Kuwait Health Ministry announces fresh medical mask supply criteria

Kuwait partakes in Int’l health assembly

KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health on Monday set out new ineluctable technical conditions and criteria for medical mask supplies. The conditions embrace a certificate showing that masks are compatible with relevant standards, along with samples of various sizes, the ministry’s undersecretary for drug and food control Dr Abdullah Al-Bader said. Should China be the country of origin, then the name of the Chinese supplier has to be mentioned in both Chinese and English and the number of a registered certificate be attached, he stressed. The fresh criteria mainly aim at thwarting the entry into the country of any medical product incompatible with relevant global standards with a view to protecting medical teams in the country, Bader noted.

Separately, Kuwait, represented by Minister of Health Sheikh Dr Basel Humoud Al-Sabah has taken part in the 73rd World Health Assembly convening virtually on May 18-19. The Ministry of Health said in a statement on Monday the meeting’s agenda dealt with fighting the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), health care for elderly and polio. The agenda also addressed state’ss implementation of international health regulations, the budget and follow up on implementation of previous resolutions. Kuwait addressed the long-distance gathering about its implementation of plans and programs adopted by the World Health Organization and its measures against the contagion, the ministry said. —

KUNA KUWAIT: Minister of Health Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah participates in the 73rd World Health Assembly via video conference. —

— Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh KUWAIT: Citizens visited Monday the drive-through novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing center at Jazeera Airways Park and Fly facility at the Kuwait International Airport. Ministry of Health personnel conduct tests daily to 180 people selected randomly from accross Kuwait, and contacted by SMS to report for testing.