Serious Sinkie mental health epidemic

[eatshitndie]

If you followed my posts in Delphi, I've long mentioned that genetic diversity will do us good.

Nevertheless, what good is it if the FTs merely treat Sinkiestan as a springboard to greener pastures?

they don’t need majority of foreign genetic material to stay. just 6.9% are good enough to create a critical mass. it’s a small catalyst to tip it over.

 

[zhihau]

just 6.9% are good enough to create a critical mass.

Statistically speaking, 6.9% will be weeded out rather quickly. 69% would be overbearing, don't you think?

 

[eatshitndie]

Statistically speaking, 6.9% will be weeded out rather quickly. 69% would be overbearing, don't you think?

at the rate that sinkies are reproducing, there’s no worry about sinkie genes dominating the pool. majority of sinkie sperm are wasted either swimming in circles and aimlessly in condoms or being ejaculated prematurely into mouths and hands of tiongbu prostitutes in geylang. that 6.9% will quickly becum 69% in 6.9 years.

 

[sweetiepie]

Mr X is one of them but he never commit any offence yet. He wanted to get treated but he couldn't afford. What can he do to get treated and yet not breaking the law and got himself jailed and treated ?

 

[zhihau]

at the rate that sinkies are reproducing, there’s no worry about sinkie genes dominating the pool

You have a point there.

 

[zhihau]

I've also heard from an Moe insider that the number of student suicides are quite alarming.

Really? Lemme squeeze some info this weekend :p:p:p

Not sure if I squeezed hard enough just now

Trend of increase in self-mutilation reported as early as late 90s, what RT mentioned was accurate- cases hushed to prevent copycat incidents and/or mass hooha.

Teachers not capable of handling emotional issues faced by these kids, trained counsellors brought into the picture with external agencies to further support these tough cases.

The full spectrum of counselling cases can range from cyber bullying and self esteem issues to deep seated family issues involving broken families and even sexual abuse.

Coping mechanisms from the kids also ranged from bullying others to self isolation and/or self mutilation or self harm (including suicide)

I couldn't gather the actual number of suicide cases as my squeeze thought I was a little too nosey... or maybe the numbers were to sensitive to reveal... back of my mind I was thinking "what hasn't been revealed to me? "

 

[glockman]

Not sure if I squeezed hard enough just now

Trend of increase in self-mutilation reported as early as late 90s, what RT mentioned was accurate- cases hushed to prevent copycat incidents and/or mass hooha.

Teachers not capable of handling emotional issues faced by these kids, trained counsellors brought into the picture with external agencies to further support these tough cases.

The full spectrum of counselling cases can range from cyber bullying and self esteem issues to deep seated family issues involving broken families and even sexual abuse.

Coping mechanisms from the kids also ranged from bullying others to self isolation and/or self mutilation or self harm (including suicide)

I couldn't gather the actual number of suicide cases as my squeeze thought I was a little too nosey... or maybe the numbers were to sensitive to reveal... back of my mind I was thinking "what hasn't been revealed to me? "

The way I see it, its a problem caused by bad parenting and an impotent education system. In this politically correct and social norm adhering world, no one dares to be an asshole whenever dealing with teens and young adults. So, they continue to develop a sense of entitlement and are not equipped to deal with the realities of life. They have weak characters and will seek the easiest way out. Societies have created a monster.

There will always be teen suicides, there are suicides across all age groups. So, nothing to be alarmed here.

 

[zhihau]

there are suicides across all age groups.

True, and those from the home team will know. Smell death once, you remember it for life

 

[bic_cherry]

Poor fitness and health amongst Singaporeans has turned the island state into a SINKING SHIP:

Diabetes can easily BANKRUPT Singapore in under 12years.

Total reserves of Singapore (may include personal CPF funds being invested vz GIC and Temasek, incl foreign reserves (see 'PS' explaination below))= SGD363 + SGD275 + USD100 = SGD 363+275+134 = SGD772 billion (1USD=1.34SGD).

Total costs of diapers, medical specialists appointments, dialysis, milk for tube feeding, 24/7 nursing care to wash and tube feed, baby sit +/- entertain the elderly who are handicapped because of irresponsible sedentary lifestyles resulting in diabetes = SGD66 billion p.a. ('Elderly health costs to rise tenfold by 2030: Report').

