Executive Board of the Health Minister’s Council for the Gulf Cooperation Council states — subjects with the following diseases are considered unfit to work in G.C.C countries.
Infectious Diseases
- HIV AIDS reactive
- Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Positive and Anti HCV Positive
- Microfilaria Positive & Malaria Blood Film Positive
- Known Leprosy Patient
- Tuberculosis – any type
- Pulmonary TB by chest X-ray showing active or past evidence of old T.B., including minimum fibrous, calcification and pleural thickening
- Tuberculous Pleural Effusion
- Tuberculous Lymphadenitis
- Venereal Diseases, VDRL Positive and TPHA Positive
Non-infectious Diseases
- Chronic Renal Failure
- Chronic Hepatic Failure
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Uncontrolled Hypertension
- Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus
- Known case of cancer
- Psychiatric Diseases and Neurological Disorders
- Physical Disability: e.g. colour blindness, drivers’ deafness, etc.