Kuwait Health Min. Closes 33 Cosmetic Clinics Over Ad Breach

2023-04-29 03:01:50

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, April 29 (KUNA) -- The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health has "temporarily" shut down 33 private cosmetic surgery clinics on the grounds of breaking medical advertisement rules on social networking sites.
In a press statement, the ministry said the move came after these clinics, along with 33 doctors, had violated Law 70/2020 on the profession of cosmetic surgeon and relevant ministerial decrees, mainly Decree 87/2023 as for public morality, code of ethics and patients' privacy.
The ministry added that it had already taken legal action against the clinics by sending the violating doctors to concerned authorities and shutting down the clinics "temporarily" until relevant investigations were over. (end)
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