Materia Medica Malaysiana

Employers can use SMS system to check on health of foreign workers

Employers who are anxious to know the health status of their foreign workers can now opt to use the Short Messaging System (SMS) for the purpose.

The service is provided by Fomema Sdn Bhd, the foreign workers’ medical examination monitoring agency responsible in carrying out the medical examination on foreign workers.
Through the service, employers will be able to obtain immediate results of their foreign workers’ medical test results from the agency .
“In the past they have to call or come to our office. Now they can get immediate answers via SMS,” said Fomema chairman Datuk Dr Abdul Aziz Mahmood at the launching of Fomema Mobile-a short messaging service (SMS).
To use the service, employers need only to type in FOMEMA (space) Worker’s Code, and send it to 33366 via their cell phone and a result will be given to them in seconds. (For example, FOMEMA S10N000001, send to 33366).