Medical Exam

You need to contact a Doctor who is practising in Qatar. Contact me through e-mail for his details.

Hi Apple,

No I got it wrong, he's been tested and can't pass it on. For back up I've had the injections and are safe.

Thanks for the info. I'll have to reconsider the offer.

A

Thanks for the reply, did you see my email?

Apple,what you're saying is false,[Mod Removed],lies,wicked,Nasty.May be you are April's enemy.I can't accept such scare information in this forum,because this forum is made to help people who decide to move in Doha and to give them true, sure and real information about Qatar. I find also your remarks concerning the Hepa-B carrier and the virus transmission between April and her husband very stupid and disgusting because I think that April is better informed than you HepaB.
Note that you can be a carrier of the HepaB virus without being contagious, if you want to have more info about this please ask to a HepaB specialist.
I think that the blood test is just for HIV and tuberculosis but not for HepaB and I found it discriminatory, stupid and abnormal because if immigration service can control people coming inside Qatar, they have no control on Qatari people and all those people who are not passing the blood test traveling outside of Qatar. I think instead of tracking people having HIV, it will be better to educate and inform people about this disease.
I came from Paris and I move in Doha last September and before moving to Doha, as you April, I had many questions about life in Doha and I got all the useful information through this forum.
I live in Doha and I’m a Hepa-B carrier, I passed the blood test and got my RP without any problems and nobody ever told me about Hepa-B carrier test and deportation.
So April, welcome in Doha and don't worry and do not hesitate to contact me for further information about RP and life in Doha.
As many people helps me in this forum, It will be a pleasure for me to help you.
Ceza

How long have u been in Qatar?

just FYI, I am a medical employee and been here for 9 yrs.
Been working 4 yrs as an employee health nurse w/ 700 staff, so I know what i'm saying. Btw,i am not april's enemy. I dont need to ask any hepaB specialist either. April's question is not clear as to weither she belongs to contagious category or not? so, i'm giving her a general information regarding medical of HepaB in Qatar.

It's ur infos false & lies & annoying.
Blood test is for HIV & HepaB & C
Chest X-ray is for Pulmonary Tuberculosis (note this ok?).
And regarding deportation? yes they do that, why I say so? because if we have any such case in our company I am the first person to be contacted by the medical commission to coordinate w/ them. If u wanna make sure....call this number and look for Nurse Salwa/Mona (0974)-4679172
Now, if u want to complaint about immigration policy, go to immigration dept.

April, try to bring a medical reports along w/ u from ur doctor stating that ur case is not contagious. Good luck!

Apple

Apple, I think you have to distinguish between a guy who trying to work in the deli at the grocery store who will have a direct contact with people's stuff AND people who are just coming here and will not have any interaction the public. Qatar is really strict about employees of resturants,cafetrias,delis,hosopitals with any form of disease and these are the people who likely to get deported.

I am not 100% sure, but what happens depends on the viral load of a person with HepB. If he/she has a low viral load and little infectivity he is allowed to stay in the country, and has to undergo checkups regularly or treatment. If a person has a high viral load and high infectivity, i guess to be deported. And Qatar is interested in HepB,it is contagious and its more infectious than HIV (the amount of virus needed to cause disease is lower for HepB than for HIV).

Medical
Directory > Health > Medical Dictionary con·ta·gious (kən-tā'jəs)
adj.
Of or relating to contagion.
Transmissible by direct or indirect contact; communicable.
Capable of transmitting disease; carrying a disease.

Apple, I dont know the cut-off mark as per the viral load. It might also depend on country

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Ok, anyhow I will try to find out this soon to make this issue clear. that would be of help to april i'm sure. Thank u habeebah for ur time. Good night.

Wow. I didn't expect such a response! Thanks for the contributions, I'm very keen to know more details.

