Lot G1-G10, Level 3, Block G (Central), Pusat Bandar
Damansara, 50490 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-2094-6188
Fax:
03-2092-5610
MEDICAL
EXAMINATIONS SYSTEM
OUR SYSTEM
The main features of our system are:
A centralized
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.
BENEFITS TO THE NATION / EMPLOYERS
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
centralized 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
Ability
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.
Lot G1-G10, Level 3, Block G (Central), Pusat Bandar
Damansara, 50490 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-2094-6188
Fax:
03-2092-5610
