The Kuwait Government owes 4 million euros ($5.3m) to a number of German hospitals for the treatment of Kuwaiti citizens, it was reported on Wednesday.
Chief of Kuwaiti Health Office in France and Germany, Abdullah Al Wataib, revealed the figure during an interview with Kuwait daily Al Watan about the introduction of a new decree that aims to cut down on the number of Kuwait patients travelling for treatment, to save on costs.
Wataib's processes all such patients, which includes between 250 and 270 patients each year that are treated in France alone, who are admitted to 6 different hospitals, reported Al Watan.
Chief of Kuwaiti Health Office in France and Germany, Abdullah Al Wataib, revealed the figure during an interview with Kuwait daily Al Watan about the introduction of a new decree that aims to cut down on the number of Kuwait patients travelling for treatment, to save on costs.
Wataib's processes all such patients, which includes between 250 and 270 patients each year that are treated in France alone, who are admitted to 6 different hospitals, reported Al Watan.
However, Wataib denied reports that MPs were forcing his office to agree to treat patients abroad, even if they did not really need specialist treatment.
He added that officials had found very few cases that fell into this category.
However, he did face obstacles in Germany where his office owed outstanding bills worth more than 4 million euro.
The new decree comes at the same time as the Gulf state is making moves to boost the healthcare services on offer in-country.
He added that officials had found very few cases that fell into this category.
However, he did face obstacles in Germany where his office owed outstanding bills worth more than 4 million euro.
The new decree comes at the same time as the Gulf state is making moves to boost the healthcare services on offer in-country.
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