Minister of Health, Dr. Basil Al-Sabah.

Kuwait National Laboratory has been certified by the World Health Organization for successfully isolating poliovirus as part of WHO’s global testing process, the Ministry of Health said on Sunday.

Kuwait National Laboratory scored full mark in WHO’s testing to isolate poliovirus, said MoH in a statement, thus honoring Kuwait’s 2035 Vision.

The National Laboratory got WHO’s certification after succeeding in isolating random samples sent from the Netherlands’ national institute for health and environment, part of WHO’s global polio laboratories’ efficiency test 2020.

Minister of Health Sheikh Dr. Basel Al-Sabah said he was proud of this achievement, which reflected the development of laboratories in Kuwait.

Source-Kuwait


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