Saudi Arabia's Aid Agency Funds Hospital In Syria With Medical Supplies
Stepping up humanitarian efforts in Syria, the King Salman Center for Humanitarian Aid and Relief (KSRelief) signed a health project to ensure uninterrupted medical service in the war-torn country by ...
November 20, 2018501Category: MEDICAL
Saudi Arabia Renovates Al-Jouf General Hospital In Yemen
The Saudi Program for the Development and Reconstruction of Yemen on Wednesday inaugurated a project to renovate and equip Al-Jouf General Hospital.
The project has installed seven clinics, emergency...
November 22, 2018618Category: MEDICAL
KSA’s University Of Taif Launches Protect Your Heart Campaign
The University of Taif launched its “Protect Your Heart” campaign to raise awareness of cardiovascular diseases and ways to reduce the risk of contracting them.
Dr. Dalal Namnagan...
November 24, 20181625Category: MEDICAL
Saudi National Guard Minister Inaugurates Medical Research Forum
National Guard Minister Prince Khalid bin Abdul Aziz bin Ayyaf sponsored the ninth Annual Forum for Medical Research titled “Achieving the National Vision through Medical Research.”
The...
November 27, 2018465Category: MEDICAL
Saudi Border Guards Rescue Indian Sailor Who Faced Health Issue At Sea
Saudi naval forces based in Makkah have successfully carried out the evacuation of an Indian sailor.
The 31-year-old sailor was onboard a commercial vessel when he experienced an emergency health sit...
November 29, 2018567Category: MEDICAL
Riyadh Hackathon Puts Digital Health Under The Microscope
Thousands of young Saudis, including doctors, engineers, students and researchers, competed to develop technical innovations that improve medical services as part of a health care innovation hackathon...
December 03, 2018510Category: MEDICAL
Saudi Lab Receives International Accreditation
The Regional Laboratory and Blood Bank in the Eastern Province has become the first laboratory in the region to receive accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP).
This was announc...
December 03, 2018527Category: MEDICAL
Health Ministry Says 91 Pc AIDS Cases Treated In Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Health Ministry has revealed that 91% of patients suffering with AIDS had their cases detected and have been treated.
The achievement makes the Kingdom one of the first countries in the reg...
December 03, 2018532Category: MEDICAL
Saudis Break The Stigma Of Mental Therapy
Hala Abdullah first realized she needed help when she experienced breathing problems for two weeks at a stretch. Every time she tried to sleep, she found herself struggling. When Abdullah consulted a ...
December 08, 2018642Category: MEDICAL
Saudi Health Ministry Takes Steps To Enhance Health Care
In order to boost the health care sector and improve the performance of hospitals in Saudi Arabia, the Health Ministry is effectively pursuing the implementation of Adaa standards.
Adaa, the National...
December 12, 2018538Category: MEDICAL
937 Service Center Receives Over 123K Calls In One Week
The Ministry of Health’s 937 Service Center received 123,684 calls from across the Kingdom in one week, the ministry reported on Tuesday.
According to the ministry, these calls included 7,753 c...
December 19, 2018578Category: MEDICAL
Saudi Female Surgeon Leads Operation To Remove Rare Liver Tumor
A medical team of surgeons in Saudi Arabia, led by female Saudi surgeon Hanan Al-Ghamdi, have successfully removed a liver tumor weighing more than two kilograms.
The complex surgery was conducted at...
December 25, 2018500Category: MEDICAL
Tanzanian Conjoined Twins Separated In Riyadh
The separation surgery of Tanzanian conjoined twins Anishia and Milanese has been successful, said Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, supervisor general of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center and an ...
December 25, 2018499Category: MEDICAL
Border Guards Seize 876-kg Of Cannabis
Border guards in the regions of Jazan, Najran and Asir thwarted several attempts last month to smuggle narcotics into the Kingdom by land and sea, a spokesperson said.
They seized 876kg of cannabis a...
January 12, 2019503Category: MEDICAL
Saudi Health Ministry Provides Clarity On Female Patients’ Consent
The confusion surrounding whether women need a male guardian’s permission to undergo vital childbirth procedures, including C-sections, was cleared on Wednesday.
In a statement, the Ministry of...
January 19, 20191376Category: MEDICAL
Saudi Coach Donates Kidney To Save Footballer’s Life
Fahad Al-Gharbi, the coach of the Jubbah youth football club, a third division club in the Saudi league, has saved a player’s life by donating one of his kidneys to him.
Youssef Al-Shammari, a ...
January 27, 20191134Category: MEDICAL
Saudi Health Ministry Launches Adult Tobacco Survey
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that it will launch of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) among individuals 15 years and above, including both males and females
The su...
February 04, 2019549Category: MEDICAL
Saudi Arabia’s KSRelief Continues Aid Operations In Yemen
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has distributed 48 tons and 100 kg of food baskets in directorates in Al-Jawf governorate in Yemen, benefiting 3,900 people.
KSRelief on Mond...
February 05, 20191359Category: MEDICAL
21 MERS Cases Detected Across Saudi Arabia In One Week
The current epidemiological week has seen an increased number of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections, with 21 new cases reported in the Kingdom, of 15 men and six women,...
February 17, 2019424Category: MEDICAL
Saudi Arabia To Host First Nursing Forum In Riyadh
Seeking to create a unique platform to support the nursing profession under the National Transformation Program (NTP 2020), the Saudi capital will host the first nursing forum next month.
According t...
February 23, 2019454Category: MEDICAL