Source: https://www.ft.com/content/a8f33209-3507-4364-98be-61b3bb464fbb#comments-anchor PDF: Increased longevity will bring profound social change Opinion Ageing Populations Increased longevity will bring profound social change People will have to work longer and pension systems will need to be transformed Martin Wolf May 13 2024 In the UK in 1965, the most common age of death was in the first year of life. Today the most common age to die is 87 years old. This startling statistic comes from a remarkable new book, The Longevity Imperative,
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A/Prof Jeremy Lim | CEO AMLI My nursing friends know I am a big supporter of nurses stepping up to leadership roles in the health system. Hence it was a delight to work with Dr Brigitte Woo 胡芳溶 , of National University of Singapore Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine on this article for The Straits Times on nursing recruitment, onboarding and retention. Gist- 1️⃣ We applaud the recent Singapore financial measures
The New York Times (International Edition), Wednesday, 27 December 2023 Why the world needs its own immune system We should seize the moment right now to build a new set of protections against future public health crises. Opinion | We Need a Global Immune System to Stop Future Public Health Crises – The New York Times (nytimes.com) The thing that has surprised me most since I began my job leading foreign assistance for global health at the U.S. Agency for
Opinion: Ross Kerridge Newcastle Herald Saturday 10 June, 2023 The recent reopening of the GP Access After Hours clinic at Calvary Mater Hospital is to be celebrated, and is perhaps one small step towards rebuilding the Australian healthcare system and making it fit for purpose for the next 25 years. GP Access was a triumph of negotiation between local GPs and state and federal health departments when it was established two decades ago. It has provided urgent access to a