Kuwait – Consultant General Surgeon and Head of Department of Surgery in Al-Sabah Hospital Dr. Mubarak Al-Kandari said that 250,000 citizens suffer from obesity, noting that it is the highest rate in the world. He explained that there are many causes for obesity including consuming fast food, lack of movement and lack of exercise.
Kuwait – Head of the Founding Committee at the Health Insurance Company Mohammad Al-Munaifi expected that the company will reap profits reaching up to 450 million Kuwaiti dinars within the first ten years after establishing the company, indicating that the annual profits will exceed three million dinars.
Kuwait – There are 140,000 diabetic patients registered in clinics in Kuwait, Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday.Diabetes has become a widespread disease, where its ratio is about five percent of the total world population.
Kuwait – The Ministry of Health her unveiled Thursday a new drug that will help diabetic patients, and it is used for the first time in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states.The new drug helps patients control their diseases better, particularly those of the type-2, who suffer from obesity.
Kuwait – A Kuwaiti medical team, from the Amiri Hospital, conducted on Saturday an exceptional surgical procedure of which they used speculum to remove the left part of a Kuwaiti woman’s liver.
Kuwait – The Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that a the Middle East’s largest sterilization department would be opened at Al-Sabah Medical area on Tuesday.
Kuwait – The international definition of cancer indicates the ailment is chronic rather than fatal and the Cancer Aware Nation (CAN) has intensified awareness campaigns and related activities on cancer within the Kuwaiti society, reports Al-Watan Arabic daily. Related:-Over 41,000 cases of Cancer between 1970-2009 in Kuwait
Kuwait – Around 41,702 cases of cancerous diseases were discovered in the Kuwait between 1970-2009, statistics by the Ministry of Health on revealed on Monday.
Kuwait – Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Public Works for Constructional Projects Sector Eng. Hossam Al-Tahous announced that the ministry plans to establish a number of health projects such as five hospitals with large capacities, ranging from 500 to 600 beds.
Kuwait – Kuwait’s hospitals are equipped with the most advanced medical tools in the world, said Dr Rashed Al-Rshoud, Assistant Undersecretary for Medical Affairs at the Ministry of Health. He was speaking while representing Health Minister Hilal Al-Sayer.
Doctors have warned that the mortality rate among men in the Middle East will increase by as much as 174 per cent during the next decade, as high blood pressure and heart diseases continue to rise.
Kuwait – The Undersecretary of Health Dr Ibrahim Abdulhadi disclosed that 15 health centers will be built inside the Health Insurance Centers for expatriates. He pointed out that the centers will provide special services that citizens can also benefit from, reports Al-Dar daily.
Kuwait – As many as 90 cases of swine flu were recorded in the country during 2010, says Director of Public Health Affairs at the Ministry of Health (MoH) Fatima Saidi, adding “these included 50 Kuwaitis and 18 children,” reports Al-Seyassah daily.
While Kuwait’s rapid modernization over the past two decades has seen a rise in life expectancies and a decline in illness rates, the changes in lifestyle associated with rising wealth have created their own set of challenges, Global Arab Network reports according to OBG.
Kuwait – Minister of Health Dr Hilal Al-Sayer issued a directive exempting expatriate children suffering from cancer from treatment expenses in order to alleviate burden on their families, reports Al-Anba daily.
New Delhi, India – Waking up to the need for dedicated space and special care for pregnant minor girls, the women and child welfare department has notified a dormitory at the short-stay home in Nirmal Chhaya for would-be mothers in an advanced stage of pregnancy.
Kuwait – Hospitals in Kuwait have been put on alert for a possible resurgence of the swine flu (H1N1) virus, according to a hospital official. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the staff member at a local state hospital told the Kuwait Times yesterday.
Kuwait – Assistant Undersecretary of the Engineering Sector at the Ministry of Public Works Hossam Al-Tahous announced that the Ministry of Health disapproved of the locations of three hospitals, and that that matter will delay the health projects until a solution is found.
Kuwait – Kuwait’s Partnerships Technical Bureau is planning to develop a new hospital as a public private partnership, Meed has reported.
Kuwait – Expansion works at Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital have been completed and will be opened next Monday by Minister of Health Dr. Hilal Al-Sayer. Head of Hawali governorate medical area Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Farhood told KUNA that the expansion building would consist of 236 beds increasing the capacity of the hospital to 781 beds.
Kuwait – A Kuwaiti surgeon conducted a rare gastric sleeve surgery using surgical speculum to a patient weighing about 300 kilograms.
Kuwait: The Ministry of Public Works Undersecretary for Civil Engineering Hossam Al-Tahous announced that the ministry is planning to build eight new hospitals, with a capacity of 600 beds, at a total cost of 1,300,000 Kuwaiti dinars. He added that the execution process will take six years.
Kuwait: Kuwait Municipality has banned local retailers from storing imported foodstuffs and other goods in their own firms’ warehouses, issuing instructions that all imported goods must henceforth be stored at the customs department’s warehouses until the results of mandatory health and safety tests are known.
Kuwait: The department of food resources at Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) has conducted a nutritional poll, in coordination with the department of nutrition and food of the Ministry of Health.
The holy month of Ramadan is often seen by people as an opportunity to get healthy and get in shape. Shedding off kilos of excess weight in a 30-day challenge has become a yearly resolution for a lot of people, yet this year poses a great challenge to many.
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