Al-Awadhi: Committed to Raising Public Awareness of the Risks of Toxins in Terrestrial and Marine Environments

Minister of Health, Dr. Ahmed Al-Awadi, inaugurated the student awareness exhibition for the “Stay Aware” campaign, which aims to raise community awareness about the dangers of toxins. The exhibition was organized in collaboration between students from the Faculty of Pharmacy and the Faculty of Medicine at Kuwait University and the Kuwait Poison Control Center.

During the inauguration at The Avenues Mall, Al-Awadi emphasized the importance of community awareness regarding the dangers of toxins present in both terrestrial and marine environments that humans may encounter, as well as medications that may be accessible to children at home and cause health harm.

He clarified that the Ministry’s participation in inaugurating the exhibition stems from its commitment to supporting and encouraging future scientists and physicians in raising public awareness about the dangers of toxins, highlighting the significant role played by the Kuwait Poison Control Center in this regard.

For his part, Dr. Abdul Latif Al-Omair, head of the Kuwait Poison Control Center and president of the Kuwait Toxicology Association, said in a press statement that “the campaign aims to raise community awareness about the dangers of toxins, how to prevent them, and how to treat them if they occur at home.”