Malaysian officials ‘express’ admiration of Kuwaiti culture
Call to up more tourism co-op
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia, Dec 5, (KUNA): Two Malaysian officials commended Sunday Kuwait’s heritage and culture during the ongoing Putrajaya International Islamic Arts and Culture Festival (PIIACUF) 2016 in Malaysia.
Kuwait’s participation in this year’s edition of PIIACUF, along with several Muslim countries, has attracted several visitors from various nationalities and countries due to the variety of displayed items that embodied the GCC country’s history and culture such as arts, fashion, and handicrafts, Datuk Hasim Ismail, President of Putrajaya Corporation (PJC), stated to KUNA.
Ismail also expressed his joy toward the Kuwaiti participation, represented by Kuwait Islamic Arts Center and Sadu House, extending his gratitude to the Kuwaiti embassy in Malaysia for its keenness on facilitating this participation for the second time at PIIACUF.
The visitors have welcomed and praised the Kuwait Islamic Arts Center’s initiative in handing out to the public its special printed publications on learning Islamic arts, including calligraphy for children, he noted.
For his part, Zawawi Mohammad, director of strategic planning department at Malaysian tourism and culture ministry, called on Kuwaiti bodies to boost more tourism and cultural cooperation with his country, pointing out Putrajaya’s distinction in investment opportunities in those two fields.
Mohammad also expressed to KUNA his admiration of the Kuwait fashion shows in the Kuwaiti pavilion at the festival, noting that they really embodied the genuine Kuwaiti popular, social, and historic heritage. KUWAIT CITY, Dec 5, (KUNA): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has granted 12 companies medical permits to build pharmaceutical factories in collaboration with the Public Authority for Industry (PAI), a health official said on Sunday.
Speaking to KUNA on the sidelines of a GCC drug registration meeting, Assistant Undersecretary of Pharmaceutical and Medical Necessities Affairs Dr. Amr Al-Sayid Amr said that the 12 licenses are for drug factories containing pharmaceutical necessities.
Moreover, he noted that the endeavor is part of efforts to establish a focal center that provides quality pharmaceuticals at affordable prices, adding that a total of 5,200 medicines have been registered in the GCC.
“We have around a year and a half’s supply of these drugs,” the official said, noting that the ministry meets the health needs of all medical facilities in the country and that all medicines are thoroughly examined before they go on sale.
On the meeting, Amr said that it yielded suggestions to bolster GCC medical inspection ties, as he underscored in a speech that such meetings are supported by GCC health ministers.
He also said that recent developments germane to pharmaceutical registry has prompted the GCC central health committee to revamp its guidelines on registry, adding that work is underway to form a comprehensive pharmaceutical guide with all information needed on different types of drugs.
The three-day meeting features discussions over issues related to the registry of new pharmaceutical companies, in addition to other similar developments.