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Health information
Information about tuberculosis test
Medical urgencies Stavanger emergency ward
(”legevakt”)
Please phone first!
Visiting address: Armauer Hansens vei 30 (next to the hospital)
Telephone: 51 51 02 02
For urgent help, telephone
Ambulance:113 Fire: 110
Police: 112
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 www.nav.no or www.fastleger.no or call 81059500. (Helfo)
Alternatives to ”Fastlege”. If you do not have a ”Fastlege”, please contact the Emergency
Ward (Legevakt) in Stavanger (Telephone: 51 51 02 02).
You may also contact private doctors/clinics, such as
Forusakutten (Telephone: 51 70 94 94) or Kolibri Medical
(Telephone: 52 69 69 69).
Keep in mind that private doctors/clinics charge much
higher fees!
Dental care: Google “tannlege” and Stavanger to find one.
Check out www.sis.uis.no (student welfare) or the students
guide for information about refunding.
Compulsory TB Control
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.
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).
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.
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.
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!
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».
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 91 71 14 25.
Be ready to give your appointment information and the
reason why you can’t meet.
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: 51508569/ 51913339
More information
You find more useful
information about
health matters in the
International Student
Guide.
Thank you!
