Health information Information about tuberculosis test

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1 Health information Information about tuberculosis test

2 Medical urgencies Stavanger emergency ward ( legevakt ) Please phone first! Visiting address: Armauer Hansens vei 30 (next to the hospital) Telephone: For urgent help, telephone Ambulance:113 Fire: 110 Police: 112

3 Staying 12+ months If the duration of your stay in Norway is more than one year, you automatically become insured under the Norwegian National Insurance scheme when you register as a resident in Norway. When you get a personal identification number, you will also be offered to join the family doctor/ GP (fastlege) scheme (6 months+ stay may qualify). Under the Fastlege scheme, every inhabitant in Norway is entitled to his or her own general practitioner. GPs attached to the scheme must give priority to patients on their lists. During office hours always contact your regular GP, not the emergency medical service. If you want to find a GP or change your GP, go to or or call (Helfo)

4 Alternatives to Fastlege. If you do not have a Fastlege, please contact the Emergency Ward (Legevakt) in Stavanger (Telephone: ). You may also contact private doctors/clinics, such as Forusakutten (Telephone: ) or Kolibri Medical (Telephone: ). Keep in mind that private doctors/clinics charge much higher fees! Dental care: Google tannlege and Stavanger to find one. Check out (student welfare) or the students guide for information about refunding.

5 Compulsory TB Control

6 About the tuberculosis test Not for all of you, only for persons from a high endemic area If you are from a high endemic area of tuberculosis and are planning to stay in Norway for more than three months, it is mandatory for you to do a tuberculosis test. This is mandatory according to Norwegian law.

7 Countries/ areas which are high endemic for tuberculosis: Europe: High endemic countries are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia- Herzegovina, Estonia, Georgia, Greenland, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. South- America : The whole of South- America is considered high endemic EXPECT (do not need testing) these countries: Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Jamaica, Uruguay, Venezuela. North- America and Canada is not considered as high endemic. Africa: The whole of Africa is considered high endemic. Asia/ Middle- East: The whole of Asia and some of the Middle East is considered high endemic EXPECT (do not need testing) these countries: Bahrain, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi- Arabia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates. In the South Pacific only Australia and New Zealand is considered low endemic (do not need testing).

8 More about the test Chest x-ray. The control is free of charge. A positive result (which means that we suspect tuberculosis) will not influence your stay in Norway. If your x-ray turns out positive, you will be offered further controls and eventually treatment if necessary.

9 Time and date for testing Everyone who has not yet taken the test, is tested from Wednesday the 20th of August and eventually also on Thursday the 21th. The testing is done from about 15:15. Everyone get their own time for testing.

10 Documents you need before testing. Everyone who is requiered to test need to get these papers: An appointment slip A requisition for your x-ray At the International Office/ Internasjonalt kontor, 2nd floor in Kitty Kielland house, you will find your appointment slip with a map and the requisition for the x-ray. You can come and pick this up from the 14th of August until the 20th of August before closing hour. You MUST bring this documents to the x-ray. Or else they will NOT do your x-ray!

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14 How to get there. BUS number 1, 2 or 3 from Stavanger downtown (bus station) to Hillevåg. Ask the busdriver to stop by «Kilden shopping center» or ask some one on the bus about when to stop. When at the adress: look for the door with the sign «RØNTGEN».

15 Rescheduling The ONLY reason for rescheduling is sickness/ accidents. No other reasons will be validated. So please make sure to make the appointment Rescheduling is done by phone. Call Be ready to give your appointment information and the reason why you can t meet.

16 Hand-outs in folder Contact information Information letter from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health regarding tuberculosis Any questions about tuberculosis/ testing can be directed to Ph: /

17 More information You find more useful information about health matters in the International Student Guide.

18 Thank you!