Colonel Doctor Hadi AlQallaf Director of dental services at the Jabir Al Ahmed Armed Forces Hospital. MOD State of Kuwait MSc.& PhD. Biomaterials in relation to dentistry. London University England Ministry Of Defence Army Head Quarter Directorate of Medical Services History Medical services commenced with establishment of the Kuwaiti army integrated in the military unit. In early sixties in the last century military hospital was established. In 1967 by law health care was applied for all militaries Medical services directorate was established in mid ninties Chieves of the medical services directorate 1- Dr. Ali Alatawna • 2- Brigadier Dr. Haider Alaga • 3- Colonel Dr. Yagoub Al laho • 4- Colonel Dr. Abdulrahman Al nassim • 5- Dr. Mohammed Al jarrallah • 6- Dr. Waleed Alfallah • 7- General Dr. Zuhair Al haj • Present chieve of the directorate Shiek Ahmmed Almansoor AlSabah Medical directorate provides the health • care in peace and war in: 1- Jabir AlAhmed Armed Forces Hospital • 2- The north military medical complex • MMC 3- Land forces • 4- Air force • 5- Naval base • Role of the medical directorate Provides medical support in military • operation Medical check up for all staff and their • relatives • Treatment abroad commenties • Entitled patients the medical treatment 1- All militaries for the ministry of defence • and their families (MOD) 2- Officers and other ranks for the national • gards and their families 3- Civilian staff in (MOD) • 3- Officers only for the ministry of interior • (MOI) 4- inlisted soldiers of special forces in the • MOI The Jabir AlAhmed Armed Forces Hospital • was opened on 27th Feb. 1990. It was started during the ruling time of His highness the Amir Jabir Al Ahmed Al Sabah. After his death it was named to his name. • Before it was called military hospital • VIP Wards No. Beds Operating theatres ICU Beds Casualty operating theatre 1 8 260 6 8 2 Clinical and Technical Depatments Clinical and Technical Depatments 1- General Surgery 2- Medicine 3- Orthopeadic 4- Cardic 5- Urology 6- ENT 7- Pediatric 8- Ophalmology 9- Anaesthetics • 10- Dental • 11- Pharmacy • 12- Casualty • 13- Nursing • 14- Laboratory • 15- X- Ray • 16- Ambulance • 17- Resistance medicine • 18- Physiotheraby • 19- Dermatology • 20- Medical stores • Latest developments in Jabir AlAhmed Armed Forces Hospital Establish a swine flue laboratory Princes sherifa Alhamad Mobarak AlSabah (Hyperbaric Oxygen Centre) Princes sherifa Alhamad Mobarak AlSabah (Hyperbaric Oxygen Centre) Renal dialyses. New MRI Visiting Doctors Medical services care to bring visiting doctors in diferent specialities to do some surgical operations. Agreement with Bonn University (Germany) to bring highly skilled professors surgeons. Workshop for disc prolapse Workshop of Dental Implant First Dental Health care festival January 2011 Treatment abroad Treatment abroad For ministry of Defense and Interior staff and their Families Treatment abroad Patients are sent to the following countries Treatment abroad 1- United Kingdom • 2- France • 3- Germany • 4- Kingdom Saudi Arabia • 5- Kingdom of Jordon • 6- United Arab of Emirate • 7- Eygpt • Future projects for the Directorate of Medical services 1- Extension of Jabir AlAhmed Armed forces Hospital Establish new building for the casualty department Establish new out patient clinics Establish new specialized dental centre 2- Outside the Jabir AlAhmed Armed Forces Hospital Establish new building in the south region of Kuwait (Military Medical Complex) Thank you