Kuwait, Italy eye greater medical cooperation

ROME, Nov 20 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti Minister of Health Ali Saad Al-Obaidi met his Italian counterpart Beatrice Lorenzin on Thursday to discuss ways to promote medical cooperation and benefiting from the long experience of the Italian healthcare sector.
The meeting, attended by Kuwait Ambassador to Italy Sheikh Ali Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, was held on the sidelines of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2).
Al-Obaidi leads Kuwait delegation to the conference being co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) at FAO HQ here between November 19 and 21.
The talks between Al-Obaidi and Lorenzin focused on prospects of Kuwait benefiting from the Italian experience to enhance Kuwait's healthcare sector, Assistant Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Health Ministry Dr. Majdeh Al-Qattan told KUNA.
"Foremost among the topics of the discussions were the treatment of hereditary diseases, the latest diagnostic labs and tools, and bone marrow transplantation techniques," she revealed, noting that Italy is one of the world's most advanced countries in these areas.
"The two sides also discussed the possibility of increasing the visit exchanges among the health institutions of both countries in order to help build the capacity of the national medical cadres of Kuwait," Dr. Al-Qattan noted.
She added that Minister Lorenzin stated readiness of Italy to meet Kuwait's needs in this regard and agreed to continue consultations with Ambassador Sheikh Ali on the enhancement of medical cooperation. (end) mn.gb