Vaccination Compulsory For People Wishing To Perform Haj
The Ministry of Health has stressed that those wishing to perform Haj this year (1439H) from within the Kingdom and abroad have to compulsorily take the meningitis and seasonal flu vaccines, Saudi Pre...
July 29, 2018482Category: MEDICAL
GaStat Has Released The Results Of A Survey On Family Health
The General Authority for Statistics (GaStat) has released the results of a survey on family health carried out in November and December 2017.
According to the survey, 94.2 percent of the populatio...
July 30, 20181054Category: MEDICAL
KFSH Performs 40 Cardiac MIS With 100 Pc Success In 6 Months
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Riyadh performed 40 minimal invasive cardiac surgeries (MIS) by utilizing video-assisted procedures with 100 percent success during the first hal...
August 01, 2018529Category: MEDICAL
18-month-old Amputee Gets Prosthetic Legs In Riyadh
A one-and-a-half-year-old child has been given a brighter future thanks to the pioneering efforts of the Rehabilitation Medicine Department of King Saud Medical City in Riyadh. In what is considered a...
August 05, 2018498Category: MEDICAL
SRPY Provisions Seiyun Hospital With Essential Medical Supplies
The Saudi Reconstruction Program in Yemen (SRPY) has provisioned Seiyun General Hospital, in Hadramout Province, with essential medical supplies.
In addition, to funding improvements to critical faci...
August 08, 2018496Category: MEDICAL
Taif Health Office Starts Program To Serve Pilgrims
The Department of Health Affairs in Taif has launched programs to advise and educate local and foreign pilgrims who arrived by land and air in Taif. The Director of the Department of Clinical Educatio...
August 09, 2018463Category: MEDICAL
No Diseases Reported Among Pilgrims Saudi Health Ministry
No cases of epidemics or quarantine diseases have been reported so far among pilgrims arriving from around the world to perform Hajj this year, according to the Saudi Health Ministry.
The heath situa...
August 12, 2018498Category: MEDICAL
WHO Praises Health Ministry’s Exceptional Work During Hajj
The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) praised the services provided by the Health Ministry to Hajj pilgrims, and the efforts exerted to care for them and maintain their health.
...
August 26, 20181368Category: MEDICAL
Saudi Child Infected With Virus Dies In Indonesia
A Saudi child who was infected with a virus passed away in Indonesia.
The boy was waiting with his family for their return flight to Saudi Arabia on the eve of the eid when fell sick suddenly and s...
August 28, 2018541Category: MEDICAL
Saudi Medical Team Has Used Modern Immunosuppressive Therapy For A Saudi Girl
A Saudi medical team has successfully used modern immunosuppressive therapy for a five year old Saudi girl with Glioblastoma, a grade 4 brain tumor known for being aggressive and very infiltrative.
T...
August 29, 2018450Category: MEDICAL
Medical Teams At Jeddah Airport Save Two Pilgrims Lives
Medical teams at King Abdul Aziz International Airport saved the lives of two pilgrims who fell seriously ill on Wednesday as they prepared to return to their home countries after performing Hajj.
An...
September 01, 2018428Category: MEDICAL
Saudi Doctors Get Global Patent For Invention
A team of doctors at the King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah has won international recognition for their work on a new medical device that helps patients avoid surgery.
The team from the university...
September 02, 2018538Category: MEDICAL
Saudi Aid Team In Marib To Set Up Cardiac Center In Yemen
A medical team from the Kingdom supervised by a committee from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has conducted a detailed survey in Marib to explore options for medical tre...
September 08, 2018460Category: MEDICAL
Health Practitioners Face Various Types Of Abuses
More than 57.5 percent of the health practitioners in the Kingdom were subject to various kinds of abuse while on duty including slapping, biting and hitting by sharp weapons, according to a report ca...
September 10, 2018553Category: MEDICAL
Death Of An Infant In Taif Hospital Under Probe
The Health Affairs in Taif has opened an investigation with King Faisal Medical Complex over the death of an infant because of an alleged medical negligence. The official spokesman of the Health Affai...
September 11, 2018570Category: MEDICAL
KSRelief Reports On Vital Support For Yemeni Hospitals
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) is continuing to provide health services to Yemeni patients by supporting Al-Salam Hospital in Saada governorate and the Saudi Hospital in...
September 12, 2018450Category: MEDICAL
King Faisal Hospital Participates In World Health Forum
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center has participated in the World Health Forum held in the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center from Sept. 10 to 12.
The forum offers ...
September 12, 2018447Category: MEDICAL
Saudi Health Council Unifies Emergency Codes In Key Sectors
The Saudi Health Council approved the unification of codes in emergency and disaster situations in all health sectors.
The approval came during the council’s 83rd meeting, presided over by it...
September 16, 2018630Category: MEDICAL