A Gulf nursing conference ended its functions here on Thursday by recommending, among other things, the speedy implementation of Gulf efforts to face the dangers of the spread of non-communicable diseases.
In a press statement after the conclusion of the conference, dean of the college of nursing in Kuwait and a participant in the conference Khawla Taleb said the conferees agreed to expedite efforts to implement legislations in Gulf countries that seek to control non-communicable diseases and support the nursing profession in its contribution to that control.
She stressed that the conference came out in favor of boosting the role of nursing in school systems of Gulf countries, with the objective to make school children become aware of the dangers of non-communicable diseases.
Among the recommendations of the conference was to encourage doing researches in the field of nursing and holding nursing training courses regularly in the region.
Director of nursing services at the ministry of health here Dr. Eman Al-Awadhi said in a similar press statement that the percentage of contracting non-communicable diseases in Kuwait stood at 30 especially for patients under the age of 60.
She further said that the conference focused on diseases that might cause the patient to die such as diabetes, hypertension, and cancer, among other ones.