Number of years that Singapore's national reserves can afford to pay for healthcare costs for the elderly (which excludes those prematurely sick such as heart attack at BELOW 65 yrs) = 772/66 = 11.697 years.

Talk about SG100 after 2030???!!!: more like looking for a sugar daddy... and perhaps, somebody willing to colonize Singapore. (Maybe (homeless) ISIS will be interested because Singaporeans most Singaporeans by then, would all be too fat, old/ sick to fight back; no need to chop any heads off, just cut off medication supply n many will die; maybe without domestic helpers, also many would die).

PS: Please note that this is a VERY conservative calculation because the purpose of foreign reserves is to stabilise the SGD against holders of SGD who dump SGD on international markets resulting in depreciation of SGD. The current total amt of SGD M3 in circulation is SGD588 billion (July2017) https://secure.mas.gov.sg/msb-xml/Report.aspx?tableSetID=I...I.. , thus, it may be prudent NOT to include the S$363billion MAS foreign reserves as a valid source of healthcare funding if Singapore is to maintain a stable value of SGD on international $ exchange markets.
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Q5. Why does the Government not disclose the overall size of our reserves?
MAS and Temasek publish the size of the funds they manage. As of 31 March 2017, the Official Foreign Reserves managed by MAS was S$363 billion and the size of Temasek’s portfolio was S$275 billion.
It is the size of the Government’s funds managed by GIC that are not published. What has been revealed is that GIC manages well over US$100 billion. Revealing the exact size of assets that GIC manages will, taken together with the published assets of MAS and Temasek, amount to publishing the full size of Singapore’s financial reserves.
http://www.mof.gov.sg/Policies/Our-...t-comprises-the-reserves-and-who-manages-them

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Elderly health costs to rise tenfold by 2030: Report
The findings on elderly healthcare costs could influence government policies and decisions on healthcare infrastructure spending as well as personal insurance and retirement planning.

The findings on elderly healthcare costs could influence government policies and decisions on healthcare infrastructure spending as well as personal insurance and retirement planning.PHOTO: TIFFANY GOH FOR THE STRAITS TIMES
PUBLISHED AUG 25, 2016, 5:00 AM SGT
Each senior in S'pore will need average of $51k a year, the highest figure in Asia-Pacific
Janice Tai
Elderly healthcare costs in Singapore are projected to rise tenfold over the next 15 years to more than US$49 billion ($66 billion) annually, according to a report.
This means an average of US$37,427 will be spent on healthcare for each elderly person by 2030. This is the highest in the Asia-Pacific region, just ahead of Australia.
The report was released yesterday at the launch of Marsh & McLennan Companies' new Asia-Pacific Risk Centre, which is supported by the Economic Development Board. The firm provides professional services such as risk management.
The US$49 billion figure was derived by taking into consideration demographic changes, long-term care costs and medical cost inflation. It includes public expenditure, private insurance and out-of-pocket spending.
The report estimated that US$5 billion was spent on healthcare for the elderly last year as a senior citizen's healthcare expenditure is estimated to be four times that of an average person's. By 2030, the healthcare expenditure for each senior is estimated to rise from US$8,196 in 2015 to US$37,427.

MODEST ESTIMATE
It's a conservative estimate given that the numbers do not take into account indirect costs, such as transport, and opportunity costs from caregivers' time... It also assumes that we have the same ready access to cheap foreign labour which may not be the case in the future.
DR JEREMY LIM, a partner in Oliver Wyman global health practice, on the findings.
"It's a conservative estimate given that the numbers do not take into account indirect costs, such as transport, and opportunity costs from caregivers' time," said Dr Jeremy Lim, a partner in Oliver Wyman global health practice.
"It also assumes that we have the same ready access to cheap foreign labour which may not be the case in the future."
Dr Ng Wai Chong, chief of clinical affairs at Tsao Foundation, agreed. He felt the figures might even be an underestimate if the current health and social care systems are not improved and people do not manage their own health more proactively.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said last year that healthcare spending in Singapore is expected to rise from over $9 billion last year to over $13 billion in 2020.
These are just public expenditure figures, the Ministry of Finance confirmed yesterday.
The implications of these new numbers are wide-ranging, said Mr Wolfram Hedrich, executive director of the Asia-Pacific Risk Centre.
"Our findings will influence government policies and decisions on healthcare infrastructure spending. Individuals need to carefully consider how well-prepared they are to fund their retirement healthcare needs, especially given the limited range of affordable insurance products," he said.
Dr Lim said the proposed review of ElderShield - announced during last Sunday's National Day Rally - is timely as it covers only the severely disabled and the payout is modest.
"We can also look at other new solutions such as having reverse mortgage schemes to allow people to monetise their housing assets to pay for healthcare when they are old or allowing the use of MediShield and Medisave overseas if their price points are lower," he added.
Dr Ng said there is a "keen awareness of the risk of rising healthcare costs at the government, community and personal levels".
When asked for its comments on the report, which it received yesterday, the Ministry of Health said it is studying it and will respond at a later time.
Marsh & McLennan Companies has four operating firms - insurance-broking and risk-management firms Marsh and Guy Carpenter as well as consulting firms Mercer and Oliver Wyman
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/elderly-health-costs-to-rise-tenfold-by-2030-report

