Early this week (ST dated 15 Sep 08), Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan told Parliament on Monday that the incidence of STIs among youths between 15 and 24 years has risen from 231 per 100,000 population in 1998 to 418 per 100,000 in 2007.

In his response to questions from Hong Kah GRC MP Zaqy Mohamad, Mr Khaw said a 2006 Students' Health Survey, jointly conducted by the Health Promotion Board (HPB) and the Ministry of Education (MOE), found that 4 per cent of Secondary 3 and 4 students have had sexual intercourse.

HealthServe (a community-based organisation serving the fringe communities in Singapore), together with CMDF (Christian Medical & Dental Fellowship) is organizing an HIV symposium for Christian advocacy and action on 31 Oct (Fri) and 1 Nov (Sat) at SAC (St. Andrew’s Cathedral). It's on Friday, 7.30pm to 9.30pm, and on Saturday, 2pm to 5pm.

If you would like to attend the symposium, please inform me for registration purposes. =)

I'm going, and I would like to ask more of you to go because a Christian symposium on HIV in Singapore is very rare, and there are also very few resources in Singapore to learn about such.