KUWAIT, Feb 7 (KUNA) -- A number of Canadian and US medical teams are currently inspecting several general and specialized hospitals to evaluate the status quo and propose concepts for upgrading technical and administrative work , said the Ministry of Health on Sunday.
A medical team from the American Jones Hopkins University visited the Amiri Hospital, and its tour will cover Farwaniya, Addan and Jahra hospitals, said ministry's public relations director Faisal Al-Dossari in a press statement.
Al-Dossari also said that the Canadian team visited Hussein Makki Jomaa Medical Center, Badriya Al-Ahmad Physiotherapy Center and Faisal Radiology Medical Center in order to devise a blueprint on upgrading the services of cancer treatment in the fields of tumors, radiology and soothing therapy.
He also mentioned that these medical teams held a meeting with the Minister of Health Dr. Hilal Al-Sayer, pointing out that this visit came at the invitation of the ministry following memorandums of understanding (MoUs) recently signed by Al-Sayer with the University Health Network Hospitals in the Canadian city of Toronto, besides a coordinating act with Jones Hopkins University.
The US and Canadian teams are going to submit a detailed report to Al-Sayer on their medical inspection in order to activate the protocols inked between them and the ministry of health.
Kuwait had previously signed an MoU in the fields of developing the services of cancer therapy and surgery, cardiovascular surgery and medical education and research with the Canadian biggest health centres and universities in the cities of Toronto and Montreal, besides coordinating with Jones Hopkins Hospital and University for running four general hospitals.
These MoUs also include devising special strategies on the human resources through a visit paid by specialized medical teams to Kuwait, attracting technical crews for running hospitals and cooperating in the therapeutic, diagnostic, educational, training and e-communication fields and sending some doctors from Kuwait for training in specialized hospitals. - Kuna