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WHO Chief Joins Saudi #walk30 Initiative

Met Health minister in Riyadh and visited the world's largest virtual hospital Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Health Fahd Al-Jalajel and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus joined Saudis of all ages in the #Walk30 event, held Tuesday at the Wadi Hanifa Park in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The event, launched by Saudi ......Read More

Thursday, November 24, 2022

Saudi Health Launches Virtual Platform to Treat Heart Patients

Crowdsourcing space for consultants to work on complex cases Riyadh: Saudi Health launched Tuesday, November 8th, the national platform for treating heart patients, with the aim of accelerating treatment decisions and enhancing wide-range discussion among consultants on cases that require urgent intervention, while encouraging ......Read More

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Naya Clinics is Proud to Celebrate 7 Years of Service to Clients in Saudi Arabia

Cincinnati, OH, November 8, 2022--- USA based top rated mental wellness practice Naya Clinics is celebrating 7 years of excellence! While Naya Clinics serves clients all across the globe, one location in particular stands out. Since 2015, Naya Clinics has been providing their online services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Naya Clinics offers ......Read More

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Medina Surgeons Patch Fifty-year-old Leaky Skull

Complications of an old car accident caused a cerebrospinal fluid spill Riyadh: A Saudi medical team in Medina ended, on Wednesday 2nd of November the suffering of a patient in his fifties who endured a fracture in the base of his skull that caused it to leak cerebrospinal fluid through his nose, in an endoscopic operation that lasted 3 hours. The Medina Health Assembly (western Saudi Arabia) confirmed that the patient came to the emergency department in a critical condition, semiconscious, and suffering from leakage of cerebrospinal fluid. Clinical examinations were immediately conducted that showed a gap in the base of the skull with swelling inside the cerebral ......Read More

Thursday, November 3, 2022
Winners Announced on Saudi Health Million-Riyal Challenge

5th Season of WA'AI Pan-Arab Health awareness visual content awards Riyadh: Saudi Health Minister Fahad Al-Jalajel stressed the pivotal role local health awareness played in helping Saudi society combat the pandemic, his comments on Monday, October 24, came at the closing ceremony of the WA'AI awareness awards at its fifth ......Read More

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Saudi Arabia to Convene Global Mining Sector at Second Future Minerals Forum in January 2023

• Future Minerals Forum will take place from January 10 – 12, 2023, in Riyadh and is expected to attract more than 9,000 participants • Event is organized by the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources under the patronage of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 24, 2022 – Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources (MIM) today announced initial details about the second Future Minerals Forum (FMF), which will take place from January 10-12, 2023 at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh, under the patronage of The custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin ......Read More

Monday, October 24, 2022

Health Ministers Launch Pan-Gulf CDC

regional center for coordinating disease prevention and control Riyadh: Ministers of Health in the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC countries launched Saturday, October 22, at the council's HQ in Riyadh, the Gulf Center for Disease Prevention and Control. The center aims to enhance coordination, transfer knowledge, and prevent the spread of communicable and non-communicable diseases across the GCC. The inauguration coincided with the Minister's Committee meeting chaired by Saudi minister of health Fahd Al Jalajel, where they discussed implementing the joint health action plan, in addition to following up on the latest international health regulations, supporting ......Read More

Monday, October 24, 2022

Tabuk Surgeons Save 2-year-old from Fatal Glass Table Wound

Almost tragedy fly's young girl to a 2-hour operation Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A surgical team in Tabuk (Northern Saudi Arabia) managed on Tuesday, October 18, to save the life of a young girl who was cut in the jugular vein while playing on a glass table. The two-and-a-half-year-old girl was playing on a glass table in her ......Read More

Friday, October 21, 2022
Aster Pharmacy Enters KSA In Partnership With Al Hokair Holding Group To Set Up 250+ Pharmacies

Aster Pharmacy, the retail arm of Aster DM Healthcare has entered into a long-term joint venture agreement with Al Hokair Holding Group to setup and operate pharmacies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). UAE, October 17, 2022: Aster DM Healthcare, one of the largest integrated healthcare providers in GCC and India, is expanding its footprint ......Read More

Monday, October 17, 2022

Saudi Hospital Repairs Woman's Pelvic Fracture Without Surgery

Stage 4 breast cancer patient relieved from pain and starts physiotherapy Riyadh: A specialized medical team at King Fahd Medical City in the capital Riyad succeeded Wednesday 12th October in repairing a fracture of the sacral bone in the pelvic area of a cancer patient by a metal screw using interventional radiology without ......Read More

Monday, October 17, 2022

3d Printed Jaw, A Life Changer for Saudi Cancer Patient

Tumour removed and new jaw fitted after a 15-hour operation Riyadh: The face and jaw surgery team at Buraidah's General Hospital (central Saudi Arabia) managed on Tuesday, September 20th to end the suffering of an 18-year-old patient from a cancerous tumour in his lower jaw. The Qassim Health cluster confirmed that the patient ......Read More

