12 ops in 3 years
KUWAIT CITY, June 16: The liver transplant program in Kuwait has saved the state about KD 4 million over three years, reports Aljarida daily quoting reliable health sources.
They explained that the first liver transplant operation in Kuwait was carried out on January 17, 2018. A total of 12 liver transplant operations were performed throughout the last three years, the last of which was three months ago with an all-Kuwaiti team of surgeons. The beginning of the liver transplant program in Kuwait happened through cooperation with King’s College in London.
The sources called for implementing an integrated administrative and technical structure for the liver transplant program in Kuwait.
Disability certificates: According to informed sources from the Public Authority for the Disabled Affairs, disability certificates for the year 2020/2021 will be automatically renewed for a period of one, two, three or five years depending on each case, or into a lifelong certificate for severely disabled cases, reports Al-Anba daily.
The sources explained that the appointments of the medical committees for these cases, which were automatically extended, have been canceled. There will be some cases that need to be presented to the committees, especially the developmental committee, if the disabled person has completed six years of age, in order to determine the type and degree of disability.
Regarding the long waits of these appointments, which can extend to several months, the sources said, “After the implementation of the automatic renewal system and exemption of many cases from entering the medical committees, the appointments will be rescheduled for cases that require vetting of the committees, especially those that require a new file to be opened”.
Ban to be removed: The Corona Emergencies Ministerial Committee is looking into the possibility of exempting the expatriate academic staff of private colleges and other academic institutions from the decision to ban expatriates from entering the country like their counterparts at Kuwait University, reports Al-Qabas daily quoting reliable sources.
Sources revealed the Council of Ministers referred the issue to the committee recently due to the high probability of the resumption of traditional classes in the next academic year, depending on the approval of health authorities.
Sources said the Private Universities Council, as well as the private colleges and private universities, sent a letter to the Ministry of Higher Education requesting for the exemption of faculty members from the abovementioned decision.
Sources added the General Secretariat of the Private Universities Council had earlier informed the private universities and colleges that they can submit a request to the committee regarding the issuance of entry visas for their faculty members who are currently outside the country.