The Acting President of Kuwait University, Prof. Fayez A. Al-Dhafiri, issued a decree to form a committee regarding the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) with the following members:
Prof. Adel Al-Hunayan Acting Vice President for Health Sciences (President)
Prof. Saud Al-Obaidi Physical Therapy Dept.- College of Allied Health Sciences (Vice President)
Prof. Souad Al-Fadhli Dean of College of Allied Health Sciences
Prof. Nasser Behbehani Internal Medicine Dept., College of Medicine
Dr. Manal Buhaimed Community Medicine Dept., College of Medicine
Dr. Jousef Lonjenker Community Medicine Dept., College of Medicine
Dr. Waseem Shehata Pathology Dept., College of Medicine
Dr. Saud Al-Zaid Surgery Dept., College of Medicine
Dr. Mustafa Al-Zagloul Environmental and Occupational Health Dept., College of Public Health
Dr. Maitham Khaja Head of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Dept., College of Pharmacy
Mr. Haitham Al-Hajery Director of Vice President for Health Sciences Office
Mr. Essam Hussain Senior Law Specialist in the Technical Office Administration
Mr. Motaz Al-Shorbagy Secretary, Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences (Secretary of the Committee)
The committee may seek the assistance of whom it considers appropriate.
The committee will start with the following tasks: