Screening for shipyard workers

KHOO Teck Puat Hospital signed an agreement to take care of 2,300 Sembawang Shipyard workers - in sickness and in health. It will provide regular health screening, manage those who are chronically ill with diseases like diabetes, and provide emergency services for the injured.

On Monday, Bangladeshi worker Faruk Hassin Murer Zaman, 29, who had a slightly crushed forefinger caused by an accident onboard a ship, had a follow-up consultantion with Dr Wong Lee Yuen.
Dr Wong, an Orthopaedic surgeon, was able to view the finger with the help of Skype, a free Internet video conferencing service.
Such consultations will become routine, saving such patients a trip to the hospital and the usual long wait.
Mr P.K. Ong, managing director of Sembawang Shipyard, said he plans to involve KTPH in more healthcare services, such as cholesterol, weight and stress management programmes and to help workers stop smoking