rajah SMC between 1980 and 2006. Tan contested in the 2011 ...
1 in 10,000 people [2] Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare neuromuscular disorder that results in the loss of motor neurons and progressive muscle wasting. [3][4][5] It is usually diagnosed in infancy or early childhood and if left untreated it is the most common genetic cause of infant death. [6] It may also appear later in life and then ...
Development of life expectancy in Singapore. As of 2019, Singaporeans have the world's longest life expectancy, 84.8 years at birth. Women can expect to live an average of 87.6 years with 75.8 years in good health. The averages for men are lower, with a life expectancy at 81.9 years with 72.5 years in good health. [5]
Tan See Leng. Tan See Leng (Chinese: 陈诗龙; pinyin: Chén Shīlóng; born 1964) [1] is a Singaporean politician and former medical practitioner who has been serving as Minister for Manpower since 2021 and Second Minister for Trade and Industry since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of ...
Spinal muscular atrophies. Spinal muscular atrophies ( SMAs) are a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of rare debilitating disorders characterised by the degeneration of lower motor neurons ( neuronal cells situated in the anterior horn of the spinal cord) and subsequent atrophy (wasting) of various muscle groups in the body. [1]
University of London. Occupation. Pathologist. Children. 3, including Tharman Shanmugaratnam. Kanagaratnam Shanmugaratnam (2 April 1921 – 28 July 2018) was a Singaporean histopathologist considered Singapore's "father of pathology". He was known for his research on nasopharyngeal carcinoma [1] and founded the Singapore Cancer Registry.