Singapore and France sign eight pacts to further science and technology tie-up

Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat and France’s Minister of Higher Education and Research Sylvie Retailleau (second left) witnessing the signing of the agreement between National University of Singapore’s Professor Tan Eng Chye and Universite Paris Cite's Professor Edouard Kaminski. - LIANHE ZAOBAO

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): While strides have been made in women’s health care over the past decades, many issues still persist.

For example, heart disease is still underdiagnosed in women, who have different symptoms from men. There are also cancers that affect only women, which can be preventable through early screening or vaccination.