Higher Education and Health Ministries Discuss Scholarship Plan Based on Healthcare Sector Needs
A coordination meeting between the Ministries of Higher Education and Health to determine required medical specialties and prepare national cadres.
Translated by Qiyas from الراي — Original source
The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Higher Education, Dr. Badr Al-Busairi, held talks today, Thursday, with the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health, Sheikh Dr. Salman Khalifa Al-Sabah, on the health sector’s needs in the country for medical and allied health specialties, aiming to shape a study-abroad plan aligned with the actual and future demands of the labor market.
The Ministry of Higher Education stated in a press release that the two sides held a coordination meeting to identify priority specialties and align study-abroad opportunities with the Ministry of Health’s needs for qualified national cadres, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of external study-abroad policy and helping to fill the health sector’s gaps in required specialties.
It added that the meeting comes within the framework of strengthening coordination and integration between the two ministries and linking higher education outputs to labor market needs, thereby supporting the development of specialized national competencies that contribute to improving the health system and elevating the quality of its services.
