Entry of Migrant Workers to Malaysia: Consideration to Implement Mass Drug Administration Against Intestinal Parasitic Infections

• Main Authors: Sahimin, Norhidayu, Abu Bakar, Nabila, Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian, Behnke, Jerzy Marian, Lewis, John, Kamaruddin, Nurliana, Zain, Siti Nursheena Mohd
• Format: Article
• Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2024
• Subjects: QH Natural history; R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/47111/; https://doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2024.7842

Over the last five decades, widespread industrialisation and urbanisation have resulted in the influx of low-skilled workers, particularly from Southeast and West Asia to Malaysia. The current practice for migrant workers entry for employment requires mandatory medical screening for infectious disea...