Medical Commission to soon start testing new expatriates for kidney issues
Every expat who comes to work in Qatar undergo an elaborate medical check-up before they are provided with the necessary Resident’s Permit in the country.
If indications are true, then the test will soon become more stringent, with kidney tests on expats being made mandatory, reported Qatar Tribune.
The newspaper reported that the Medical Commission will soon start kidney tests on expatriates during mandatory medical screening and those found with kidney diseases will be declared medically unfit to reside in Qatar.
Two new devices have been installed at the Medical Commission for tests to confirm hepatitis B and C and AIDS.
Currently, expatriates are screened for HIV-AIDS, syphilis, tuberculosis, and hepatitis B and C before being granted residency in Qatar. Clinical examination for skin, eyes and heart are also being conducted.
The Medical Commission received about 770,000 people for screening last year.
Out of them, X-ray tests detected 5,820 cases of tuberculosis (TB), 101 cases of Hepatitis C, 677 cases of hepatitis B, 5,313 cases of old TB and 286 cases of active TB.
