Domestic workers from 41 countries should be referred for medical test

The General Department for Residence Affairs at the Ministry of Interior has called on employers of domestic workers to refer their employees for medical examination after they return from vacation for fear they may be carriers of contagious diseases such as hepatitis, AIDS and TB, reports Al-Anba daily.

However, the daily said this will be made applicable to domestic workers of some countries. Source pointed out the countries which will require medical examination upon return from holidays include

1: Ethiopia,

2: Angola,

3: Gambia,

4: Guinea,

5: Central Africa,

6: Uganda,

7: South Africa

8: Guinea Bissau,

9: Senegal,

10: Eritrea,

11: Djibouti,

12: Kenya,

13: Somalia,

14: Sudan,

15: Democratic

16: Republic of the Congo,

17: Mali,

18: Cameroon,

19: Benin,

20: Zambia,

21: Malawi,

22: Philippines,

23: Burkina Faso,

24: Zimbabwe,

25: Namibia,

26: Congo,

27: Bangladesh,

28: Côte d’Ivoire,

29: Nigeria,

30: Niger,

31: Thailand,

32: Sierra Leone,

33: Tanzania,

34: Nepal,

35: Chad,

36: Sri Lanka,

37: Myanmar,

38: India,

39: Togo,

40: Ghana

41: Madagascar.

Source : Arabtimes

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