EXPATRIATE WORKERS CONTINUE TO FACE DELAYS AT MEDICAL TESTING CENTERS

  • 16/06/2022

Kuwait City: Despite the Ministry of Health's execution of several regulation measures regulating medical tests for expats, the medical test facility is still experiencing a crowding situation. The scene has devolved into chaos, particularly during peak business hours. This mayhem will continue every day unless a viable remedy is found to relieve the stifling congestion. The ministry had previously recommended a solution to the situation, namely allocating the morning shift to welcome domestic workers in the presence of their sponsors, and the evening shift to receive the rest of the expatriate workers according to pre-arranged appointment dates. 


This method prevailed with regards to easing the weight looked by the service authorities for a couple of days, yet the emergency rapidly reappeared, as individuals have not been sticking to the earlier arrangements, or the absorptive limit of the test communities was not assessed precisely. Seeing the ostracizes lining outside the test communities, particularly when the temperatures are so high, exemplifies a "enduring excursion" that might be delegated with progress in finishing the tests, or disappointment, frustration, and the need to return the following day with the expectation that karma will be their ally. 

As per wellbeing sources, how the service has tackled the issue is simply "narcotic" and will terminate inside a brief time frame, considering the extraordinary strain on test habitats and the rising quantities of candidates, which expanded from around 1,600 every day prior to the COVID-19 emergency to around 3,000, and keeps on expanding during the ongoing time frame. 

The way to solve the crisis lies in accelerating the implementation of six procedures set by the ministry. They are still on hold due to reasons related to the processing aspects, which now require a decision from the Minister of Health Dr. Khaled Al-Saeed. Without expediting the implementation of these steps, the solution will be limited to mere “sedative”, in light of the multiplication of the number of expatriates requesting service following the exceptional period that followed the COVID-19 crisis.

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