New medicine very effective against viral hepatitis: MOH

KU plans to open 13 clinics for students

KUWAIT CITY, July 27, (KUNA): The Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday the use of a new immunity medicine for patients suffering from viral hepatitis with a 99 percent favorable response to treatment.

The new medicine is being administered to 300 Kuwaiti patients with hepatitis C, said Dr. Ahmad Al-Fadhli, a specialist in liver disease and Gastroenterology at the ministry, in a statement issued by the ministry today.

He urged Kuwaiti patients with hepatitis C to seek the advice of their health providers to determine if they could be suitable to be treated with the new medicine.

Kuwait is the first country regionally and the sixth internationally to use this new medicine for patients with viral hepatitis.

Awareness

In a related notion, the ministry is making appropriate plans to launch an awareness health campaign tomorrow on the disease of viral hepatitis, in time for celebrating World Hepatitis Day (July 28).

The campaign will involve airing messages on the ministry’s YouTube channel, social network sites, and through SMS.

There will also be a panel discussion about viral hepatitis tomorrow at the Shaab Al-Bahri medical center focusing on wiping out this disease by 2030.

Meanwhile, the Kuwait University (KU) is planning to open 13 clinics at its many locations to offer medical services to students and the academic community in general.

The University Secretary General Dr. Mohammad Abdulatif Al-Fares made the statement in a press release on Wednesday.

This is part of a strategy to provide requirements of public and preventive safety in the university, making it easier for ambulances to reach destination in case of emergency, he added.

The clinic will offer first aid assistance and services, Al-Fares said.

He referred cooperation and the Ministry of Health saying that an ambulance station has been opened at the university in Khaldya, as a first stage.

Other ones will follow in affiliate buildings in Kaifan and Shuwaikh.

Campaigns

In another development, Kuwait Municipality confirmed Wednesday it was continuing its intensive inspection campaigns for various activities in the governorates under the slogan (Your Health Matters) which include food, restaurants, cooperative societies, markets and malls.

The municipality said in a press statement that the irregularities removal department of the capital governorate in coordinating with Public Hygiene and Road Works Department carried out a widescale inspection campaign which resulted in lifting and removing 45 irregularities that included metal barriers, plastic cones and electronic gates.

The emergency team in the Ahmadi Municipality also carried out a widescale inspection campaign in Fahaheel industrial zones, including shops, restaurants and advertising shops, the statement added.

The statement asserted keenness of the regulatory bodies to monitor any violation and apply the law on all violators.