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Mar 29, 2010
Why aren't maids screened for hepatitis B?
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RECENTLY, I employed a new maid and took her for a hepatitis B vaccination. To my surprise, I discovered that she was a hepatitis B carrier.
Only when I inquired with the maid agency and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) did I realise that hepatitis B is not part of a maid's health screening checklist.
The hepatitis B virus is transmitted through contact with the blood or other body fluids of an infected person. Maids are in close contact with an employer's family regularly: carrying babies, showering elderly parents and children, and preparing our meals, to name a few.
Shouldn't hepatitis B be made part of the health screening checklist, considering the consequences of transmission?
Our replacement maid too tested positive for hepatitis B.
Felynn Chin (Ms)
Why aren't maids screened for hepatitis B?
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RECENTLY, I employed a new maid and took her for a hepatitis B vaccination. To my surprise, I discovered that she was a hepatitis B carrier.
Only when I inquired with the maid agency and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) did I realise that hepatitis B is not part of a maid's health screening checklist.
The hepatitis B virus is transmitted through contact with the blood or other body fluids of an infected person. Maids are in close contact with an employer's family regularly: carrying babies, showering elderly parents and children, and preparing our meals, to name a few.
Shouldn't hepatitis B be made part of the health screening checklist, considering the consequences of transmission?
Our replacement maid too tested positive for hepatitis B.
Felynn Chin (Ms)
