A World Health Organization (WHO) official confirmed today, Thursday, 9th January, that the services provided by the State of Kuwait in various fields have helped it meet the criteria for evaluating healthy cities since the beginning of the evaluation phase.

Dr. Samar Al-Faqi, Regional Advisor for Health Promotion and Social Determinants of Health at the World Health Organization for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, told the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), that several components in the State of Kuwait have helped it overcome the obstacles and meet the standards required by the organization to evaluate healthy cities. This includes the services provided in areas such as quality education, health, drinking water, sanitation, among others.

During her visit with the World Health Organization delegation to Kuwait, Dr. Al-Faqi presented the most prominent challenges facing the implementation of the Healthy Cities Initiative at the regional level. She highlighted that 40 percent of the countries in the region are unfortunately suffering from wars and emergency situations, which poses a significant challenge to the initiative.