The Jeddah Mayor’s Office has urged greater cooperation from the public, the National Water Company and other bodies to combat dengue fever, saying that it also wants to “involve the private sector…
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SR800m for plasma derivatives factory
The Ministry of Health has allocated nearly SR800 million to fund the establishment of a blood plasma derivatives factory in the Kingdom. Dr. Ibrahim Al-Omar, the ministry’s Director of Laboratories and Blood…
Better communication needed for patient safety
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) celebrated Patient Safety Day here Monday with special events including lectures, contests and exhibitions. Dr. Ramzy Abu Zahriah, Assistant Director of Quality Management at…
Need to raise AIDS awareness stressed
AIDS levels in Gulf Cooperation Council countries are at a minimum compared to other countries in the east of the Mediterranean, an official from the Council of GCC Health Ministers said on…
Mobile clinic to examine diabetes patients in Eastern Province
The Saudi Diabetes and Endocrine Association (SDEA) will launch next year a mobile clinic to examine patients in the Eastern Province. Abdul Aziz Al-Turki, SDEA’s chairman, said diabetes and its complications is…
King recuperating after surgery
King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, is to spend a period of convalescence in the United States following last week’s successful surgery in New York, his son Prince Mit’eb, Minister…
Patients complain about Jizan’s poor hospital services
Patients and residents here have listed a number of complaints about the state of public hospitals, including long queues, incorrect diagnoses, lack of hospital beds and incompetent staff. They claim that there…
Hazardous waste piles up at maternity and children’s hospital
Patients here have been shocked to see waste piling up inside and outside the Maternity and Children’s Hospitals in Al-Ahsa. They accused the hospital’s cleaners of failing to do their duty. Doctors…
10 Asir drinking water plants ordered closed
The Emir of Asir Prince Faisal Bin Khaled has ordered the closure of 10 drinking water production plants in the province of Asir after the discovery of failures to meet health and…
People facing high flu risk urged to get vaccinated
The Ministry of Health has urged people with a high risk of contracting seasonal flu – pregnant women and patients with chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiac disease – to…
Unsafe waste disposal poses threat to public health
Unsafe disposal of garbage and medical waste is posing threat to public health in Al-Ajwad District in eastern Jeddah. Disgruntled area residents have complained that a company operating in the neighborhood is…
3 doctors held over baby’s death
The Directorate General of Health Affairs in Madina is holding three doctors accountable for medical errors that led to the death of a five-month-old baby, a source told Okaz/Saudi Gazette. Majed Al-Muttari,…
Mysterious virus kills young man in Taif
A mysterious, undiagnosed virus has killed a young man in Taif, sent his relative to the intensive care unit and led 13 people from the same family to get checked to ensure…
King to leave for treatment in US
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah will travel to the United States for medical treatment, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said Sunday. “The king will leave on Monday for the…
Female Saudi student outlines awareness plan on genetic diseases
A member of the Princess Al-Jawhara Center of Excellence for the Research of Hereditary Disorders (PACER-HD), an affiliate of the Jeddah-based King Abdulaziz University (KAU) participated recently in a Human Variome Project…