KUWAIT: Minister of Health, Dr Ahmad Al-Awadhi, said that the new all-inclusive center for nephrology and kidney transplants is a qualitative addition to Kuwait’s health system. Al-Awadhi stated this after the opening of the center, which is fully funded by the fundraising social committee.
The center is equipped with the latest and best medical equipment for kidney transplants and includes 80 beds - divided into four wards, 15 kidney dialysis machines, and several other clinics, as well as a fully equipped emergency room, intensive care unit, laboratory, radiology department and pharmacy.
Al-Awadhi also said that the center provides care and examinations for pre- and post-kidney transplant operations, noting that the operation is carried out at Jaber Hospital. He pointed out that the Ministry set a plan for the expansion of the organ transplant centers, where they recently opened a new center in the Ali Sabah Al-Salem area, noting that other centers are set to open in the upcoming weeks all around the country to serve everyone.
On his part, the representative of the fundraising social committee, Qais Al-Nusif, stated that the cost of the Nephrology and Kidney Transplant Center reached KD 7 million, affirming that they will continue to fund other health projects.
Head of the Nephrology and Kidney Transplant Department at the center, Dr Turki Al-Otaibi, said that the center serves all kidney patients by providing blood tests and medical examinations, noting that the success rate of kidney transplants has reached 90 percent. The new Nephrology and Kidney Transplant Center is an expansion of the Hamid Al-Essa Organ Transplant Center in the Sabah Health Region. — KUNA