Muntaka Explains Why Security Recruitment Medical Results Are Not Sent Directly to Applicants

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, has explained why applicants who fail the medical screening during security service recruitment exercises are not sent their medical results directly. Speaking during a sitting with the Committee on Assurances, Muntaka said the decision was taken to protect applicants from the emotional shock of receiving sensitive medical diagnoses, such as HIV or hepatitis B, without proper counselling. He recalled discussions during a recent recruitmen…