Child Protection in Kuwait: Towards Multisectoral Partnership

Mona Alkhawari

Ministry of Health

Dr Mona Al-Khawari is Director of Child Protection office in Ministry of Health and the Vice-President of Supreme Kuwait National Child Protection Committee. She established the joint committee of the Supreme National child protection in 2013 . She is the executive Director of Kuwait National Child Protection Program. Her work focused in the last three years on  establishing a comprehensive strategy and mechanics of reporting and handling victims of violence against children in collaboration with other governmental and non governmental sectors. She was the chairperson of Paediatric and Neonate Council from 2010-2016 . She was  Head of Paediatric Department Amiri hospital and  Director of the Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes division from 2000-2016. She is a Fellow of Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health of United Kingdom. She is the chairperson of  several committees , the Childhood Committee ,DSD Committee, Kuwait-WHO Child Growth Standards Implementation Committee, The Highest National Accreditation Committee  and  the Newborn screening committee and Executive Director of Kuwait Newborn Screening Program.

Abstract

Child protection strategy aims to prevent, respond to, and resolve the childmaltreatment in all settings.It requires a multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoralapproach. Increasing the effective protection of children also... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Mona Alkhawari (Ministry of Health)

Topic Area

Child Protection Systems and Strategies at local, national and international levels

Session

Daily » Poster Sessions (14:00 - Wednesday, 4th October, King Willem Alexander Foyer)

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