(MENAFN) A critical surgical operation of cochlear implant has been performed on a six-year old girl in Kuwait by the Kuwaiti Health Minister Dr. Shaikh Basil Al-Sabah.

The two-hour operation was conducted successfully by Dr. Al-Sabah while assisted by a professional medical team from Kuwait at the Zain Specialist Hospital.

Dr. Al-Sabah was appointed recently to serve as the Health Minister as part of the new Cabinet.

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