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Ministry of Health - Kuwait
Main Category: Ministry of HealthFirst Address : PO Box 5
City : Kuwait City
Country : Kuwait
Phone: 965 4 862541
Fax: 965 4 863714
Email: health@moh.gov.kw
Website: www.moh.gov.kw
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Kuwait inks tie up with UK's Great Ormond St hospital
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Agreement to improve medical services for children with cancer and leukaemia.
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Kuwait PM lauds new $1bn healthcare plans
Monday, 16 November 2009
Monday, 16 November 2009
Prime Minister says new hospital project is a 'source of boastfulness' for the country.
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Kuwait swine flu fatalities rise to 24
Sunday, 8 November 2009
Sunday, 8 November 2009
Health ministry announces two further deaths while Kuwait University employee also falls sick.
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Kuwait's swine flu death toll rises to 19
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Gulf state's health ministry confirms two further fatalities of woman in 60s, man in 40s.
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Qatar, Kuwait hit by further swine flu deaths
Friday, 30 October 2009
Friday, 30 October 2009
Health ministries confirm fatalities, bring total deaths to 20 in two countries.
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116 Kuwaiti pupils catch swine flu since start of term
Monday, 26 October 2009
Monday, 26 October 2009
Figures from ministry also reveal that six teachers are infected since Sept 27.
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Kuwait in UK hospital tie-up to raise standards
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Minister inks deal with leading London hospital, eyes further healthcare agreements.
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Kuwait health chiefs confirm 10th swine flu death
Monday, 12 October 2009
Monday, 12 October 2009
Arab woman, aged 47, dies in hospital after testing positive - health ministry.
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Kuwait spends $13.9m on swine flu precautions
Thursday, 1 October 2009
Thursday, 1 October 2009
Gulf state orders extra medical equipment across schools, 120 new clinics.
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Baby becomes Kuwait's latest swine flu victim
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Health officials say baby was suffering a heart infection before he contracted H1N1 virus.
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Kuwait confirms seventh H1N1 fatality
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
Ministry of Health says latest victim a 70-year old man with underlying health issues.
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Kuwait confirms sixth swine flu fatality
Sunday, 13 September 2009
Sunday, 13 September 2009
Woman aged 50 had been suffering in addition to cardiac enlargement, according to officials.
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Young boy is Kuwait's fifth swine flu fatality
Sunday, 30 August 2009
Sunday, 30 August 2009
Ministry of Health says latest victim was also suffering from chronic chest infection.
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Kuwait confirms fourth swine flu death
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Latest victim - a child of two - also said to have had 'nutritional imbalance'.
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Kuwait confirms third swine flu death
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Total number of H1N1 virus cases recorded in the Gulf state now stands at 1,072 - Health Ministry.
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Kuwait confirms 2nd swine flu death
Saturday, 22 August 2009
Saturday, 22 August 2009
Pregnant woman admitted to hospital on August 12 had underlying respiratory infection.
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Kuwait health chiefs confirm first swine flu death
Thursday, 20 August 2009
Thursday, 20 August 2009
Young Kuwaiti man first in Gulf state to succumb to virus, more than 900 cases recorded.
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Kuwait confirms another 29 swine flu cases
Tuesday, 4 August 2009
Tuesday, 4 August 2009
More than 80 new cases reported in Gulf state in two days, most victims aged 16-35.
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Kuwait reports 54 new swine flu cases
Sunday, 2 August 2009
Sunday, 2 August 2009
Ministry of Health confirms vaccine reserve of up to 10m capsules; enough to supply 1m people.
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Kuwaiti couples now obliged to take pre-marriage check-ups
Sunday, 2 August 2009
Sunday, 2 August 2009
Aim is to ensure healthy marriages by screening for various genetic and infectious diseases.
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12 more swine flu cases reported in Kuwait
Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Health Ministry confirms recent trend of most cases importing infection from abroad.
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Kuwait sees 13 new swine flu cases
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
Some infected individuals, like many previously, had returned from trips abroad.
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Kuwaitis without pre-marital checks face prison
Thursday, 23 July 2009
Thursday, 23 July 2009
Kuwaiti couples have to undergo compulsory medical checks before getting wed.
