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UAE’s medical decision effective

Then, in what has to be hailed as a major 21^st century move it has taken the medical aspects of the residency system and liberated, a word one uses wisely, those who take the once in three year visa test from ailments that can be treated or contained. The removal of hepatitis and tuberculosis from the list of those to be deported is worthy of advanced and futuristic society. There is no arguing the fact that however pristine or healthy and safe a life one might lead there is a frisson of discomfort in handing over blood for a check up and this will come as a relief to hundreds who do not know if they have any problem in the last 36 months during their travels and in eating alien food or drinking different qualities of water. More than anything else it shows that the UAE decision-makers are sensitive to the issues and concerns of the people in this high tech society and such moves provide a great deal of comfort and more than a little confidence that there is no need to sweat the time between the test and the receiving of the result.

For many years now, the medical system in the UAE has been responsive to public needs and has grown with the nation. Even though there has been some misuse of the courtesies by expatriates in the past this has now been minimised and one can go as far as to say that the medical fraternity now possesses both the skills and the equipment to offer the best care.

Perhaps as one hails every such decision to make it a state of the art nation in terms of medical help there could be some movement in creating a network of oncology treatments. There are less choices than one would hope in the availability of radiation and chemotherapy courses and patients do have to travel long distances in fragile conditions. But, for now, well done without any reservation.