CAIRO: Three doctors won the 2023 Kuwait’s Prize for cancer control, cardiovascular, and diabetes diseases in the Middle East region, said Kuwaiti Health Minister Dr. Ahmad Al-Awadhi on Tuesday. This came in Dr Al-Awadhi’s speech during the World Health Organization’s regional meeting for the Eastern Mediterranean held in Cairo. The award winners are Dr Randa Hamadeh (Bahrain); Dr Aref Al-Nouryani (UAE); and Dr Afshin Astover (Iran).
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![Health Minister hands Kuwait's Prize to Dr. Randa Hamadeh](/uploads/imported_images/uploads/2023/10/28843.jpg)
![Health Minister hands Kuwait's Prize to Dr. Afshin Ostovar.](/uploads/imported_images/uploads/2023/10/28842.jpg)
The minister affirmed that the celebration confirms Kuwait’s commitment to encouraging and sponsoring research, innovations, and initiatives to combat cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes. Further, Dr Al-Awadhi stressed that this prestigious award represents an exceptional achievement and commitment to human health and well-being in the Middle East, adding that there are still challenges in the field of combating cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes that affect the lives of many people.
Minister Al-Awadhi heads the Kuwaiti delegation to the regional meeting of the World Health Organization for the Eastern Mediterranean Region in its 70th session. - KUNA