AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoMedical Advances: Kuwait’s 48th ENT conference showcased robotic head-and-neck surgery, the country’s first middle-ear implant and expanded sleep-apnea treatment. Child Wellness: The “I Want to Learn” initiative is helping hospitalized children continue school through bedside lessons, hospital classrooms and online learning. Major Treatments: Kuwait has performed its 18th heart transplant, on an 18-year-old patient; the Health Ministry is also promoting integrated obesity care, while New Jahra Hospital earned international accreditation for robotic surgery. Patient Safety: A bus crash injured 11 nurses travelling to Farwaniya Hospital, with one losing an arm. Food inspectors separately destroyed 115 kilograms of meat of unknown origin in Farwaniya. Community Health: IICO held a blood drive to replenish the national blood bank. Kuwait is also among countries restricting travel from Kenya amid an Ebola outbreak; Kenya says it has discharged its first five recovered patients and reports no new cases since October 19.
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