Hearing from the Helpline: “I feel lost in this big city”

We hear from Jyothi, HealthServe’s Crisis Helpline Specialist, as she recounts her story with Vihaan (not his real name), a migrant brother who came down with chicken pox one day after starting work in Singapore.  “As a Crisis Helpline Specialist, I encounter a wide range of cases, each with unique challenges and needs. […]

Social Work Today: Real Needs, Real Challenges, and Staying Real

By Feng Yanjia, HealthServe intern & student of NUS Master of Social Sciences in Communication “Why did I choose to become a social worker? Perhaps it was partly because of my childhood experience. When I was younger, I didn’t get to interact with social workers but looking back, I think it would have […]

The Solidarity Marathon

The Solidarity Marathon, founded by four like-minded individuals and cross country enthusiasts, Yew Chong, Charles, Rajesh and Jon. They strived to raise funds for HealthServe by pushing their limits and pledging for a virtual run spanning a distance of more than 670km. In an interview with the founders, Charles, a medical student, and […]

Shantini’s Casework Internship Experience

“My biggest takeaway is that they are also people with their own stories and their own family. At the end of the day we are all human beings with the same desires and wants so we should always be kind to one another”- Shantini Shantini worked as a Casework intern at HealthServe for […]

Heroes of Our Time: Mr Pu

“应该是和平共生,和平相处,没有谁歧视谁” (‘There is no need for discrimination, we should live together peacefully and work together’ in English), Mr Pu explains that while he has not personally experienced any discrimination in Singapore, he has seen negative comments about migrant workers online about how they are stealing jobs away from locals. Mr Pu came to […]

Heroes of Our Time: Mr Tamil

“When drawing, lonely or not also no issue, times passes with a snap of the finger” In early 2020, Tamil, a young indian from Tamilnadu began to find his daily routine of working and sleeping very boring. He bought a sketchbook to start drawing in his free time as he remembered enjoying it […]

Eric’s Clinic Internship Experience

“Covid-19 showed me my lack of knowledge of migrant workers and their situation. Before it felt very impersonal, like a far away problem.” Eric was interested to find out more about the extent to which migrant workers were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the issues they faced after reading many articles online. […]

Thank you Barclays

A BIG THANK YOU to Barclays! We are honoured to be one of Barclays’ charity partners in Asia Pacific that the firm will be supporting through its global £100m COVID-19 Community Aid Package. Here’s a Special Message from our Executive Director, Michael Cheah on how their valuable support will enable HealthServe to provide […]

Adelene, our volunteer Occupational Therapist

“We don’t have to meet very big needs… sometimes, just [meeting their] basic needs can help them.” Twice a month, occupational therapist Adelene comes down to our office in Geylang to help our migrant friends heal from their injuries. She started volunteering with us over a year ago in 2019, hoping to use […]

Seeking Affordable Healthcare

“I was very upset” recalls Rona, when he had to choose between paying for dental treatment and sending money back home to his family in April this year. He visited the dentist before dormitories went into lockdown this year. Rona was told that treatment for this toothache will cost $200-$300 and says he […]

Intervention to help with H’s ear discomfort

After experiencing discomfort in his left ear in April 2020, H* sought treatment at an external clinic. However, the pain recurred in August and that was when he came to HealthServe’s Geylang clinic on a friend’s recommendation. His condition affected his hearing and also caused pain when he was exposed to loud sounds. […]

Mr Congeniality

With an amicable face that is more often than not lit up with a smile, A* has been dubbed “Mr Congeniality” by some members of the HealthServe team. After hearing about HealthServe’s clinic from a friend after experiencing gastric pain, A* visited our Geylang clinic in April 2020. Subsequently, he has been at […]

Getting better with help and support

X* was in Singapore for just slightly over a year, but his journey hasn’t been easy by any means. Shortly after arriving in Singapore in July 2019, he tells us he sustained a serious injury after falling from the back of a moving vehicle while working in the waste management sector. He struck […]

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