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friend has had cancer, can she come and work in Dubai?

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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 21 March 2011 - 11:33

Just a quick question, a friend of mine wants to look for work out here, however she has had cancer in the past, another friend has just told me she cannot come and work here as she won't be able to get medical insurance since she has had cancer, is this true?

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 21 March 2011 - 12:05
you have to consider various issues. Here doctors come and go and so it's hard to find a good doctor you can rely on year after year. Also, I'm pretty sure there are no general/government ministery that controls qualifications of doctors like in many or all other western/european countries. Her cancer may be a pre-existing condition. And also, it depends how well she has recovered from cancer? Does she still needs regular tests on this? What kind of cancer and and how long ago she had it? Many wealthy locals go abroad (includingUS) just for a check up as they dont trust doctors here so she needs to be able to afford a back up doctor at home, for which her insurance must cover in case she decides to do any expensive treatment abroad
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 21 March 2011 - 12:03
No its not true She will be able to get health cover but it may not include her previous cancer although some companies will not exclude previous conditions If she works for a company she will get health cover ( GOVERMENT ) and this will include anything that goes wrong with her HTH Thanks, so it's still possible for her to apply for emplyment she'll just have to disclose her prior health issues? Do you know if she has to do this before she's given a job? TIA No way I ve had cancer twice but no-one at my office has asked or indeed knows it was before I cam e to Dubai and has no bearing on my life here Can I ask how far out of remission she is ?
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 21 March 2011 - 11:56
No its not true She will be able to get health cover but it may not include her previous cancer although some companies will not exclude previous conditions If she works for a company she will get health cover ( GOVERMENT ) and this will include anything that goes wrong with her HTH Thanks, so it's still possible for her to apply for emplyment she'll just have to disclose her prior health issues? Do you know if she has to do this before she's given a job? TIA
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 21 March 2011 - 11:39
No its not true She will be able to get health cover but it may not include her previous cancer although some companies will not exclude previous conditions If she works for a company she will get health cover ( GOVERMENT ) and this will include anything that goes wrong with her HTH
 
 

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