Army medical personnel provide healthcare for foreign workers at Westlite & S11 dormitories

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08 Apr 2020 | COMMUNITY

Army medical personnel provide healthcare for foreign workers at Westlite & S11 dormitories

The Army Medical Services were deployed on 7 Apr to support the Ministry of Manpower and the Ministry of Health in providing primary healthcare such as basic health screening and consultation services to two foreign worker dormitories.

// Producer & editor Alvin Song

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