[FOMEMA-Medical Screening Process]

The main features of our system are:

A centralised registration and payment system with standard fees.

Employers' choice of the registered doctor for their foreign workers' medical examination.

A standardised medical examination based on a format as stipulated by the Ministry of Health.

Medical certifications of the suitability of foreign workers for employment in Malaysia as based on criteria set by the Ministry of Health

Monitored and supervised medical examinations through IT surveillance and inspectorate activities.

Medical reports from doctors, x-ray facilities and laboratories are submitted independently and electronically to FOMEMA.

Re-transmission of medical status of foreign workers are transmitted electronically to Immigration Department Headquarters to facilitate issuance of work pass or deportation.

Benefit to the employer

A healthier workforce in the country.

Prevention of the spread of identified communicable diseases to other workers or the family and children.

Increased productivity through a reduction in absenteeism due to illness. Lower incidence of imported diseases and lower morbidity and mortality due to less communicable diseases.

A standard medical fee with no compromise on quality with a greatly reduced level of abuse of the medical examination procedure.

A reduction in healthcare cost to employers, taxpayers and the Government as a result of a healthier foreign workforce leading to a better use of local public health facilities for the citizens.

Transmission of medical results are transmitted independently and electronically, thus averting physical handling or tampering of medical reports by employers or agents thus ensuring integrity of the health-screening system.

Centralised electronic transmission of results to facilitate the employers' application or renewal of their foreign workers' permit in a timely manner.

Access for the Government authorities to a centralised database, providing timely information and vital statistics relating to communicable diseases to facilitate immediate counter-action and prevention activities.

Format of medical examination

Details of medical examination covered under our system as stipulated by the Ministry of Health are as follows:

Medical History on:

HIV/AIDS	Tuberculosis	Leprosy	Hepatitis B
Psychiatric Illnesses	Epilepsy	Cancer	Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Malaria	Hypertension	Heart Diseases	Bronchial Asthma
Diabetes Mellitus	Peptic Ulcer	Kidney Diseases	... and others

Physical Examination:

General Physical Examination, to take note of:

Height, Weight, Pulse Rate, Blood Pressure	Chronic Skin Rash	Anaesthetic Skin Patch
Deformities of Limbs	Anaemia	Jaundice
Lymph Node Enlargement	Visual Abnormalities	Hearing

Systemic Examination of:

Cardiovascular System	Respiratory System
Gastrointestinal System	Nervous System and Mental Status
Genitourinary System

Laboratory Tests:

Blood Tests

for blood grouping.

for presence of HIV, Hepatitis B, VDRL/TPHA, Malaria Parasite.

Urine Tests

for colour, specific gravity, microscopic examination.

for presence of opiates, cannabis, pregnancy, sugar, albumin.

X-Ray Examination:

Chest X-Ray