The Ministry of Health has allocated about KD 1.5 million to import medicines for asthma patients in health centers and public hospitals, reports Al-Qabas daily quoting reliable sources.
Sources confirmed to the daily that the ministry is keen on providing all types of medicines for chronic, infectious, and other diseases, especially during the corona crisis.
The patients suffering from asthma and other respiratory diseases might experience certain severe symptoms if infected with the coronavirus. Sources stressed the need to closely monitor the health conditions of these patients, indicating these patients should not leave their homes unless it is extremely necessary.
Sources added the ministry is also in the process of importing medicines for hepatitis, instruments needed for the therapeutic feeding of children and elderly who have allergies, and treatment for genetic metabolic diseases at a cost of KD 473,000.
They said the ministry will also procure injections for rheumatoid patients in public hospitals at a cost of around KD 491,000