April

Yep April, I'm trying to enjoy my self even if most of the time I'm getting bored.
An advice : Never accept to move in Doha alone.If they refuse to give to your husband an Resident Permit, don't accept this job coz it's very hard to live alone in Doha if you come from a big city :)

my sister is having hepatitis b positive .she got married last year and her husband is in bahrain.before 6 months we did a medical test and she turned positive and now she got a family visa also.her husband is coming by next month to take her and my whole family is collapsed in this tension.now her husband did not no about her hepatitis b.if she go to bahrain,will they deport her/in medical test in bahrain,they test for hepatitis also/please help me some one ...i saw apple messages a lot...apple please mail me to my address about these..my email address is meenakshiradhu/-a-t-/yahoo.co.in.she is having less than 20 coupies.she is very very less in spreading...

my sister is having hepatitis b positive .she got married last year and her husband is in bahrain.before 6 months we did a medical test and she turned positive and now she got a family visa also.her husband is coming by next month to take her and my whole family is collapsed in this tension.now her husband did not no about her hepatitis b.if she go to bahrain,will they deport her/in medical test in bahrain,they test for hepatitis also/please help me some one ...i saw apple messages a lot...apple please mail me to my address about these..my email address is meenakshiradhu/-a-t-/yahoo.co.in.she is having less than 20 coupies.she is very very less in spreading...

my sister is having hepatitis b positive .she got married last year and her husband is in bahrain.before 6 months we did a medical test and she turned positive and now she got a family visa also.her husband is coming by next month to take her and my whole family is collapsed in this tension.now her husband did not no about her hepatitis b.if she go to bahrain,will they deport her/in medical test in bahrain,they test for hepatitis also/please help me some one ...i saw ur messages with april apple ...apple please mail me to my address about these..my email address is meenakshiradhu/-a-t-/yahoo.co.in.she is having less than 20 coupies.she is very very less in spreading...

i just now saw ur messages.i too facing same problem in computer.iam typing u the mail

a person w/ non-infectious hepaB carrier can obtain RP so long that he/she won't be working as a medical and/ or paramedical staff.

BUT, if the result is positive(+)... regardless of job nature, automatic deportation will be done. There is no consideration of viral level, its either negative(-) or positive(+)?.

Hope it helps.

What does the test result mean?

* Hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs): a positive result indicates immunity to hepatitis B from the vaccination or recovery from an infection.

*Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg): A negative result indicates that a person has never been exposed to the virus or has recovered from acute hepatitis and has rid themselves of the virus (or has, at most, an occult infection). A positive (or reactive) result indicates an active infection but does not indicate whether the virus can be passed to others.

*Hepatitis B e-antigen (HBeAg): A positive (or reactive) result indicates the presence of virus that can be passed to others. A negative result usually means the virus cannot be spread to others, except in parts of the world where infection with strains that cannot make this protein are common.

*Anti-hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc): If it is present with a positive anti-HBs, it usually indicates recovery from an infection and the person is not a carrier or chronically infected. In acute infection, the first type of antibody to HBc to appear is an IgM antibody. Testing for this type of antibody can prove whether a person has recently been infected by HBV (where anti-HBc, IgM would be positive) or for some time (where anti-HBc, IgM would be negative).

*HBV DNA: A positive (or reactive) result indicates the presence of virus that can be passed to others. A negative result usually means the virus cannot be spread to others, especially if tests that can pick up as few as 200 viruses (copies) in one mL of blood are used.

i sent u email...got it?

hope to hear from you gals!

hello,

anyone who goes in family visa as house wife to bahrain,............they dont need to undergo any medical tests and my sister went and settled in bahrain.

I did my medical today for my new job, i inquire about the blood test. accordingly, they will only check HepaB, HepaC, PTB and HIV test for those MEDICAL, PARAMEDICAL, & FOOD HANDLERS workers. the rest only HIV test required.

cheers!

apple

Is it possible to get a Family RP for someone with HepB? They are a carrier but are not contagious. If anyone knows the truth, please let me know.

it is! good luck. :)

Hello there,

My wife is HBV carrier also, i may go in few months to doha to work there, and i want to bring her with me, our work has nothing to do with medical jobs, i am an engineer.

But i am still confused, i was not able to get a definite answer from the above, can anyone help pleaaaaaaaaaaaaase?

Thanks alot.

Thanks for the relief.......
thaaaaaanks :)

You know.... What happens to one person in the Middle East may not happen to another person. That's why you're getting so many confusing replies, also people like to report hearsay as a true event.

My understanding is it's arbitary, just coz one person gets thru' maybe the lab was having a bad day! I am a healthcare professional and have worked in various Middle East countires and health sectors for a number of years, and really there's no rhyme or reason why sometimes people get thru and others don't. Maybe it's down to the company they come here to work for, maybe it's down to the Dr who reviews the results. I've seen so many screwy things going on out here that the only way you're gonna find out is to try.... and if you fail the test, well you can always find something else....Qatar ain't all that!

