The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health for Supportive Medical Services, Dr. Yaqoub Al-Tamar, announced that two new first aid centers will be inaugurated next September. One center will be located in the University City (Al-Shaddiyah) and the other in the Boulevard Center. This brings the total number of first aid centers in Kuwait to 84. Al-Tamar said that the ministry is keen to expand emergency centers in the country with the aim of reaching the ambulance site as soon as possible.
Al-Tamar said that the course is part of the Ministry’s plan to spread awareness of the importance of first aid based on scientific accuracy. He emphasized the need for specialized training courses in first aid and praised the role of the Medical Emergency Department in educating the public on the importance of first aid. He said that first aid is necessary for everyone, whether a specialist or not.
The department’s director, Dr. Ahmed Al-Shatti, said that 76 employees of Al-Tijaria Real Estate Company graduated from four training courses in Arabic and English within three weeks. He praised the efforts of the employees in the Medical Emergency Department in serving the community and stressed the importance of knowing first aid skills and spreading them to achieve the slogan “Seven minutes save a life”.
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