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Health Ministry ready to deal with any swine flu outbreak |
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Tuesday, 01 September 2009 23:10 |
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Health Minister Dr. Hilal Al-Sayer assured here on Tuesday that preperations are ready in all the medical centers in cooperation with Ministry of Education to deal with any swine flu crisis.
In a statement to KUNA, Al-Sayer said after a meeting of the parliamentary health committee that took place today that the health situation in Kuwait is stable, and there is no need for undue concern.
He praised the role of parliament members through their comments and opinions during the meeting, and affirmed to take them into consideration.
During the meeting, the preperation of the Health ministry was presented in the presence of WHO experts to combat the swine flu, where they were invited by Kuwait to examine the sitaution.
Since April, the ministry has been following the situation of swine flu, and therefore, 120 clinics in different schools will be medically equipped in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Al-Sayer added.
He said that the protoclos of the swine flu treatment have been developed and that as a result the number of cases have decreased lately.
Moreover, he mentioned the role of media in making the public aware of this disease, calling all means of media to cooperate.
He moreover called citizens and residents of Kuwait to cooperate in following appropriate procedures to combat this disease.
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