 

[Leongsam]

Poor fitness and health amongst Singaporeans has turned the island state into a SINKING SHIP:

Diabetes can easily BANKRUPT Singapore in under 12years.

Total reserves of Singapore (may include personal CPF funds being invested vz GIC and Temasek, incl foreign reserves (see 'PS' explaination below))= SGD363 + SGD275 + USD100 = SGD 363+275+134 = SGD772 billion (1USD=1.34SGD).

Total costs of diapers, medical specialists appointments, dialysis, milk for tube feeding, 24/7 nursing care to wash and tube feed, baby sit +/- entertain the elderly who are handicapped because of irresponsible sedentary lifestyles resulting in diabetes = SGD66 billion p.a. ('Elderly health costs to rise tenfold by 2030: Report').

Number of years that Singapore's national reserves can afford to pay for healthcare costs for the elderly (which excludes those prematurely sick such as heart attack at BELOW 65 yrs) = 772/66 = 11.697 years.

Talk about SG100 after 2030???!!!: more like looking for a sugar daddy... and perhaps, somebody willing to colonize Singapore. (Maybe (homeless) ISIS will be interested because Singaporeans most Singaporeans by then, would all be too fat, old/ sick to fight back; no need to chop any heads off, just cut off medication supply n many will die; maybe without domestic helpers, also many would die).

PS: Please note that this is a VERY conservative calculation because the purpose of foreign reserves is to stabilise the SGD against holders of SGD who dump SGD on international markets resulting in depreciation of SGD. The current total amt of SGD M3 in circulation is SGD588 billion (July2017) https://secure.mas.gov.sg/msb-xml/Report.aspx?tableSetID=I...I.. , thus, it may be prudent NOT to include the S$363billion MAS foreign reserves as a valid source of healthcare funding if Singapore is to maintain a stable value of SGD on international $ exchange markets.
================
Q5. Why does the Government not disclose the overall size of our reserves?
MAS and Temasek publish the size of the funds they manage. As of 31 March 2017, the Official Foreign Reserves managed by MAS was S$363 billion and the size of Temasek’s portfolio was S$275 billion.
It is the size of the Government’s funds managed by GIC that are not published. What has been revealed is that GIC manages well over US$100 billion. Revealing the exact size of assets that GIC manages will, taken together with the published assets of MAS and Temasek, amount to publishing the full size of Singapore’s financial reserves.
http://www.mof.gov.sg/Policies/Our-...t-comprises-the-reserves-and-who-manages-them

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Elderly health costs to rise tenfold by 2030: Report
The findings on elderly healthcare costs could influence government policies and decisions on healthcare infrastructure spending as well as personal insurance and retirement planning.

