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Health sector in Kuwait will witness dramatic changes, says Kuwaiti official |
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Saturday, 30 January 2010 22:25 |
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WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (KUNA) -- The Kuwaiti health sector will witness dramatic changes in the near future, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health for Allied Health Care Affairs Dr. Qais Al-Dwairi said.
He told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) last night upon the conclusion of the tour of the Minister of Health Dr. Hilal Al-Sayer to Canada and the United States that his delegation signed a long-term partnership memoranda of understanding that aim at developing the health services in various fields.
The Ministry is seeking to develop the health sector by encouraging and supporting medical training, researches and education, besides the application of information technology, Al-Dwairi noted.
Hr added that the joint cooperation with the highly-reputable international institutions would contribute to the improvement of the local health services, praising the generous support from the Kuwaiti leadership to the health field.
Kuwait signed a number of MoUs with the two countries to improve its health services in curing cancer, heart diseases with leading Canadian medical centers and universities in Toronto and Montreal, besides Johns Hopkins University in the United States.
Al-Sayer signed a number of memoranda of understanding with a number of Canadian health institutions and universities to manage visits of professors and experts to Kuwait to work in improving management as well as medical performance. - Kuna
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