‘Economic reform’ manifesto tops parliament deliberations
Mechanism for ensuring priority given to Kuwaiti patients
KUWAIT CITY, March 13, (Agencies): The government’s financial and economic reform manifesto tops the agenda for deliberations in the upcoming parliament session next Tuesday.
Also during the session, the parliament is scheduled to have a second vote on a draft bill to establish a portfolio by Industrial Bank of Kuwait to finance Kuwaiti craftsmanship activity and small enterprises. The parliament approved the draft bill during the previous session.
The parliament will also look into a report by the interior and defense committee on amendments on the police law.
The agenda also includes discussing the formation of an ad hoc committee to address the imbalance in population structure, with the final report to be submitted on March 30.
Furthermore, the government’s five-year plan (20162017 to 2019-2020) on sustainable development is set to be discussed.
Deliberation will also include ratifications on agreements between the State of Kuwait and NATO, the Kyrgyz Republic and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
Meanwhile, with the intention of implementing the recommendations of some MPs to grant priority to Kuwaiti patients in hospitals and medical centers of Ministry of Health, the leaders of Ministry of Health have allowed directors of health zones and hospitals to allot a mechanism for ensuring priority is given to Kuwaiti patients without any prejudice to the rights of expatriates, reports Al-Shahed daily.
These instructions were given after complaints were filed by some MPs and Kuwaiti patients about the lack of private wards in hospitals, long appointments for nuclear medicine and X-ray services and absence of important medicines.
Meanwhile, Ministry of Health is preparing to establish a Casualty Department in every clinic in order to lighten the burden experienced in the casualty departments of hospitals.
The rehearsals of the play “Fantasia” have began in the Kuwait Opera House, reports Al-Anba daily.
The play will be the first theatrical work to be presented at Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center. It will be shown on March 31 and April 1 at 8:00 pm.
The well-known artist Saad Al-Faraj will participate in the play along with artistes Ahmad Eraj, Abdullah Bahman, Sultan Al-Faraj, Ibrahim Al-Shikhaili, Ahmad Al-Tamar, Sami Mohawesh, Saoud Al-Hussein and Mohammad Al-Failakawi.
Presenter Eman Nejm will play the role of narrator. It is produced by Abdullah Al-Rowaished Center with the cooperation of Independence Production Company, Ali Bader Redha and Ali Al-Jassem Al-Ali. It is written by Bandar Talal Al-Saeed.