I have had a company employees wife rejected for being diabetic and they're not supposed to test for that! The reply to my question...when I eventually got one after hounding them was that she would be a burden on the healthcare system. True story!

If you work under category written below, you need to pass all these test: HIV test, Chest X-ray(PTB) test, Hepatitis A, B, & C and others.

1. Medical
2. Para-medical
3. Food Handlers workers
4. Primary School Teachers

If your job doesn't belong to these category, you ONLY need to pass HIV test & Chest X-Ray(Pulmonary Tubedculosis) exam.

my friend does not belongs to any of the category. tq

I am Hep (I don't remember exactly b or c) I'm already located in Qatar and suppose to make the medical test tomorrow, I resigned from my previous job in Jordan to work here, and now i am afraid that it won't work because i am a Hep !!! well, i have a new born baby and I need this job badly to be able to support my family. So what can I do now???
my profession is IT Consultant.

Neither my wife nor my baby got infected because of me.

please advise me and construct me what to do !!!

Is there any way I can pass this test, I just want to get this job and move on with my life. You have a family too and you will understand. Right?

Please Help Apple.

Just like my buddy(e46m3)said, please refer to job categories I mentioned above. I already sent you a private msg. Good luck!

Apple:)))

It will be of great help and informative to others.

I wish for your success!

Apple:)))

No not yet, the results will need from 4 to 5 days to be delivered.
But if there is something wrong with the results, they will infrom the person by SMS, they are asking for the mobile number for this purpose.

I still have a couple of days waiting anxiously, I hope I won't get any SMS, so PEOPLE DON'T SEND ANY SMS ...... lol

Sure I'll post any infromation as soon as I have it.

Cheers Lina

I have read with interest the various comments and comments posted on this site and wonder what has happened to Hdy.

Apple, speedy and the rest of the group what is your views on the Medical Test procedures follwoing the disappearance of HDY.

HDY are you there??????

Some people register on the forum to get info and then disappear. Don't read too much into it.

I also have a question. To work in any medical post in the UK you have to be vaccinated against Hep B. Does this mean that anyone who has been vaccinated will have antibodies in their blood and therefore may be identified here as a risk? Is is possible to tell the difference between someone who has been vaccinated and someone who has been exposed to the virus by other means? Should people who have been vaccinated carry evidence of it so that they can prove that they are not a risk? There are so many doctors here who have practiced in the UK, there must be a policy. All of you, thanks for th info. JJ

You are a star, thank you so much for this information, it is invaluable. The people who you care for are lucky people.

You are great, sweet and I want to eat you

Isn't Apple a gem!

The end of story here is that I have my residency ID in my pocket.

Everything went smooth and easy. Thanks god.

Yours
HDY

Many thanks dear, I appreciate all the support you provided.

Of course not, I won't drink alcohol, I know what it might cause in my case, don't worry.

We will keep in touch, I hope.

Salam dear

I need some information.As apple said that only for medical,paramedical,food handlers workeres alone hepatitis b,c,HIV are tested others only HIV alone for employment.Can some one please tell me in detail .My sister is a hepatitis b carrier and non infectious and settled in bahrain now and now she wants to go for a job in some bankk or some office job,if so then only HIV alone is done for her employment.Is it true.I understood thats what from apple talk.Is this qatar rules will be same in bahrain also.
Please help me with these details

i Read HDY Comments and ur reply and thanks for ur information and iam trying to find whether the same policy goes in bahrain also.If anyone here from bahrain landed to qatar or knows the details about qatar ,please let me know the details whether hepatitis b is checked for person seeking jobs in banks .

Hi everybody,

I've received an offer in the IT field in Qatar, which doesn't go under any category with direct interaction with people, I've the US citizenship as well, and I'd love to get a confirmation from anyone what kind of medical tests I've to pass to get PR in Qatar.

Thanks,

Thank you for giving proper information and iam still trying to find about bahrain rules regarding medical tests for employment.I hope all middle will follow mostly same rules.if anyone finds the news about medical test for employmnet in bahrain .Please inform.

HYD,

Your story is interesting. I want to share your experience and discuss in detail because I have similar problem.

Thanks,

ABDUL