Why Kuwait Treat Foreign Like This?
Question by Mary: why kuwait treat foreign like this?
Kuwait said that barring foreigners from attending public hospitals in the mornings was aimed at resolving the problem of “overcrowding” at such health facilities.
Since Sunday the health ministry in the oil-rich Gulf state began implementing the measure, described by activists as racist, at the public hospital in Jahra, west of Kuwait City, on experimental basis for six months.
If successful, it will be expanded to other public hospitals as per a decision issued last month by Health Minister Mohammad al-Haifi, who is a well-known surgeon.
As per the measure, foreign residents will be able to receive treatment at the outpatient clinics of public hospitals in the evenings only.
The measure “is intended to ease overcrowding at clinics” where the number of patients has been increasing rapidly, the health ministry said in a statement sent to AFP.
It cited the health minister as stressing that the ministry will continue to provide “the best health care for citizens and expatriates,” adding that hospitals will provide all other medical services and emergencies to all citizens and residents at all times.
The minister also said that a new 1,100-bed hospital under construction will be completed in the near future to solve the overcrowding problem.
“Kuwait is a multi-cultural society that brings people from all over the world and provides them with the best healthcare,” said Haifi.
The decision was taken following complaints in the pro-government parliament that Kuwaiti patients have to wait for long at public health facilities because of the large number of expatriates.
Kuwait is home to 2.6 million foreigners, mostly from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Egypt and Syria, and 1.2 million native Kuwaitis.
Kuwait provides free medical services to citizens but expats must pay an annual fee of $ 175 each besides paying reduced charges for certain procedures like x-ray.
Similar restrictions are in place at other government agencies such as the traffic department, which handles applications from expats only in the evening.
Kuwait has also over the past two months deported hundreds of expatriates for traffic offenses.
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Answer by H
Do you know the saying: nothing will be eaten as hot as cooked? Give this separation system a couple of months and things might get back to “normal”.
This new system is a desperate attempt to deal with an over population of low level workers in the country, because expats who are not low-level labourers have insurance and stay clear of the government system.
I also highly doubt that there are enough Kuwaiti docs and other medical staff to cover all treatments of Kuwaitis in the mornings.
At the end of the day, no need to whine. Medical treatment is still provided at low cost. Emergencies are treated 24/7 and otherwise just no coughing in the morning:)
@Untouchable: there is nothing racist in trying to regulate overcrowed public hospitals/clinics. Wives can obtain a drivers license and deported for traffic violations are serial violators. I support Kuwait’s effort 100% to decrease traffic violations and a strict crack down on any not law abiding expat.
It’s their country and Kuwaitis can impose any laws they want to. Who don’t like it – stay back home.
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