# Ministry of Health, Kuwait

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## TL;DR

Kuwait's health ministry, which runs the public Kuwait Cancer Control Center and in 2026 set up a national cancer registry department there.

## Summary

The ministry runs the Kuwait Cancer Control Center. In August 2026 the Minister of Health issued a decision establishing an Epidemiology and Cancer Registry Department at the centre; the ministry said it would track cancer incidence, mortality and survival, take part in studies with WHO and international registry bodies, and keep research use of the data subject to ethical approval (KUNA). Earlier ministry statements reported by the Arab Times cover a new centre building in the Al-Sabah Health District, a memorandum of understanding with Gustave Roussy, and a gynaecological oncology unit opened in October 2025. Its website did not answer. The coordinates are an approximate Kuwait City point.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-11
- Also known as: MoH Kuwait
- City: Kuwait City, KW
- Type: government

## Sources

- Kuwait Times (KUNA): cancer registry department established at KCCC (31 August 2026): https://kuwaittimes.com/article/48953/kuwait/kuwait-health-min-establishes-epidemiology-cancer-registry-department-at-kccc/
- Arab Times: relocation to the new building (30 December 2025): https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/kuwait-eyes-smooth-relocation-of-cancer-center-to-new-facility/

## Connected records

- institutions: [Kuwait Cancer Control Center](https://onco.cc/institutions/kuwait-cancer-control-center/)

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