Gamca lists diseases = unfit to work
The Gulf Cooperation Council-(GCC) Accredited Medical Clinics Association (Gamca) recently released the list of diseases that would render a person unfit to work in GCC countries
GCC states – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
These include:
Infectious category
- HIV/AIDS reactive
- Hepatitis B surface antifgen, HCV reactive
- Microfilaria positive and malaria blood film positive, known leprosy patients
- Tuberculosis – any type, X-ray showing active PTB, past evidence of PTB or healed
- Pulmonary scar, including minimum fibrosis, calcification (granuloma) pleural thickening, pleural effusion, tuberculosis lymphadenitis
- VDRL/TPHA reactive
Non-infectious category
- Chronic renal failure
- Chronic hepatitis failure
- Congestive heart failure
- Hypertension
- Diabetes mellitus
- Known case of cancer
- Psychiatric disease and neurological disorders
- Physical disabilities, i.e. color blindness, deafness
question:
Do they accept waivers (I have a lung scar from exposure to PTB minimal but now unreactive or healed.) Which airlines do accept waiver? Is there a chance for me to be able to work in middle east? Thanks.