The findings on elderly healthcare costs could influence government policies and decisions on healthcare infrastructure spending as well as personal insurance and retirement planning.PHOTO: TIFFANY GOH FOR THE STRAITS TIMES
PUBLISHED AUG 25, 2016, 5:00 AM SGT
Each senior in S'pore will need average of $51k a year, the highest figure in Asia-Pacific
Janice Tai
Elderly healthcare costs in Singapore are projected to rise tenfold over the next 15 years to more than US$49 billion ($66 billion) annually, according to a report.
This means an average of US$37,427 will be spent on healthcare for each elderly person by 2030. This is the highest in the Asia-Pacific region, just ahead of Australia.
The report was released yesterday at the launch of Marsh & McLennan Companies' new Asia-Pacific Risk Centre, which is supported by the Economic Development Board. The firm provides professional services such as risk management.
The US$49 billion figure was derived by taking into consideration demographic changes, long-term care costs and medical cost inflation. It includes public expenditure, private insurance and out-of-pocket spending.
The report estimated that US$5 billion was spent on healthcare for the elderly last year as a senior citizen's healthcare expenditure is estimated to be four times that of an average person's. By 2030, the healthcare expenditure for each senior is estimated to rise from US$8,196 in 2015 to US$37,427.

MODEST ESTIMATE
It's a conservative estimate given that the numbers do not take into account indirect costs, such as transport, and opportunity costs from caregivers' time... It also assumes that we have the same ready access to cheap foreign labour which may not be the case in the future.
DR JEREMY LIM, a partner in Oliver Wyman global health practice, on the findings.
"It's a conservative estimate given that the numbers do not take into account indirect costs, such as transport, and opportunity costs from caregivers' time," said Dr Jeremy Lim, a partner in Oliver Wyman global health practice.
"It also assumes that we have the same ready access to cheap foreign labour which may not be the case in the future."
Dr Ng Wai Chong, chief of clinical affairs at Tsao Foundation, agreed. He felt the figures might even be an underestimate if the current health and social care systems are not improved and people do not manage their own health more proactively.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said last year that healthcare spending in Singapore is expected to rise from over $9 billion last year to over $13 billion in 2020.
These are just public expenditure figures, the Ministry of Finance confirmed yesterday.
The implications of these new numbers are wide-ranging, said Mr Wolfram Hedrich, executive director of the Asia-Pacific Risk Centre.
"Our findings will influence government policies and decisions on healthcare infrastructure spending. Individuals need to carefully consider how well-prepared they are to fund their retirement healthcare needs, especially given the limited range of affordable insurance products," he said.
Dr Lim said the proposed review of ElderShield - announced during last Sunday's National Day Rally - is timely as it covers only the severely disabled and the payout is modest.
"We can also look at other new solutions such as having reverse mortgage schemes to allow people to monetise their housing assets to pay for healthcare when they are old or allowing the use of MediShield and Medisave overseas if their price points are lower," he added.
Dr Ng said there is a "keen awareness of the risk of rising healthcare costs at the government, community and personal levels".
When asked for its comments on the report, which it received yesterday, the Ministry of Health said it is studying it and will respond at a later time.
Marsh & McLennan Companies has four operating firms - insurance-broking and risk-management firms Marsh and Guy Carpenter as well as consulting firms Mercer and Oliver Wyman
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/elderly-health-costs-to-rise-tenfold-by-2030-report

I've always been told in this forum that as far as the PAP is concerned YOU DIE YOUR BUSINESS so why should care for the elderly cost anything at all?

 

[zhihau]

NKF will see more patients in the near future. Are there enough dialysis centres?

Would it turn out to be like the shortage of hospital beds that we see now?

 

[bic_cherry]

I've always been told in this forum that as far as the PAP is concerned YOU DIE YOUR BUSINESS so why should care for the elderly cost anything at all?

Many elderly are die hard PAP supporters since LKY era. Many also expect to receive bribes like lift/estate upgrading which opposition wards are not normally entitled to acc GCT and LHL.

These bribes will have to progressively escalated and PAP has proven willing to take this route with medishield-life and generous subsidies for those who smoke cigarettes and those who opt for premium rider and integrated hospitalization plans.

More generous subsidies will need to be given to balance LHL blunders like (over)charging (/attempting to bankrupt) his own brother with a $36million charge to own 28Oxyley road (their family home) as well as massive negligence related boo boos like 13% volume rainfall causing overflow of rain capture tank @ braddel-bishan MRT due to non drainage of reservoir for months which shut down the MRT for nearly 20hours.

Pharma and healthcare tech know of the PAP's political credibility lapses and also the inherent poor health/fitness of the population and know exactly how to exploit the situation to benefit their share holders $$$ interest.

Compared to big pharma and med tech, many populations and gahmens are no match and when held hostage to their patent rights, willingly open national coffers to their patented treatments and drug products.

