Surgeries
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More Youngsters Take Weight-loss Surgeries In Uae27 November 2015Obesity cases rising in the UAE, more and more younger patients are being recommended for weight-loss surgeries, experts have said. The surgeries are a last resort in the figh...Moh Extended Period Of Overseas Treatment For Cancer06 February 2017Minister of Health Dr Jamal Al-Harbi has extended the period within which Kuwaitis receive treatment overseas for cancer, chronic pediatric disease, organ transplant, and complicat...Girls Suffering From Mental Disabilities Force To Undergo Hysterectomy04 April 2017Some families especially those with girls suffering from severe mental disabilities force such girls to undergo hysterectomy when they reach puberty under the pretext of fears over...Interior Ministry Arrested Female Health Ministry Employee For Taking Bribes30 August 2017Officers from the Criminal Evidence Department at the Interior Ministry arrested a female Health Ministry employee assigned in Sabah Hospital for taking bribes in exchange for sett...Kuwaiti Medical Team Conducted Surgeries For 200+ Syrian Refugees In Jordan05 October 2019A Kuwaiti volunteer medical team comprising consultants in various specialties conducted surgeries for more than 200 Syrian refugees in Jordan over four days. In a statement to...Restoration Of Surgeries And Endoscopes In Hospitals06 July 2020The Ministry of Health has decided to resume operations and endoscopes in public hospitals. And an administrative circular identified by the Undersecretary, Dr. Mustafa Reda to...Private Hospitals Allowed Minor Surgeries16 November 2020The Ministry of Health has allowed private medical institutions to conduct one-day surgeries that require general anesthesia provided they are authorized to do so, reports Al-Anba...Non-urgent And Unimpeded Surgeries In Public Hospitals Suspended14 February 2021With the continuous rise in the COVID-19 cases on a daily basis, the Ministry of Health has decided to suspend non-urgent and unimpeded surgeries in public hospitals. Director of A...31,000 Surgeries Cancelled In 3 Months14 April 2021The Ministry of Health revealed that 31,000 surgeries were cancelled in Kuwait during the past 3 months at the height of the pandemic, stressing that rescheduling and completing th...In 2021, Ibn Sina Hospital Urology Performed 657 Surgeries30 August 2022Dr. Abdel Nasser Al-Saeed, the chairman of the paediatric urology department at Ibn Sina Hospital, reported that the department had successfully completed 657 procedures of various...