The health experts in Singapore are questioning the effectiveness of the health screening program undertaken in the country wherein all the foreign worker s will be directed to undergo a health checkup before being permitted for working.The maids will have to undergo a urine test and have X-rays. However, the experts said the general checkups have an inability of detecting serious diseases.
They fear that diseases like tuberculosis fall in this category. One of the experts shared that she had hired a maid in January and her medical checkup gave her a green signal. But, she developed a regular couch and suffered for over 6 months. When she underwent another check up, she had developed TB. Full Story