 

[bic_cherry]

Following their leader's example, many Singaporeans are a healthcare financial NUCLEAR BOMB waiting to explode:

Singapore parliamentarians need to be better paragons of fitness & health for the rest of society to follow.
After all, all PAP MPs/ MP wannabes are bestowed by PA titles and gahmen funds for their campaign (brainwashing) activities in their post as "advisers to grassroots organisations" (in all INCLUDING opposition MP held constituencies), thus, for Singaporean population/ human resorces to be productive to begin with, such advisers also have to be fine examples of fitness and good health, no?

"As of 2010, more than half of Singapore's adult population between 18 and 69 years old have high cholesterol, four in 10 are overweight or obese, a quarter have prediabetes or diabetes and about one in five has hypertension."

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(alt img view)http://danielfooddiary.com/2014/06/14/yan/
KBW showing off his $8 urgent heart bypass to bypass life threatening levels of fat and cholesterol had been found built up over the years in his heart arteries.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/theo...n-wan-pays-s8-for-bypass-surgery/446633433963
HSK sleeps much less than 4.5hrs/night, like his brain needs no rest:
"Fellow Tampines MP Desmond Choo was also shocked at the news.
"We've never heard anything like this. To me, he's like Superman," said Mr Choo.
"The number of hours he works and the kind of attention span he has, it's amazing."
The 2012 Hougang by-election candidate recalled the days when he worked closely with Mr Heng, whom he sees as a fatherly figure and source of inspiration.
"During the by-election period, we would discuss issues until 2am and he would ask me to go home," said Mr Choo.
"'As a candidate, you need rest,' he would tell me while he continued working with activists. When I returned in the morning, at about 6.30am, he'd already be there." http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/shanmugam-heng-was-carrying-incredible-load

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapo...t-apologises-for-not-being-able-to-attend-ndp
PM LHL, too much fried wings/chendol (fatty food) or skipped sleep before presenting NDR2016/ a mild stroke?:

https://edmwimg.wordpress.com/tag/lee-hsien-loong/page/5/

1 in 10 stroke patients here aged under 50
PUBLISHED NOV 19, 2016, 5:00 AM SGT
Linette Lai
While older people are far more likely to suffer a stroke, one in 10 stroke patients in Singapore is under 50 years old.
Medical conditions such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol can make a person more likely to get a stroke, say doctors.
Smoking, too, puts you at risk.
Last Saturday, Singaporean businesswoman Linda Koh was found unconscious in her Hong Kong hotel room. The 36-year-old was rushed to hospital, where she died soon after.
Doctors subsequently found that she had suffered a stroke.
Her father, Mr Alan Koh, told Chinese newspaper Shin Min Daily News that his daughter had a history of high blood pressure and was taking medication for it.
Strokes occur when part of the blood supply to the brain is cut off.
The latest figures from the National Registry of Disease Office show that there were 6,943 cases of strokes in 2014, up from 6,642 the previous year.
They are the fourth most common cause of death in Singapore, and tend to occur among men.
The incidence rate for men aged between 35 and 44 who were admitted to public hospitals for stroke in 2014 was 58 per 100,000 people, compared with 24 per 100,000 for women in the same age group.
Doctors who spoke to The Straits Times said there are rarely any warning signs before a stroke happens.
"Some strokes may be preceded by severe headaches or neck pain," said Dr Carol Tham, a consultant from the National Neuroscience Institute's neurology department. "Unfortunately, most patients do not have any warning symptoms before the stroke occurs."
During a stroke, people often experience difficulty speaking and walking, weakness on one side of their bodies, and even temporary blindness.
Dr Ho King Hee, a neurologist at Gleneagles Hospital Singapore, said strokes that result in sudden death are likely to be due to bleeding in the brain from a ruptured blood vessel, rather than a blockage.
"If you are older, it means that there is more time for damage (to the blood vessels) to accumulate," he said. "But a stroke can happen at any age."
He advises people who have conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes to keep them in check.
Dr Tham added that doctors may also prescribe blood-thinning medication for people whose blood tends to clot.
"If a person has any symptoms of stroke... he should seek treatment at the emergency department immediately as early treatment can help to reduce the disability caused by strokes," she said.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 19, 2016, with the headline '1 in 10 stroke patients here aged under 50'.
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/1-in-10-stroke-patients-here-aged-under-50