KUWAIT: The Minister of Health Dr. Ahmad Al-Awadhi, said that the medical warehouses for the strategic storage of medicines and medical consumables at the new Adan Hospital will enhance the strategic inventory and preserve the drugs.

Minister Al-Awadhi added in a press statement after overseeing the receipt of the new building on Monday that the building is considered one of the main buildings of the Adan Hospital project, explaining that work is within the plan designed to strengthen the strategic inventory and maintain drug security in the country.

He explained that these warehouses are being built on an area of about 12,000 square meters, including areas for storing medicines and other medical consumables. The warehouses are equipped with the best standards for the quality and safety of medicines and consumables.

The storage systems used in these warehouses are high-density storage shelves, which is one of the storage systems used in modern warehouses and allows doubling storage and making use of space. These warehouses are characterized by high-quality multi-use shelves as well as refrigerated warehouses for the storage of medical materials that require low temperatures. — KUNA