In response to the Workers' Party (WP) call for a Committee of Inquiry (COI) to probe the cluster of hepatitis C infections at the Singapore General Hospital, the Government said on Sunday that it would do so only if the opposition party "is prepared to lead evidence before the COI, to substantiate whatever allegations it might have".
Why is WP jumping the gun and calling for a COI when a probe is already under way and a police investigation also ongoing? By calling for a COI when a probe is already under way and will take 2 months to complete, WP is casting aspersions on the Ministry of Health, the professionalism and independence of the members of the review committee which includes 2 international experts, and the Police.
The Ministry of Health is right to require WP to lead evidence before the COI to susbstantiate whatever allegations it might have in calling for a COI ahead of a probe that is already under way.
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The
press secretary, Ms Lim Bee Khim, said that the independent review
committee appointed to review the cause of the incident and its
surrounding circumstances has engaged additional resource persons,
including international advisors, to ensure that it has access to all
the necessary expertise to do its review thoroughly.
The Committee's findings and recommendations will be made public.
A Police report has also been filed and the Police are conducting investigations.
The two international experts on the independent review committee are:
Dr Scott Dewey Holmberg from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The Committee's findings and recommendations will be made public.
A Police report has also been filed and the Police are conducting investigations.
The two international experts on the independent review committee are:
Dr Scott Dewey Holmberg from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
He is chief of the epidemiology and surveillance
branch at the division of viral hepatitis at the National Centre for
HIV, Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention.
Professor Trish Perl, a senior epidemiologist for Johns Hopkins Health System.
Professor Trish Perl, a senior epidemiologist for Johns Hopkins Health System.
She is a
professor in the departments of medicine (infectious diseases) and
pathology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and in
epidemiology at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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So
does WP keep itself abreast of all the developments surrounding the
Hepatitis C cluster? Why is it calling for a committee of inquiry when a
probe by an independent review committee which includes 2 international
experts is already well under way since its appointment on Oct 6?
Does the same standards of being transparent and responsible apply to WP? Apparently not.
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The facts remain that when the cases started to surface, no one can draw any conclusion from each of those cases observed. It took just 5 cases for SGH to start investigation. However, investigation took time to established when, where & how the infection occurs.
WP and opposition parties are pretending not to understand in order to politicize the tragedy and rile anger on this emotive issue yet again.
Opposition is complaining that the infections were not reported before the GE. What they are really saying is that they missed the chance to exploit the tragic death for their GE campaign.
My condolences to the deceased and family.
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Timeline Source: TODAY Online - Timeline on outbreak of hepatitis C infections at SGH
http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/timeline-outbreak-hepatitis-c-infections-sgh?singlepage=true
WP and opposition parties are pretending not to understand in order to politicize the tragedy and rile anger on this emotive issue yet again.
Opposition is complaining that the infections were not reported before the GE. What they are really saying is that they missed the chance to exploit the tragic death for their GE campaign.
My condolences to the deceased and family.
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Timeline Source: TODAY Online - Timeline on outbreak of hepatitis C infections at SGH
http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/timeline-outbreak-hepatitis-c-infections-sgh?singlepage=true
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