List of all articles filed under “kuwait-health-fitness” category.
Interview with Dr. Kazem Behbehani, Director General of Dasman Diabetes Institute. Kuwait ranks as 3rd country in the world with the most cases of diabetes. Diabetes is a No. 1 health problem in Kuwait – young generation suffers from this condition as well as the elderly. According to Dr. Behbehani, prevention and education are very important in fighting off this serious health problem.
Interview with Dr. Tareq Al Mukhaizeem, Chairman and Managing Director of Al Salam International Hospital. Dr. Al Mukhaizeem talks about the needed changes in the regulations of the healthcare system in Kuwait. Healthcare system and services in Kuwait are of high quality. Al Salam International Hospital is a leader in excellence and a provider of high quality healthcare in Kuwait.
In addition to that there are 13 private hospitals with the capacity of 964 beds (6 of which contain over 100 beds, and 7 of which contain less than 100 beds). Kuwait has only 19 beds per 10000 people compared to 39 in the UK. in March 2011, the government officially launched the Kuwait Health Assurance Company (KHAC). View the largest hospitals in Kuwait.
The public sector is the largest provider of Healthcare in Kuwait and constitutes around 90% of the market in number of beds and services. The trend to shift the services from the public sector to the private, in the areas where the pubic is not efficient enough (plastic surgery).
