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Hep C saga: PM Lee fails to answer crucial question

October 13th, 2015 | Author: YourSDP

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong recently commented on the hepatitis C scandal, saying that “we also always have to be open and transparent with the public and with the patients about what has happened because we must maintain public confidence, and trust in the healthcare system.”
Undoubtedly. Mr Lee, however, omitted that there must also be trust in the political system to ensure the safety of the people. He failed to mention that the Infectious Disease Act (IDA) mandates that infectious diseases be promptly reported to Ministry of Health (MOH).
Also, according to the Public Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act (PHMCA), the director of medical services at MOH is to be immediately informed of outbreaks of hospital acquired infection. Section 4.44 of the Act states that the “The Director shall be informed immediately of (a) Any patient or staff with a notifiable disease, (b) Outbreaks of hospital-acquired infections.”
Both these Acts mean that the Government would have been automatically alerted when the first cases of the infection occurred between May and June 2015.
Given such a scenario, the question that PM Lee needs to answer is why was the public not informed of the deadly incident at the very first instance? There was up to a 5-month lapse of silence between the first occurences of the infection and their public disclosure by the Government.
Even if we accept Minister for Health Gan Kim Yong’s statement that the MOH was not officially notified of the matter until late August (which would be in direct contradiction to the IDA and PHMCA), why did he wait for another two months before disclosing the episode – which by then had claimed 8 lives (five apparently contributed to by the infection) and caused 22 infections – in October 2015?
It must be made clear that there are two important issues raised by this episode. The first is the security lapse at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) which the hospital must answer for. The second relates to the delay in the public disclosure of the incident which has nothing to do with officials and staff at the SGH and everything to do with the PAP Government.
The two issues must not be conflated and, more important, the Government must not obscure its role in the matter by pushing the blame exclusively on SGH.
To the second issue of the Government’s failure to inform the public of the outbreak in a timely manner, we repeat the following questions which PM Lee failed to answer in his address of the saga:
One, why was the public not informed when the outbreak was recognised and investigations commenced in May-June 2015 despite the potential risks to other patients?
Two, was the withholding of the information a political consideration? In other words, was the announcement delayed because of the General Elections?
Chee Soon Juan
Secretary-General
Singapore Democratic Party

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October 14, 2015 at 4:48 am  (Quote)

I complain about lift, no one bother, then lift event happen.
Went to SGH, so many doctors ask me same questions, for fun? Then come Hep C Saga.
If my anger is not solved, everyday I will think of it, like the aunty that curse khaw.

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October 15, 2015 at 1:42 am  (Quote)

siao liao. the author is sdp. i din see. does it make me opposition? i am dead. shit opposition say you tube movie? let move on. maybe ask sgag draw pictures.
long time never run still can run 5km? lying? hack my mobile? defend country pm lee? blame pm lee? can he know everything? my town council here still haven rectify the defect i spotted. blame pm lee? feed back use full? psychology? ntu? nus? mental illness? is those spy they recruited report correct thing on every person? is there spy? are they honest?
i think those people report problem like sgh hep c saga. all dont care. than got mental illness? study medical at ntu or nus? got have sex for result? poor people work hard really got skill condemn. rich ppl sent kids go oversea who cannot study come back singapore and reset to doctor status? i dunno. only ppl on top have info know.
cos they want sent my mum go jail on 2nd warning. but what happen when mas selamat run away and dinesh die? or the police who go insane for nothing and take out baton while the gate is lock?
take lie detector test? blame lky play bat man to secure until sg50? is lhl hard enough to make head roll? cover problem and sweep under car pet? but blame shaw go find prostitude? he finding wife? ask her underage? lame law? the judge cant even think?
roy prediction of slum is coming true? boom. industrial go on fire.

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October 15, 2015 at 10:34 pm  (Quote)

Saw 2 police car at Anchorvale CC. The police board the car. Like so unhappy. What is wrong?
When I cycle back, LTA booking some car at Anchorvale CC. A group of people walk out with a guy in PA T Shirt. Shouting at the LTA guy. Who is wrong first? Where is police? Singapore got more and more gangster with no tattoo? Take lie detector test?
Is this what *KY and LH* wanted?
Police want to hit quota right? There is a lot.

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October 15, 2015 at 11:52 pm  (Quote)

sorry. dunno lta or cisco. i saw is cisco. should be green car. sjd? ask police check. go check. why? is it no put coupon? got money buy car, no money put coupon? break law still ya ya pa pa ya? rc member can trace ppl wi fi? police job protect innocent and naive ppl? why police no probe in sgh? not consider break law? werid. getting worse and worse. how would lky change in strategy according to what happen nowadays?

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