Kuwait city: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, accompanied by ministers, inspected the new Kuwait Cancer Control Center (KCCC) in the Sabah Health Region on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the weekly Cabinet meeting held at the site.
According to Kuwait News Agency, Minister of Health Dr. Ahmad Al-Awadhi stated that the project is a major step in regional oncology care and part of the ministry's plan to expand specialized services to international standards, thereby reducing the need for treatment abroad. The center will feature two medical towers with 618 beds, a central services building, and parking for approximately 1,950 vehicles.
The facilities at the center will include modern operating rooms, intensive care units (ICUs), specialized oncology wards, radiotherapy units, and physiotherapy. Advanced equipment such as linear accelerators, computed tomography (CT) simulators, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) will be available, in addition to diagnostic imaging, nuclear medicine, central laboratories, and a central pharmacy.
Dr. Al-Awadhi emphasized that the project is aligned with Kuwait Vision 2035, supporting health infrastructure upgrades and capacity expansion. It aims to integrate medical, academic, and research work in the field of oncology. During the tour, His Highness the Prime Minister and ministers were briefed by Dr. Al-Awadhi, Acting Undersecretary at the Ministry of Health (MoH) Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi, Assistant Undersecretary for Engineering and Project Affairs at MoH Ibrahim Al-Naham, and other officials.