Overseas treatment cases down by 80% in Kuwait
20-Sep-17,Arab Times
Kuwait's Health Ministry said that the number of Kuwaitis seeking medical treatment abroad was down by 80 percent in first quarter of 2017.
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The ministry revealed that the number of cases was at 2,927 compared to the same period in 2016, which was at 13,352 cases. This retreat was attributed to the Health Ministry’s strict measures to inspect each medical case and determine whether treatment abroad was necessary.