![When a doctor visits you at your home](/assets/News/Local/20231106/SG20230224_MEA_CZS_090.jpg)
The contact between healthcare professionals and their patients tends to be closer when medical services are delivered at the patient's home. Dr Ho Xin Qin revealed, "When you step into the patient's home, the patient becomes a person with a family.“
Medicine, People | Tzu-Chi Foundation
![Home Caregiver Restores Stability in the Life of a Mother and Daughter](/assets/News/Local/20231020/SG20220920_MEA_ZMZ_009.jpg)
Not only does Tin Tin take care of Madam Koh's domestic work 24/7, but she also plays a vital role of a “saviour” in extraordinary times.
Medicine, People | Tzu-Chi Foundation
![Ageing Slowly at Home with the Aid of Community Support](/assets/News/Local/20230927/SG20221122_MEA_ZMZ_010-v2.jpg)
With a declining birth rate and a rapidly ageing society, elderly people are having a tough time looking after each other. The community’s varying degrees of medical care and everyday living care services are critical to the elderly Toh couple’s retirement life at home.
Medicine, People | Tzu-Chi Foundation
![When East Meets West – Diabetes Treatment and Prevention](/assets/News/Local/20230430-v2/SG20230430_MEA_KZX_055.jpg)
“Let’s Talk Health” is a monthly health talk event organised by TIMA Singapore to increase public awareness and understanding of various health issues. On 30 April 2023, the Let’s Talk Health series focused on “Diabetes Treatment and Prevention”.
Medicine | Tzu-Chi Foundation
![Senior Volunteers Serve Fellow Seniors at Redhill TCM Free Clinic](/assets/News/Local/20230411/SG20230323_MEA_ZMZ_011.JPG)
While most seniors would typically be enjoying a life of leisure upon retirement, this has not been the case for two senior Tzu Chi volunteers. Find out how they have remained active through volunteering at Tzu Chi TCM Free Clinic (Redhill) in their golden years.
Medicine, People | Tzu-Chi Foundation
![Finding Purpose through Voluntary TCM Work](/assets/News/Local/20230320/SG20230206_MEA_ZMZ_022.JPG)
Compared to other commercial TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) clinics, the Tzu Chi TCM Free Clinic is mainly supported by a pool of volunteer TCM practitioners, with more than 70% of its practitioners serving on a pro bono basis. We shine the spotlight on two of them who have been actively contributing their services at the Redhill branch.
Medicine, People | Tzu-Chi Foundation
![Holistic Renal Care a Boost for Vulnerable Kidney Patients](/assets/News/Local/20221118/SG20201130_CHA_PBT_005.jpg)
With the worrying rise in end-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients over the years, having an optimal support system to care for them has become increasingly important. What role has Tzu Chi played in supporting these patients over the years?
Medicine | Tzu-Chi Foundation
![Nephrologists answer Questions on Renal Conservative Care for Elderly Patients](/assets/News/Local/20221017/SG20220812_MEA_HTT_001.jpg)
What are other medical care options available for elderly chronic kidney disease patients who opt out of dialysis? How to balance disease care and quality of life in old age? Let’s hear the advice from Nephrologists Dr Yeoh Lee Ying and Dr Teh Swee Ping of Sengkang General Hospital.
Medicine | Tzu-Chi Foundation
![Elderly Patients Enjoy Better Life Quality with the Renal Conservative Care Programme](/assets/News/Local/20220915/SG20220805_MEA_ZMZ_016.jpg)
Are there any other options for advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients besides dialysis? For frail elderly CKD patients who suffer from multiple diseases, choosing conservative care with non-dialysis treatment and spending more time in the community or at home may be their preferred choice.
Medicine | Tzu-Chi Foundation
![Tonic for Seniors’ Body and Mind](/assets/News/Local/20220824/SG20220808_MEA_HDQ_030.jpg)
Gym Tonic at Tzu Chi is more than just physical exercise for the seniors. Through the dedicated efforts of the staff, they have experienced great warmth and even picked up useful learning pointers about life.
Medicine, Humanistic Culture | Tzu-Chi Foundation
![Brain Injury Survivor Finds Joy in Supporting Seniors through His Work](/assets/News/Local/20220727/SG20220624_MEA_ZMZ_016.jpg)
What would you do if you were unwittingly involved in a devastating accident that changed the entire course of your life? At the age of 24, after a horrific accident that badly injured his brain, the promising life of Mr Takalah Tan, then a fresh graduate from National University of Singapore (NUS) seemed all but over . . .
Medicine, People | Tzu-Chi Foundation
![Youth Volunteers Working as Public Healthcare Nurses Acknowledge Tzu Chi’s Support during Pandemic](/assets/News/Local/20220601/Nurses.png)
With the easing of most pandemic restrictions, the light at the end of the tunnel has become brighter as Singapore has seemingly started to turn the corner in its COVID-19 battle. We take a look at how three Tzu Chi volunteers, who are nurses in their day jobs, have coped in their line of work over the past two years. They also shared about the integral role that Tzu Chi has played in supporting them.
Medicine, People | Tzu-Chi Foundation
![First Large-scale Mobile Dental Screening Service to Enter Disability and Long-term Care Facilities Pushes On](/assets/News/Local/20220520/SG20220330_MEA_ZMZ_012.jpg)
The CASA-MODAL (Clean And Screen All Mouths Of Disability And Long-term care facilities) project was started in November 2018 with a noble mission of connecting disability and long-term care facilities to accessible dental services. However, over the past two years, the pandemic has thrown up several obstacles . . .
Medicine | Tzu-Chi Foundation
![The First Community Blood Donation Drive for 2022 receives Overwhelming Response from the Public](/assets/News/Local/20220326/SG20220326_MEA_PHW_023.jpeg)
Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore), in collaboration with Red Cross Singapore, organised the first community blood donation drive for 2022 at Jing Si Hall in Pasir Ris on March 26, 2022. The event attracted 125 people to register as blood donors and raised 100 bags of blood.
Medicine | Tzu-Chi Foundation
![Evolving Roles of Community Clinics amid the Pandemic](/assets/News/Local/20220325/SG20220311_MEA_ZMZ_008.jpg)
Lakeside Family Medicine Clinic may not be on the front line battling the pandemic like hospitals, but it has put up a strong defence in this fight for the past two years. It has undertaken the tasks of triage, assessment and referral, as well as long-term care of elderly patients with chronic diseases. To the best of its ability, it has supported Singapore in its endeavour to ensure that its healthcare system is not overwhelmed.
Medicine | Tzu-Chi Foundation
![Long and Winding Pandemic Fails to Dampen Doctor’s Passion to Serve](/assets/News/Local/20220316/SG20220311_MEA_ZMZ_078-Edit.jpg)
It is a widely known fact that healthcare workers have been toiling long and hard to help us get through the seemingly never-ending pandemic. Hear from a Tzu Chi medical doctor on how the pandemic has been like for him in the past two years.
Medicine | Tzu-Chi Foundation