Minister of Health Opens Student Exhibition for the "Stay Aware" Awareness Campaign Against Poisons - Sarmad

(KUNA) – Kuwait’s Minister of Health, Dr. Ahmed Al-Awadi, opened today, Wednesday, the student awareness exhibition for the “Stay Aware” campaign, aimed at raising 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 opening of the exhibition, held at The Avenues Mall, Minister Al-Awadi emphasized the necessity of community awareness regarding the dangers of toxins present in both terrestrial and marine environments, which humans may encounter, as well as medications that may be accessible to children at home and cause health harm.

He clarified that the Ministry of Health’s participation in the exhibition opening stems from its commitment to supporting and backing future scientists and physicians in raising community 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 poisoning cases if they occur at home.

Al-Omair added that the campaign addressed several awareness topics, including snake and scorpion venom, poisonous plants, medications, and cosmetic products.

The Kuwait Poison Control Center specializes in providing advice and treatment plans, monitoring poisoning cases (caused by medications, vapors, chemicals, or snake and scorpion bites), and overseeing toxic substances, in coordination with relevant state institutions.