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Kuwait reports 6 new swine flu cases
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Latest confirmation by Health Ministry brings to 50 the total number of cases now having been reported.
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Eight Kuwaiti pilgrims get swine flu at umra
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Officials confirm new cases of H1N1 virus in people returning from minor Saudi pilgrimage.
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New swine flu case reported in Kuwait
Sunday, 12 July 2009
Sunday, 12 July 2009
Ministry of Health comfirms Kuwaiti girl arriving from Thailand tests positive for H1N1 virus.
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Kuwait health chiefs confirm 22nd case of swine flu
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Thursday, 9 July 2009
US citizen who arrived in Gulf state on Monday being treated for virus - Health Ministry.
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Kuwait's confirmed swine flu cases rise to 20
Sunday, 5 July 2009
Sunday, 5 July 2009
Filipino woman is the latest person to be diagnosed with the H1N1 virus in Kuwait.
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Kuwait reports new swine flu case
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Male teenager tests positive bringing total number of cases to 17, according to Ministry of Health.
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Kuwait, Saudi Arabia hit by new swine flu cases
Monday, 29 June 2009
Monday, 29 June 2009
UPDATE 1: Health Ministry confirms 16th Kuwaiti case while Saudi cases rise to 75.
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Kuwait ready for new 'smart card'
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Smart card, to replace existing Civil ID card, will be able to open doors and carry medical details.
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Kuwait's swine flu cases rises to 10
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Kuwaiti diagnosed with H1N1 virus after returning from the United States, bringing country's cases to 10.
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Kuwait confirms two new cases of swine flu
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
Girl and woman aged in her 60s are latest victims, total number of H1N1 cases rises to six.
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Kuwait swine flu tests prove negative
Monday, 8 June 2009
Monday, 8 June 2009
UPDATE 1: Two airline passengers from the Philippines do not have the H1N1 virus - Health Ministry.
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US soldiers with swine flu leave Kuwait
Monday, 25 May 2009
Monday, 25 May 2009
Kuwaiti health officials say residents should 'not worry' about contracting the virus.
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Kuwait gov't owes $5.3m in hospital bills to Germany
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
Decree aims for cost saving on treatment abroad, 270 travel to France each year.
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Nurses inundate Kuwait ministry for hospital jobs
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Health ministry seeks 2,000 new recruits, applicants hail from Kuwait, South Asia.
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Research finds diabetes slows the brain
Tuesday, 6 January 2009
Tuesday, 6 January 2009
Population of diabetic Gulf Arabs could be suffering slowing speed of thought.
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11.2% of Kuwaitis aged 20-65 are diabetic
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Leading health official reveals level of illness in Gulf state on eve of World Diabetes Day.
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Kuwait investigates medical centre complaints
Monday, 8 September 2008
Monday, 8 September 2008
Kuwait's Health Minister promises to take strict action after allegations against German centre.
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Kuwaiti health ministry in crisis mode
Monday, 11 August 2008
Monday, 11 August 2008
Kuwait's Ministry of Health has been under a sustained parliamentary attack in recent months, with leading MPs describing it as a "mess" and calling for the resignation of prominent figures.
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Kuwait declares state of alert
Sunday, 30 September 2007
Sunday, 30 September 2007
Country announces state of alert for health services following deadly cholera outbreak in neighbouring Iraq.
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Electric fault caused Kuwait hospital blaze
Sunday, 26 August 2007
Sunday, 26 August 2007
Fire that killed two and led to health minister's resignation was caused by electric lamp, officials says.
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Kuwait health minister resigns
Saturday, 25 August 2007
Saturday, 25 August 2007
Massouma Al-Mubarak tenders resignation after two patients were killed in a hospital fire earlier this week.
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Kuwait reports three new bird flu cases
Wednesday, 21 March 2007
Wednesday, 21 March 2007
New cases of the deadly H5N1 strain raises this years number of infected birds to 57.
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Ministry officials discuss diabetes pandemic
Monday, 12 March 2007
Monday, 12 March 2007
GCC health officials will meet to discuss solutions to the diabetes pandemic sweeping the Gulf.
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Kuwait Ministry of Health demands computer literacy
Sunday, 10 September 2000
Sunday, 10 September 2000
Ministry will offer salary incentives to employees who excel in computer skills, and will consider terminating those that fail.
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