KSRelief Transfers Injured Yemeni Girl To Jeddah For Treatment
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has transferred Yemeni girl Alaa Osama Abdel Fattah Mohammed from Taiz to Jeddah for treatment after she sustained injuries in Houthi atta...
May 15, 20181247Category: MEDICAL
Health Insurance Council Stops Business With 8 Optic Branches For Violations
Eight branches of one optical business have been stopped from working in the health endurance sector in Saudi Arabia for violating insurance regulations, and the case has been transferred to the Burea...
May 21, 20181345Category: MEDICAL
Hospital Attack Victim Is On Way To Recovery
The doctor that saved the Filipino nurse, who was cut up grievously by a mentally disturbed person three days back, said the nurse was on the way to recovery. “Nurse Relandino, hurt in the hospi...
May 21, 20181865Category: MEDICAL
47 Hospitals, Health Centers In Makkah To Serve Pilgrims
There are eight hospitals and 39 health centers with a combined capacity of 2,478 beds to extend health services to Umrah pilgrims and the Haram visitors during the holy month of Ramadan, local daily ...
May 23, 20181288Category: MEDICAL
SR3m For Ethiopian Family Of Medical Malpractice Victim
The parents of a 16-year-old Ethiopian boy, who has been paralyzed and lies in a coma since 2006 following a medical malpractice, have received SR3 million in compensation after the intervention of Cr...
May 29, 20181343Category: MEDICAL
Saudi Arabia To Join WHO In Anti-smoking Campaign
Saudi Arabia will join the World Health Organization (WHO) in an anti-smoking campaign to mark World No Tobacco Day on May 31.
The campaign seeks to increase public awareness of the dangers of toba...
May 31, 20182028Category: MEDICAL
OIC, Red Crescent And Red Cross Group Condemn Israeli Atrocities
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned Israel’s continued settlement building in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem.
The Israeli authorities have rep...
June 03, 2018822Category: MEDICAL
KFSHRC And Houston Methodist Hospital Have Renewed
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) and Houston Methodist Hospital have renewed an existing Memorandum of Understanding for the fourth consecutive time as a result of the posi...
June 03, 20181021Category: MEDICAL
Saudi Arabia Will Need An Extra 5,000 Hospital Beds By 2020
Saudi Arabia will need an extra 5,000 hospital beds by 2020 and 20,000 more by 2035 to meet the requirements of its growing population. The requirement to expand the health care facilities of the King...
June 04, 20182904Category: MEDICAL
Saudi Food And Drug Authority Preparing E-system To Track Pharmaceuticals
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) is setting up an electronic system to track pharmaceuticals from production to consumption, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
The aim is to track product...
June 04, 2018788Category: MEDICAL
Saudi Therapist Who Made Childhood Dreams A Reality
One of the world’s leading physical therapists, Mohammed Al-Qasheesh, believes that success is a journey and one should choose their field carefully and enjoy it.
“Passion is a key and ...
June 05, 20181438Category: MEDICAL
Saudi Arabia Will Need An Additional 10,000 Doctors By 2020, Say Experts
Saudi Arabia will need an additional 10,000 doctors by 2020 and twice that many by 2030 to tackle critical bed shortages and meet the needs of its growing population, experts have warned.
A signifi...
June 07, 20181875Category: MEDICAL
Madinah Emir Honors Filipino Nurse Who Fell Victim To Workplace Violence
Emir of Madinah Prince Faisal Bin Salman has honored a male Filipino nurse who was stabbed at a hospital in the city on the first day of Ramadan by a citizen in his 30s.
Dr. Abdulhameed Al-Sobahi, ...
June 07, 20181951Category: MEDICAL
Family Allege Medical Error In Accident Victims Death
Relatives allege medical malpractice in the death of a 29-year-old Saudi man at Aseer Central Hospital in Abha about a month ago.
The hospital did not reveal the cause of Abdullah Yahya Al-Mufarah&...
June 11, 2018839Category: MEDICAL
Deadly MERS Killed 23 People In Saudi Arabia
Outbreaks of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) killed 23 people in Saudi Arabia between Jan. 21 and May 31 this year, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
The deaths were am...
June 19, 20181869Category: MEDICAL
Saudi Girl Regains Ability To Speak And Breathe
An eight-year-old Saudi girl has regained her ability to speak and breathe after she fell off the balcony of her building four years ago.
After the incident, Ashwaq was in a coma for 20 days and rema...
June 20, 2018832Category: MEDICAL
Cholera Disease Infects 11 Expats
Eleven foreigners were found to be infected with cholera in the province of Jazan in Saudi Arabia, said the Ministry of Health.
“Initial clinical tests have revealed that the patients have co...
June 21, 2018757Category: MEDICAL
High Tobacco Tax Forces Many To Quit Smoking - MOH
The Ministry of Health has reported that the increase in tobacco tax made many smokers to seek medical help to quit the habit.
Naqaa Anti-Smoking Society head Sulaiman Al-Sabi said the tobacco tax ...
June 21, 2018909Category: MEDICAL