April 11, 2016

The number of teenage boys who have visited prostitutes is on the rise, with the key reasons being never having had a girlfriend, or one who is sexually active, and watching pornography frequently, according to the first study here on teens who have paid for sex. During interviews conducted with 300 teens who visited the Department of Sexually Transmitted Infections Control (DSC) Clinic, the study found that 2 in 5 teenage boys surveyed had paid for sex. This jump in the proportion of teens who have visited prostitutes is significant, says Associate ProfessorRead more

The NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (SSHSPH) and the EHESP French National School of Public Health jointly organised the Urban Planning for a Healthy Smart Nation on 11 April 2016, a workshop designed to integrate the two national programmes of “Healthy Living Master Plan” and the “Smart Nation Initiative”. The workshop drew over 100 participants, bringing together international, multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary people, including policy makers looking at the three sectors of health, transport and urban planning, public health practitioners, and academics. A/Prof Teo Yik Ying, co-organiser from the Saw Swee