healthcare
IHC’s Al Seer Marine buys two tankers for $67m amid growing LPG demand
May 28, 2022
Al Seer Marine, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi-based International Holding Company, bought two liquefied petroleum gas tankers worth Dh246 million ($67m)......
Continue Reading >MOH to purchase 5,000 doses of smallpox vaccine – Precautionary measures against monkeypox
May 26, 2022
KUWAIT CITY, May 25: The Ministry of Health intends to purchase 5,000 doses of the smallpox vaccine to enhance the current stock, in light of the......
Continue Reading >Pfizer offers to sell medicines at cost to poorest countries
May 26, 2022
DAVOS: US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Wednesday said it would sell its patented drugs on a not-for-profit basis to the world’s poorest countries,......
Continue Reading >Joyalukkas organizes blood donation drive
May 25, 2022
KUWAIT: Joyalukkas organized a mega blood donation initiative to build awareness for the importance of donating blood under the slogan ‘Donate......
Continue Reading >Kuwait health minister lauds IAEA’s commitment to radiation protection
May 20, 2022
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s health minister on Wednesday praised the efforts of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog towards ensuring the protection......
Continue Reading >Kuwait's maternity hospital project work over 65pc completed
May 18, 2022
Kuwait's Ministry of Public Works said steady progress is being made on the 789-bed maternity hospital coming up within the Al Sabah Health District......
Continue Reading >Health Ministry launches obesity risks awareness campaign
May 17, 2022
KUWAIT: The Central Administration for Primary Health Care at Kuwait’s Health Ministry organized a campaign to bring awareness about obesity......
Continue Reading >Health Ministry sets new timings at labor testing centers
May 16, 2022
The Health Ministry announced new timings at labor testing centers (Shuwaikh, Sabhan, Jahra, Ali Abdullah Al-Salem) starting from Monday, May 16,......
Continue Reading >Celebrating 15 years of Gulf Journal of Oncology
May 16, 2022
KUWAIT: Secretariat General of the Gulf Federation for Cancer Control celebrated the 15th anniversary of the publication of the Gulf Journal of Oncology......
Continue Reading >MEA medical costs ‘increasing faster’ than global average
May 14, 2022
Health insurers operating in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) are forecasting a 10.1% increase in the year-on-year cost of medical claims in 2022,......
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