Kuwaiti Official: Committed to Enhancing Joint Arab Cooperation to Develop National Cadres

Cairo -- Assistant Undersecretary for Foreign Health Services at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Hisham Kalander, affirmed Kuwait’s commitment to strengthening Arab cooperation and adopting the latest applications of artificial intelligence and competency-based medical education to develop national cadres. This statement was made by Kalander in an interview with the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) during his participation in the Second Arab Conference on the Role of Migrant Arab Health Professionals in Supporting Health Systems in Arab Countries, which opened today, Wednesday, at the headquarters of the Arab League.

Kalander expressed his pride in taking part in the Second Arab Conference in Cairo, stressing that migrant Arab health professionals “represent an invaluable scientific and professional asset.” He explained that this forum serves as a strategic platform to build effective bridges of communication with medical minds abroad and to translate their expertise into actionable programs that support our health systems. He highlighted the importance of the conference’s outcomes in bridging the gap between planning and implementation, and in opening sustainable pathways to leverage the skills of migrant professionals to support scientific research and training.

He thanked Egypt and the Arab League for their excellent organization, expressing hope that the sessions would yield practical recommendations that enhance the quality of healthcare across the Arab world. The conference aims to explore ways to harness the scientific and professional expertise of migrant Arab health professionals to support and develop health systems in Arab countries, strengthen Arab cooperation to address challenges facing the health sector, and establish practical mechanisms to utilize medical expertise abroad. It also seeks to strengthen partnerships between Arab health institutions and medical professionals working overseas, and to open new horizons for leveraging their expertise to improve healthcare services and develop training and qualification programs. (End) M.M. / M.Kh.