KUWAIT – Kuwait’s Ministry of Health (MOH) plans to revamp the South Hawally Medical Center as part of a long-awaited transformation journey to enhance service delivery.
The Ministry of Health has embarked on the construction of additional specialized centers and clinics in residential areas across the country.
As part of this transformation, the Ministry of Health is intensifying efforts to demolish, establish, complete, and maintain the South Hawally Medical Center.
It is worth highlighting that the supervisory authorities postponed the approval of the ministry’s request to award a tender for funding the vamping of the South Hawally Center.
This tender for the project to demolish, construct, complete, and maintain the South Hawally Center is reportedly worth KWD 3.8 million (US$12.30 million).
The Ministry of Health is currently coordinating with the regulatory authorities to obtain the necessary approvals to complete the construction project.
As per statistics issued by the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI), Hawally area has only one health center that serves about 223,000 people, including about 2,000 Kuwaiti citizens.
Congestion has become the most prominent feature of the South Hawally Medical Center, along with the hardships endured by the elderly and individuals with chronic ailments.
The expansion of the South Hawally Medical Center is anticipated to meet the increasing patient demand for complex care, reduce patient waiting times as well as ease the burden on the medical facility and staff.
The Ministry of Health is now gearing up to complete the stalled revamping of the South Hawally Medical Center as well as establish new specialized centers across all Kuwaiti governorates.
This news comes shortly after a group of Kuwaiti cabinet members formally introduced a bill to establish a healthcare complex specifically designed to deliver medically complex and specialized services to people of all ages.
The cabinet members have submitted a bill that would make it easier for patients who need specialized services that are not available in public hospitals of the State of Kuwait.
Per the terms of the proposed bill, the healthcare complex will be totally independent of public health centers and hospitals.
The proposed bill, anticipated to be passed by Kuwait’s National Assembly, would empower the Ministry of Health to manage the healthcare complex for patients in need of specialized care.
In another recent development, the MoH has initiated the utilization of artificial intelligence methodologies across diverse domains, specifically focusing on diagnosis and treatment.
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health has also started training cadres on emerging technology regarding healthcare delivery.
Additionally, the government entity is employing artificial intelligence methodologies within hospitals for a multitude of purposes, including clinical care, research endeavors, pharmaceutical production, and overhauling administrative operations.
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