Preparations are underway for restarting commercial flights at Kuwait Airport from 1st of August, the Ministry of Health approved the first private clinic to conduct PCR tests at a cost of KD 40, reports Al Rai daily. These tests are a prerequisite to travel to certain destinations.
Dr. Fatima Al-Najjar, Undersecretary National Medical Services stated that the accreditation came after examining the specialized technical committees to ensure that all the technical specifications and requirements could provide reliable service in compliance with the outlined standards. She stated that the evaluation for accreditation was on a basis of qualifications, experience, number of workers in the laboratory and their technical competence, the availability of equipment, devices and factors related to the examination stages, working methods and methods of collecting, transferring, storing, processing, examining, issuing test results, and checking the quality and safety of services by keeping high standards is essential for accreditation.
The results of the tests that will be conducted in the accredited private laboratories will be linked online to the database of the Ministry of Health laboratories, the accredited laboratory can receive samples from all licensed private medical clinics provided that they are collected by licensed physicians from those institutions.
The fixed fees were approved at KD 40 to maintain the quality and efficiency of the service and not exploit the current situation. Ministry is studying the rest of the applications received from private clinics for accreditation as there are many students and travelers who wish to leave the country, and many countries require arrivals to obtain this certificate.
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