Currently, the examination only screens for pregnancy and infectious diseases such as syphilis, HIV and tuberculosis.
Among the new measures is the recording of the maid s weight and height to calculate her body-mass index (BMI). Over time, this will enable doctors to compare against the migrant domestic worker s past six-monthly examination records, and pick up signs such as significant weight loss for further investigation, said MOM.
Doctors will also check for signs of suspicious and unexplained injuries . This is complemented by MOM’s and the Ministry of Health s (MOH) guidelines to doctors on what to look out for, and the follow-up actions to take if worrying signs are detected.