Thousands benefit from Hepatitis awareness campaign: Al-Mutairi

Health minister issues two ministerial decrees

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 25, (KUNA): Director of media office at the ministry of health Dr Galiah Al-Mutairi said on Tuesday that more than 20,000 people benefited from Hepatitis awareness campaign in its three phases.

This came during an awareness lecture organized by the ministry of health in coordination with ministry of interiors about Hepatitis Virus at Saad Al-Abdullah Academy for Security Sciences as part of the third phase of the campaign.

The lecture, presented by Digestive Diseases Consultants Dr Salem Al-Shammari, aimed to shed light of the disease and help officers from the academy in identifying the disease and ways to cure from it.

“The third part of the campaign witnessed more cooperation with consultants for liver and digestive diseases, through organizing lectures, health fairs, distribution of health publications, as well as affording a free test to diagnose the virus”, Al-Mutairi added.

“A special team is formed especially by media office to help in direct patients to the needed procedures to identify the disease and ways to get the suitable health care associated with it,” she explained.

Al-Mutairi stated that media department is working on an electronic campaign to spread awareness through social media, YouTube, and the office’s official website, by showing educational movies and meetings with specialized doctors from the ministry of health.

Decrees

Meanwhile, Kuwaiti Health Minister Sheikh Bassel AlSabah issued on Tuesday two ministerial decrees, the first one concerning citizen’s treatment in nursing centers, and the second is reconstitution of specialized council for public health.

The spokesperson of ministry mentioned in a press release that citizens are allowed to review any health center in their governorate after 1pm (local time) without being restricted to their center in their residential area.

It added that the second resolution stated restoring the specialized council for public health.

Furthermore Kuwait Municipality Director General Ahmad Al-Manfouhi has affirmed that there is no intention to shorten the camping period this year while the procedures for getting a camping license will not change, reports Al-Rai daily.

He said the Municipality has formed a committee which will present certain proposals and discuss the proposals of Municipal Council members regarding afforestation to study them in coordination with the Environment Public Authority (EPA) and lay down a mechanism for implementation.

Meanwhile, member of the Municipal Council and Chairperson of the Environment Committee Engr Maha AlBaghli reiterated there is no intention to raise fees for spring camping and the deposit. She clarified that reviewing the existing fees does not necessarily mean there is a plan to increase the fees.

She revealed the director general of EPA recommended not increasing the fees and planting saplings as one of the conditions for spring camping. She said the saplings will be distributed for free, and if anyone violates the condition, the Municipality will deduct the corresponding amount from the deposit.

Dr Bassel Al-Sabah