Kuwait City: The Ministry of Health announced a new list of 21 diseases and ailments that may prevent newly-recruited expatriates from entering Kuwait, said informed sources.
The list includes brittle diabetes, irregular high blood pressure, cancer, strabismus (being cross-eyed), weak eyesight, kidney failure, lameness, contagious diseases, HIV, hepatitis B and C, microfilaria, malaria, leprosy, pulmonary tuberculosis, tinnitus, fibrosis and calcification of the lungs, inflammation of the pleura, hypertrophy contractions, pregnancy (for women applying for jobs) and other conditions.
Expatriates suffering from these diseases would be declared unfit and denied entry visas, according to sources which said that the restriction aims at cutting expenses, achieving health.
According to the sources, expats with valid residencies in Kuwait who are diagnosed with any of the above-mentioned diseases will not be deported, except those with infectious and contagious diseases like AIDS, hepatitis B and C and tuberculosis.
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