KUWAIT: Health Minister Dr Jamal Al-Harbi stressed that the Ministry of Health (MoH) shows great care for the nursing sector and that it is currently considering nurses' demands to get two weekly days off. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a ceremony held by Kuwait Nursing Association (KNA) to celebrate World Nursing Day, Harbi said that the two days off is currently applied with Kuwaiti nurses and that studies are in progress to include bedoon nurses. He also said he is keen on supporting bedoon nurses concerning pay hikes.
In addition, Harbi said many topics were discussed at the conference including improving nurses' performance and encouraging citizens to join the nursing sector by organizing regular visits to schools to highlight the importance of nursing and contact CSC to increase nurses' salaries.
Used tires
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry's (MoCI) commercial control and consumer protection inspection teams inspected Shuwaikh Industrial area and seized over 500 used tires ready for sale through some tire repair shops in the area, said informed sources, adding that inspectors also detected some spare parts that did not have any indication of the country of origin.
By Meshaal Al-Enezi