Ministry of Health Opens Travel Health Clinic at Salwa Specialized Center in Hawalli Health Region
The Ministry of Health opens a new clinic to provide health assessments and vaccination services for travelers.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Kuwait City, 4 Oct (KUNA) -- The Ministry of Health opened a Travel Health Clinic at the Salwa Specialty Center in the Hawalli Health Region, alongside an awareness exhibition on traveler health involving various health departments and specialties. In a press statement on Sunday, the ministry said the exhibition covered the stages of a healthy journey, from pre-travel preparation to preventive practices during the trip, and managing health symptoms and risks that may appear after return. It also addressed topics such as vaccinations, food safety, nursing, pharmacy, and infection prevention.
According to the statement, Dr. Mariam Mansouri, head of the Public Health Services Department in the Hawalli Health Region, said the clinic’s opening is part of efforts to develop and expand preventive services for citizens and residents, and to enhance health readiness for travel. She added that travel medicine is not limited to vaccinations; it includes an individual assessment of health risks based on the destination, duration, and nature of the trip, as well as the traveler’s health status, to determine appropriate vaccinations, guidance, and preventive measures.
Mansouri noted that the clinic provides pre-travel health assessments and consultations, reviews of required and recommended vaccinations according to the destination, and awareness on preventing travel-related diseases, including vector-borne diseases, food- and waterborne illnesses, and respiratory diseases. She emphasized the growing importance of travel health services amid increasing travel volumes and diverse destinations, pointing out that each traveler and each trip has its own distinct health assessment, and that health preparation for a journey should begin well in advance of departure.
The Ministry of Health provides travel health services through nine clinics distributed across various governorates, facilitating access to the necessary health and preventive services for travelers. (End) M.N.M./A.M.H.
