Singapore first. Episode 6, Medical milestones [videorecording] / Channel NewsAsia ; producer, Huang Weixian.



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Title from disc label. DVD release of a Channel NewsAsia program originally aired on television in 2002. Broadcast 1st Mar. 2002. Supported by Singapore Broadcasting Authority ; executive producer, Tan Lek Hwa. Narrator: Nooraza Ismail.

Title
Singapore first. Episode 6, Medical milestones [videorecording] / Channel NewsAsia ; producer, Huang Weixian.
Artist
Tan, Lek Hwa.
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Video Recording
Abstract
This episode traces the milestones in Singapore's medical history. Five years after the world's first test-tube baby, Asia's first test-tube baby arrived in 1978, pioneered by a Singapore team led by Professor S.S. Ratnam. In 1986, Singapore again became the first Asian country to score a first. This time with a new American technique called Gift. In 1989, Singapore pioneered a new method called Mist, a technique that gives a boost to weak sperms trying to penetrate the egg. In the 90's, Prof. Ratnam and team recorded a medical milestone with the birth of the world's first baby from a laboratory womb. More recently, Singapore doctors delivered the world's first twin babies born from frozen embroy and sperms. And as fertility rates continue to decline, research in ever-newer treatments and methods become more crucial. SINGAPORE'S FIRSTS will trace the success stories of our pioneers, and look at evolving techniques that will see our doctors make medical history.
Year
2005
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