A number of residents from Thar in the north of Najran complained Saturday to the regional head of Health Affairs Yahya Shuwail over the Ministry of Health approval for the conversion of…
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Cancer sufferer seeks SR10m
The Jeddah court due to hear the first ever case against a tobacco company in the Kingdom has set a hearing for Feb. 2. The court will hear a complaint from a…
‘Saudi healthcare sector top in MENA region’
The Saudi Arabia healthcare market ranks first among 17 countries across the Middle East and Africa (MENA) region. The Kingdom’s pharmaceutical market alone is expected to register a compound annual growth rate…
Health Affairs takes over ‘unfit’ building
The Health Affairs Department in Jeddah has taken over a building for its Medical Board and Dentistry Center which was deemed “unfit” by engineers 20 months ago. The poor state of the…
Patients upset over tardiness of insurance companies
The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has expressed dismay at the number of complaints it has received from the public over medical insurance companies failing to pay out compensation promptly. NSHR…
Volunteer group rallies support for Alzheimer’s victims
As a part of its leadership program, the Saudi Alzheimer’s Disease Association (SADA) visited schools in the city to introduce its program and to explain the advantages of volunteer work. The Volunteer’s…
6,000 Saudis await organ transplants
There are some 6,000 sick Saudis across the Kingdom awaiting organ transplants, something that has in recent years become difficult due to an annual decrease in the number of organ donors in…
Saudi Arabia gears up for organic farming
The organic farming sector in Saudi Arabia has received a shot in the arm with the relaunch of the Saudi Organic Farming Association (SOFA). SOFA has completed all three phases of development…
Govt hospitals come under the microscope’
The Ministry of Health is monitoring a wide range of mistakes, security lapses and medical errors in government hospitals, Dr. Muhammad Al-Kheshaim, the ministry’s undersecretary for Planning and Development, said Wednesday. The…
Need for awareness campaigns oneating habits
Metabolic disorder is the most common health problem in the Kingdom, said Nafa Al-Tambukty, an apothecary expert. Al-Tambukty, a Saudi who practices alternative medicine in the KIngdom, told Saudi Gazette in an…
Suicide rate rise in Kingdom alarming, warn experts
A 17-year-old girl fatally shoots herself with her father’s gun near Abha. In Bisha, a 20-year-old girl hangs herself in her home. In Ras Tanura, a man in his 20s shoots himself…
Medical experts discuss patients’ rights
Medical specialists are gathering Wednesday at the King Fahd Medical City to discuss patients’ rights in a forum held under the banner “The Reality of Patients’ Rights and Future Outlooks”. “Patient rights…
Kuwaiti Emir congratulates King Abdullah on his recovery
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Muhammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah have sent their congratulations to King Abdullah, Custodian of…
Obama congratulates King Abdullah after successful back surgery
US President Barack Obama spoke with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah on Sunday to wish him well and a speedy recovery after the Saudi leader underwent back surgery, the…
93 Saudis fired from hospital jobs in Hail
More than 90 Saudis hired by a contracting company to work with two government hospitals in Hail have allegedly been sacked after serving more than nine years. Their termination, which came after…