Hospitals and medical staff in Makkah and the holy sites are geared up for an expected three million pilgrims coming on Haj this year, according to Dr. Khalid Obaid Zafar, Director General…
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MoH hospital performs first stem cell transplants
King Fahd Specialist Hospital in Dammam has succeeded in performing stem cell transplant operations on two patients suffering from blood plasma tumors, in procedures described as the first ever at a Ministry…
Kingdom keen to address food security issue
Saudi Arabia is keen to address the food security issue by investing in agricultural land in other countries, according to Danny Cunningham of Enterprise Ireland, which has a branch office in Riyadh….
Club 26 formed in Kingdom to spur nutrition awareness
Dr. Mohamed Sultan (left), medical director, Pfizer Nutrition, flanked by Dr. Saad Abdullah Al Saedi (third left), consultant neonatologist and director of neonatology section at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center…
Smoking science, lit. girls alarm university
Officials from Dammam University’s faculties of Literature and Sciences have called in the services of a counselor from the Health Affairs’ anti-smoking program after figures revealed that 8.6 percent of female students…
Sunstroke danger to Haj pilgrims
Working papers presented by delegates at the International Mass Gathering Medicine Conference, which wound up in Jeddah Monday, have warned about the dangers of sunstrokes and natural disasters. Dr. Abdul Razak Butchama,…
Pink-ribbon message must be remembered
A little levity when dealing with a serious subject can go a long way in attracting desired attention, and that is exactly what happened with the entry of Saudi Arabia into the…
Saudi pink ribbon breaks Guinness record
Over 5,000 Saudi and expatriate women on Thursday created the world’s largest human pink ribbon in aid of breast cancer awareness in Jeddah. According to organizers, the number of women coming into…
Alternative medicine: Ayurveda and Homeopathy
There are many forms of alternative medicine, but in this article I will be dealing with just two: Ayurvedic medicine and Homeopathic medicine. Ayurveda is India’s traditional, natural system of medicine that…
‘It is through community service that we can be good Muslims’
The toughest thing about interviewing Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan Al-Saud is getting her to talk about herself as at present she is focused on the upcoming Oct. 28 attempt to…
Call to set up referral body for mass medicine
The Kingdom is set to benefit, especially in facilitating Haj for the pilgrims, from the expertise and strategies suggested by health officials at the International Mass Gathering Medicine Conference that ended in…
3,000 hospital beds readied for Haj
A number of hospitals, health centers and clinics will be serving the pilgrims during this Haj season with more than 3,000 beds, according to Makkah Health Affairs Director Dr. Khaled bin Obaid…
Top health services for pilgrims in Madina
The health authorities here have a plan in place to provide comprehensive medical services to Haj pilgrims, including vaccinations and tests for epidemic diseases. This is according to Dr. Abdullah Bin Ali…
Saudi health experts to study teaching mass gathering medicine
The Saudi Commission for Health Specialties will study the possibility of including mass gathering medicine in the Ministry of Health’s educational programs, Dr. Zaid Memish, chairman of the Global Forum on Mass…
SFDA reaffirms stance on Internet medicine
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has refused to permit the purchase of medication over the Internet, reiterating that the law “does not allow the buying of medical formulations or medicines…