KUWAIT CITY, Feb 15: Two domestic workers died inside a house in Sabah Al-Nasser, reports Al-Rai daily. According to security sources the maids died due to asphyxiation. The women had kept the charcoal burning in their room to protect themselves from cold and fumes emanating from the coal allege
Health ministry successful during pandemic despite challenges
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah said his ministry has been successful in providing adequate healthcare to the public in spite of the many challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Laws on medical practices and related professions and the rights of patients and healthcare facilities are other important achievements, the minister said at a public government briefing.
He referred to a separate law on mental health, which aims to protect the medical and human rights of the psychiatric patient, and gives healthcare professionals the right to intervene to prevent the patient from inflicting potential danger to themselves or society. This law addresses the matters of confidentiality and examination and evaluation procedures for entering the healthcare facility along with the conditions for their stay, he explained. This is important, the minister said, because it targets the matter of families