Bahrain - The pre-employment health check-up for domestic workers has now been fully privatised in Bahrain, a senior official said.

The move is in implementation of Decision (21) of 2022, amending certain provisions of Decision (30) of 2017, regarding the regulation of medical examinations for expatriates, said Chief of Medical Commissions at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Aisha Ahmed Hussein, according to a Bahrain News Agency report.

Dr Hussein affirmed that the decision aims to expedite health appointments and examinations in order to preserve overall safety and health security.

She explained that updating the medical examination procedures for domestic workers also aims to strengthen a comprehensive database for all expatriate workers in the Kingdom, improve and standardise medical examination procedures, as well as further strengthen the role of the private sector in conducting these examinations.