Proposed company to build hospitals, health centers
KUWAIT CITY, April 9: The new health insurance policy for expatriate personnel will cost a maximum of KD 130 each year, whereas families will obtain special discounts, reports Al-Rai daily.
This was disclosed by the head of the founding committee of the new health insurance company Mohammad Al-Munaifi during an interview with Al-Rai daily.
He added the proposed health insurance company will build three hospitals, and 15 health centers across the governorates will be assigned to provide primary health care to the expatriate residents, visitors, and Kuwaitis who wish to join the insurance scheme.
Al-Munaifi said the project will be completed after five years and it's a part of the Amiri vision to transform Kuwait to economic and commercial hub.
He stressed that the company will promote the participation of private sector companies in health care delivery to bring in more patients, although the company may seem to be competing with the private sector at the initial stage.
Under the proposed health insurance policy, individuals will pay a maximum of KD 130, even though the price could be reduced, and families will be given special reduced packages, Al-Munaifi reiterated.
Meanwhile, French Immigration Department approved to extend temporary stay for Kuwaitis being treated in France for one more year, conditioned they provide a medical report specifying length of the treatment period and names of escorts; not to exceed two, it was announced Saturday.|
"Welfare of Kuwaitis receiving treatment abroad are of utmost priority for Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Humoud Al-Sabah," Director of the Public Immigration Department at the Ministry Major General Kamel Al-Awdhi said in a press release.
He added that the department is coordinating efforts with the Foreign Ministry in this regard.
© Arab Times 2011
