All overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) go through a rigorous medical examination before their employment documents can be processed. It is therefore important to be aware of the list of diseases that would make OFWs unfit to work in Gulf countries.

This was recently announced by the Gulf Cooperation Council-(GCC) Accredited Medical Clinics Association (Gamca). The OFWs and other foreign workers from other Asian countries are required to pass the medical tests conducted only by Gamca clinics.

Countries included in the GCC are the following: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Click here to view the list of diseases that make OFWs unfit to work in GCC countries.