MANILA: The Philippines launched on Friday a month-long health-screening program for Filipino workers in Bahrain, as Manila seeks to promote wellness among its citizens abroad.
Gulf countries have for years been the main overseas destination for Filipinos, with some 57,000 currently living and working in Bahrain.
The “Healthy Pinoy” campaign, a project spearheaded by the Philippine Embassy in Bahrain in collaboration with the Al-Hilal Healthcare Group, offers free blood testing and doctor consultations for Filipino workers.
“This project, which is in its second year, was conceptualized with the view of promoting health and wellness of the Filipinos in Bahrain by providing them free health screening (and) health check-ups … This will be for the whole month of August,” Consul Bryan Baguio from the Philippine Embassy in Bahrain told Arab News.
Philippine nationals are entitled to get free tests for blood sugar, cholesterol, uric acid, as well as kidney and liver screening, he said, as well as a complimentary medical consultation for a further evaluation.
