Health Minister creates Epidemiology Department
The Minister of Health in Kuwait has issued a decision to establish a Department of Epidemiology and a Cancer Registry at the Kuwait Cancer Center, with the aim of building an accurate national database for cancer, improving case surveillance, and data analysis. The department includes two specialized units: the Cancer Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, and the Cancer Registry Unit, to enhance the collection and documentation of data from various sources. The decision seeks to develop databases and link them with healthcare systems, publish reports electronically, and promote international collaboration to support the improvement of prevention and treatment programs and to provide data-driven health decisions.
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