Ex-WP NCMP Gerald Giam blasts MOH over “most disturbing and sickening” HIV Registry data theft

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Asking why it took MOH more than 2 years to inform affected individuals, ex-WP NCMP Gerald Giam also questioned how a doctor can download the records of 14,200 patients since he is an end-user of the system and not an administrator of the server.

 

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