KUWAIT: Research shows that hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a very common disease in Kuwait and that a high percentage of the population suffers from it. According to doctors, hyypertension may cause serious health complications and the prevention or early detection of the disease is very important. Some corporations have recognized the need to [...]

KUWAIT: Being diagnosed with cancer is a life-changing experience not only for the survivors, but also for their families, and many will tell you that their greatest fear was that of the “unknown” given the insufficient information available to prepare them for the side-effects of the treatment. Loaay Ahmed, who was diagnosed with colon cancer [...]

DM Healthcare, a $300m group and one of the largest healthcare service providers in the region, introduced their new corporate brand identity ‘Aster’ today. The new brand identity was revealed by the Chairman Dr. Azad Moopen, in presence of H.H Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, officials of DM Healthcare and media. The [...]

KUWAIT: The Kuwait-based Gulf Autism Union (GAU) yesterday marked World Autism Awareness Day 2010 with a number of activities directed towards raising awareness of the condition in society. Dr. Samira Al-Saad, the founder and director of the Kuwait Center for Autism and a GAU member, revealed that promotional literature had been distributed at local schools [...]

KUWAIT: The biggest US medical team from various specialities is to visit Kuwait soon, director of the Retirees Service and Overseas Medical Treatment at the Kuwait Ministry of Defense Sheikh Sabah Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah said yesterday. Sheikh Sabah Al-Abdullah said in a press statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that this team is made up of [...]

KUWAIT: “Kuwait is swine flu free,” said a senior Ministry of Health (MoH) official on Tuesday, revealing that the data for January indicated that no new cases of the H1N1 (swine flu) virus had been detected. MoH Undersecretary Dr. Ibrahim Al-Abdulhadi stressed that the ministry is committed to continuing its preventive plan to guard against [...]

KUWAIT: The Cabinet has approved the establishment of a new 300-bed capacity hospital for alternative medicine and rehabilitation at a total cost of KD 30 million, announced the Health Ministry Deputy Dr Ibraheem Al-Abdulhadi. The new hospital will built on the site where the current alternative medicine hospital is situated. A state-of-the art, fully equipped [...]

KUWAIT: The benefits given to disabled people as a result of the recently passed disability legislation could lead to more people feigning disability in an attempt to take advantage of the law, according to a senior official. Suad Al-Mutairi, the former Assistant Director of the Supreme Council for the Disabled, further controversially alleged that unofficial [...]

Kuwait Health Contractors Congress is set to be held in Kuwait from 11th to 13th April 2020. The conference and Exhibtion will provide a platform for professional healthcare organizations to identify potential business opportunities and bridge the gap between quality healthcare providers and consumer markets. Under the patronage of His Excellency Dr. Hilal Al Sayer, [...]

21st Jan 2010 Kuwait’s Minister of Health Dr. Hilal Al-Sayer affirmed on Wednesday keenness on using foreign expertise for upgrading the national health sector. Al-Sayer, in a statement to KUNA following conclusion of a workshop on the economies of health and health insurance under sponsorship of the World Bank, affirmed that the health economies constitute [...]

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Center for Autism (KCA) is now the proud recipient of the European Union’s prestigious Chaillot Prize 2009. On this occasion, Luigi Narbone, the Ambassador, Head of Delegation, EU and his colleagues visited the Center in order to hand over the award. The Center was a finalist for this year’s prize that was [...]

KUWAIT: Doctors have urged the Health ministry to take serious steps to improve their living conditions in the country. They demanded a salary raise that covers their living expenses and annual income levels at par with other parts of the world. Recent press reports quoted ministry officials as saying that the salaries of Kuwaiti and [...]

KUWAIT: The Egyptian Cultural Office organized a medical seminar under the patronage of the Egyptian Ambassador to Kuwait Taher Farhat. It was titled ‘New Developments in Swine Flu.’ Public health specialist and Head of the Department at Mubarak hospital, Dr Ahmad Khalil was the keynote speaker in the seminar. Human beings contract the flu when [...]

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Healthcare company Gethealthykuwait.com yesterday announced that 45 per cent of the female students analyzed for obesity during school visits over a two month period were overweight or obese, calling on parents and schools to do more in the fight against teenage obesity. Gethealthykuwait.com also determined that out of the 232 teenage girls tested [...]

KUWAIT: Cuba plans to renew its previous bilateral agreement with Kuwait, especially in the field of medical cooperation, once the country’s new envoy secures a formal meeting with Kuwait’s Minister of Health(MoH). Manuel Pardinas Ajeno, the new Cuban Ambassador to Kuwait was speaking to the Kuwait Times yesterday to announce the country’s National Day celebrations [...]