ShareKUWAIT: Health Minister Dr. Khaled Al-Saeed opened a 5,000 square meters two-storey medical center in Abu Futaira. "With the opening of this center, we now have 32 medical centers in Ahmadi district and we will open the Sabah Al-Ahmad city and Wafra medical centers in the upcoming days, as we stress the importance of expansion in providing high quality medical care," Al-Saeed said, during a press conference.
"Ahmadi Medical District now has 32 medical centers, of which, 15 are available with limited staff after-hours, 13 centers are open throughout the day and four specialized centers are also open to the public," said the head of the Ahmadi Medical District.
"The Abu Futaira medical center will operate initially from 7 am to 2 pm from Sunday to Monday, and its services will include diabetic, chronic illnesses and general medical clinics, as well as an advanced basic medical services center and they will be expanded gradually depending on patients' statistics," he added. "On the second floor, the center provides dental services, labs and other parental specializations," he added.
"Kuwait has taken first place in complete medical coverage in the Middle East region, as services are provided within less than 10 minutes, and medicine available for everybody without exception," he added. The official speaker of the ministry, Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said, "The importance of expansion comes from the belief of the ministry and its service in coordination with Kuwait's vision 2035, by giving high quality medical services." "There are three new centers under Ahmadi medical center - Fahaheel, Wafra and Sabah Al-Ahmad which will be opened soon," he added.
