Deputy Minister of Health Conducts Field Visit to Monitor Care for Students Suffering from Asphyxiation in Secondary School

Kuwait City, 4 Oct (KUNA) -- Kuwait’s Undersecretary of Health, Sheikh Dr. Salman Khalifa Al-Sabah, visited on Sunday the female students receiving medical care after suffering from suffocation incidents at a secondary school, to check on their condition and assess the level of medical services provided to them, immediately after receiving the report.

In a press statement, the Ministry of Health said that Undersecretary Al-Sabah reviewed the medical teams’ follow-up of the cases and listened to briefings on the care and measures taken, emphasizing the importance of continuing to provide all necessary health services and mobilizing available resources to ensure the students’ care and ongoing monitoring according to the medical assessment of each case.

The statement clarified that Undersecretary Al-Sabah directed health facilities and relevant medical teams to continue monitoring and caring for the cases, providing the highest standard of health care, while maintaining coordination with the Ministry of Education and competent authorities.

The ministry reaffirmed its continued follow-up of the cases in coordination with relevant authorities, wishing the students full health and well-being.

Earlier, Minister of Education Sayed Jalal Al-Tabatabai ordered the suffocation incident involving the students to be investigated to uncover the circumstances, while confirming that all cases are stable and that competent authorities are monitoring the students’ conditions on a daily basis in coordination with relevant parties and taking necessary measures. (End) M.N.M./A.A.H.