29 November 2007
Launch of the Women and Children Healthcare Heritage Hunt

Did you know that KK Hospital (KKH) was the largest maternity hospital in the world from 1950s to 1970s and that Asia’s first IVF Baby was born in KKH in 1983?

Or that the first Classical Cesarean Section was done is Singapore 100 years ago in 1907 and the Lower Segment Cesarean Section (LSCS), first performed by the late Dr Benjamin Henry Sheares at KKH, is the procedure used today?

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21 September 2007
New Children's Cancer Centre opens at KKH

One of South East Asia’s largest children’s cancer centres opens at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) today by guest of honour, Mr Khaw Boon Wan, Minister for Health. The KKH-CCF Children’s Cancer Centre is sponsored by the Children’s Cancer Foundation (CCF).

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16 March 2007
KK Obstetric Ultrasound Teaching and Training Centre to raise prenatal ultrasound scanning standard in Singapore and the region
The KK Obstetric Ultrasound Teaching and Training Centre is dedicated to offer obstetric ultrasound training programmes to local and regional obstetricians and sonographers. This setup aims to optimize pregnancy outcomes by elevating the standard of prenatal screening and diagnosis.

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2 November 2006
KK Hospital Opens One-Stop Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre for Women with O&G Conditions
A new one-stop Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) centre at Singapore’s most established tertiary hospital for women, will enable women to have same day diagnosis and MIS treatment of gynaecological conditions such as abnormal bleeding, polyps, retained Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Device, small fibroids and endometriosis, as well as selected ectopic pregnancies.

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27 October 2006
Singapore's First One-Stop Centre For Breast Conditions
KK Breast Centre is equipped with the latest technology to effectively detect cancer at an early stage, and for younger women, and its breast surgeons are the only ones in Singapore who dedicate 100 percent of their time to treating breast conditions. All these translate to improved outcome for women.

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