Overseas treatment committees to return to full work on Dec 11

The Ministry of Health said the specialized committees that were formed to study the issue of treatment abroad will return to full work as...

Shortage of budget causes shortage of medicines

The drug shortage crisis worsened, and it cast a shadow over the corridors of the Ministry of Health yesterday in an unprecedented way, and...

Integrated plan to care for 2,500 people with sclerosis in Kuwait

An integrated plan has been put in place to care for patients with sclerosis in Kuwait, whose number has risen to 2,500, which is...

Water needs differ among people

The often cited notion that a person needs to drink at least eight glasses of water, the equivalent of two liters, to meet body...

Lab-grown meat gets closer to grocery shelves

The prospect of buying and cooking meat grown from animal cells, rather than directly from animals, increased last week with the United States Food...

Afiya issue is still under parliament-government discussion

The estimated cost of treatment after adding housewives and perhaps old age to the health insurance for retirees “Afiya” will cost 408 million dinars,...

Developing skills of medical workers provides better services for patients- Minister of Health

Minister of Health Dr Ahmad Al-Awadhi affirmed the ministry's efforts to develop the skills of employees through hosting applied medical conferences. Sharing experience with international...

Increase in registration of Mental Health cases

Health sources revealed to a local daily that the average number of new files opened in the Kuwait Center for Mental Health has increased,...

No shortage of any chemical medicine for cancer patients: Dr Al-Awadi

The Minister of Health, Dr. Ahmed Al-Awadi, confirmed that the shortage of medicines worldwide is a major challenge due to the repercussions of the...

100 cases of pregnancy without AIDS transmitted successfully supervised

The director of Jahra Hospital 2, “Communicable Diseases,” Dr. Jamal Al-Duaij, said 100 pregnancies and births of children for mothers infected with HIV were...