According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Kuwait has the highest rates of nurses, doctors and hospitals, and the lowest neonatal and under-five mortality rates.

“We are proud to have a genetic survey program for genetic and metabolic diseases in Kuwait. We are detecting 22 cases of genetic diseases early,” Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health Dr Fawaz Al-Rifai said on the sidelines of the 66th session of the Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean in Tehran.

He expressed his satisfaction that Kuwait has enjoyed the highest rates of nurses, doctors and hospitals, pointing to an increasing number of nurses over the past 10 years, in line with international standards. He pointed out that he addressed in his interventions during the meeting, what Kuwait enjoys in the field of health care for newborns and children under the age of five and adolescents, especially the reduction of neonatal mortality significantly in the past period.