Thursday, September 22, 2022

Financing Healthcare Projects in KSA Unlocking the “Hidden” Value

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 12 September 2022 – Colliers, a leading diversified professional services and investment management company focusing on healthcare issued its latest white paper ‘Unlocking the “Hidden” Value’ on Financing Healthcare Projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The paper is the 17th edition of the “Pulse Series” of research papers on healthcare in the MENA Region. The paper highlights that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of the largest markets in the region and the biggest in the GCC. KSA’s Vision 2030 combined with its population base of 35 million, the largest in the GCC, is driving fundamental structural ......Read More

Monday, September 12, 2022
Saudi Arabia moves all Public Medical assets to Health Holding Company

a step to transform the public health sector and raise efficiency Riyadh: Saudi Cabinet approved Tuesday, August 23, the transfer of all assets related to health services from the Ministry of Health to the Health Holding Company HHC. The decision included the transfer of all financial and contractual obligations and rights related to health services currently provided by the Ministry, to the Health Holding Company or any of its subsidiaries. Worth noting that the HHC is a public corporation established by the cabinet last June with the aim to run local health clusters that provide direct services to beneficiaries all around the country. HHC manages five subsidiaries ......Read More

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Saudi Hospital Hits 1000 Heart Operations in 180 days

Local efforts reduced the number of transfers to major cities Riyadh: King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital in Taif (west Saudi Arabia) successfully accomplished 998 cardiac catheterizations and 10 open-heart surgeries during the first half of this year. Taif Health explained that the heart center at the hospital achieved this through a local team of dedicated surgeons aided with the latest medical equipment to provide integrated services for heart patients, which contributed to the decline in the number of patients who seek treatment in other Saudi cities. The Center provided its services in the same period for more than 8,000 patients in general and subspecialties ......Read More

Monday, August 22, 2022

EU Ambassador to Riyadh discovers the Future of Healthcare

Riyadh - August 15, 2022: Saudi Minister of Health, Eng. Fahad Al-Jalajil, met on Monday, March 14th, at his office in Riyadh with His Excellency the Ambassador of the European Union, Mr. Patrick Simonnet, accompanied by the Head of Commercial and Economic Affairs at the European Commission to the kingdom. The meeting dealt with several issues related to health cooperation opportunities between Saudi Arabia and EU countries. After the meeting, Mr. Simonnet visited the new Seha Virtual Hospital SVH, which is considered the largest of its kind in the world, with a network of more than 130 connected hospitals around the Kingdom, accompanied by the Medical Director, Dr. Abdulaziz ......Read More

Monday, August 15, 2022

9 Million Calls Answered by Saudi Health Hotline

937 achieved 90% customer satisfaction level Riyadh: Saudi Health said on Monday, August 8, that its 937 toll-free hotlines received 8.8 million calls during the first half of 2022. Of those 2.5 million calls inquired about urgent medical consultations, while 350 thousand calls reported incidents that were resolved promptly, ......Read More

Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Four-hour Operation Saves Saudi Child from a Fatal Brain Infection

Rapid intervention ended the two-year-old suffering from rare headaches Riyadh: A Saudi surgical team at the Maternity & Children Hospital of Makkah managed to end the suffering of a two-year-old child from recurrent brain infections due to a congenital cyst. The medical team explained that the mother noticed the child holding his head and crying continuously, the condition developed into pus coming out of the back of his head, in addition to a decrease in consciousness. When he was transferred to the hospital, an MRI was performed, which revealed an increase in the size of the congenital cyst with pus gathering in the cerebellum, pressuring the neighboring ......Read More

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

WHO Hails Readiness of Saudi Center for Crisis and Disaster Management

Programmed visit for transferring know-how to Yemeni counterparts Riyadh: A delegation from the World Health Organization's WHO regional office accompanied by a Yemeni Health Ministry team visited on Thursday, July 28, the Health Emergency Operation Center in Riyadh. Saudi Health said that the visiting delegation was briefed on ......Read More

Friday, July 29, 2022

Telemedicine in Hajj...When Riyadh Doctors treat Makkah Pilgrims

Rapid intervention teams treat strokes and analyze scans in under 30 minutes Riyadh: Saudi Ministry of Health announced Sunday 10th July that Seha Virtual Hospital SVH in the capital Riyadh succeeded in providing services to pilgrims in Makkah and the Holy Sites, as it contributed to the diagnosis of 4 cases of stroke, completed the analysis of 6 remote x-rays, and contributed to saving the life of a complex case that required remote critical care service. It added that the number of pilgrims who benefited from virtual medical consultation through the SEHATY app exceeded 1,700 cases. Medical services provided by SVH have been linked with the Holy Sites hospitals, under the ......Read More

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Saudi Minister of Health: Health Plans have Succeeded, and Hajj is Free from Epidemic Outbreaks

Minister thanked 27,000 health staff and volunteers Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Health, Fahd Al-Jalajel, announced the success of this year's Hajj health plans, and that it was free from any outbreaks or effects on public health. Al-Jalajel said in a statement he read, Monday, July 11, from the Command-and-Control Room of ......Read More

Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Saudi Health Provides Mobile Dialysis for Pilgrims

service offered for patients through 251 fixed and 10 mobile units Riyadh: As part of its efforts to take care of pilgrims attending this year's Hajj. Saudi Ministry of Health provides a dialysis service for patients with kidney failure, Serving up to 1,000 patients 24 hrs a day. by a team of 57 doctors and 228 nurses, working ......Read More

Friday, July 8, 2022

Saudi Health Enables ICU Patients to Attend Hajj by Overland Convoy

Ambulance evacuation from Madinah to Holy sites in Makkah Riyadh: Saudi Ministry of Health convoy for inpatient pilgrims set sail early morning on Tuesday, July 5, after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The annual ritual involves transporting pilgrims, who were admitted to Madinah Hospitals to the holy sites in Makkah (450km away) to resume their Hajj. The ministry stated that the convoy included 10 ambulances, with a specialized medical team consisting of doctors, nurses, and paramedics. In addition to 5 backup ambulances, an intensive care ambulance, in addition to an integrated oxygen cabin, a mobile mechanic workshop, and a bus to transport patient spouses and ......Read More

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Mobile Dental Clinics to serve Pilgrims outside Grand Mosque

32 dentists provide oral care for pilgrims 24/7 Riyadh: Saudi Ministry of Health announced the launch of mobile dental clinic services affiliated with Makkah's Health Cluster. The clinic is stationed in the vicinity of the Grand Mosque's Emergency Hospital, to provide health care for pilgrims attending this year's ......Read More

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Iranian Pilgrim Resuscitated from a Heart Attack on his way to Holy Mosque

60-year-old recovers after installing heart stents in Makkah Hospital Riyadh: A local medical team rescued an Iranian pilgrim in his sixties from a heart attack while he was on his way to the Holy Mosque in Makkah on Friday, July 1. The emergency department of King Abdullah Medical City KAMC received the case of an Iranian pilgrim, ......Read More

Monday, July 4, 2022
Hologram Doctor to Serve Pilgrims at Madinah Airport

Real-size 3D interaction between Saudi doctors and patients Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Health, Fahd Al-Jalajel, launched Tuesday, June 28th, the Holo-Doctor service, for pilgrims attending this year's Hajj season, via Madinah Int airport. The service, which offers state-of-the-art technology was made possible through ......Read More

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Watch How a Saudi Virtual Hospital Operates Remotely on Stroke Patients

70-year-old lady suffering from a major stroke comes back to life Riyadh: The Cardiology team at Seha Virtual Hospital SVH was able to undergo a remote operation to save the life of a patient in her seventies who was suffering from severe heart pain. The 70-year-old patient arrived at the emergency department of King Fahd ......Read More

Thursday, June 23, 2022

Saudi Announces Support for Global Pandemic Prevention Initiative under G20

Health Minister declares support to combat tuberculosis Riyadh: Saudi Health Minister Eng. Fahd Al-Jalajel stressed the need to strengthen global health systems and enhance coordination through the "One Health" approach while ensuring sustainable funding to combat global health security threats. This came during his speech ......Read More

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

4-Year-Old Saudi Hears for the First Time – Viral Video

King Khalid Hospital in Najran succeeded in restoring his hearing Wajdi Al-Nassi was born with hearing loss in both ears, his parents decided to admit him to King Khalid Hospital in Najran for a cochlear implant operation. The procedure, which took 6 hours, ended with total success, and a video of Wajdi's first moments of listening ......Read More

Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Saudi Doctor Gives light to Syrian New-born

successful intervention at Jeddah Hospital to remove cataracts from 1-month-old Riyadh: East Jeddah's hospital ophthalmology department succeeded in removing cataracts and congenital fibrosis from the eyes of a one-month-old baby. The Syrian-born was admitted to the hospital after his mother noticed, two weeks after his birth, the presence of white blots on his eyes with an inability to track faces. She immediately went to East Jeddah hospital to be examined by local physicians. After performing the necessary tests and x-rays, the doctors diagnosed the case as a loss of vision due to the presence of white opacities and lesions in the lens of the eye. A decision was ......Read More

Friday, June 17, 2022

Saudi Health Minister: We Have Something to Teach the World in Dealing with Pandemics

Commenting on the latest government decision to end COVID measures Riyadh: Commenting on the decision to lift all covid preventive measures, Saudi Minister of Health, Fahd Al-Jalajel, announced that his country had provided historical lessons for the whole world during the pandemic, with the main message being people first, this was evident when King Salman directed to provide free treatment for all covid patients without differentiating between citizens, residents, or illegal migrants. Al-Jalajel stressed that the high rates of immunization with vaccines exceeded 95% of the total population, which contributed to reducing the number of infections by 87% and reducing ......Read More

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

New National Company to Run all Healthcare Services in Saudi

HHC will take over all day-to-day operations from Ministry of Health in partnership with National Health Insurance Provider Riyadh Saudi Cabinet decided Tuesday, May 31, to establish the Health Holding Company HHC, and to approve the charter of the National Health Insurance Center. The decision came in place to improve the overall performance of the Saudi healthcare system, in which the Ministry of Health will focus on regulating and supervising all public and private health institutions. While the Health Holding Company via its local health cluster subsidiaries will provide integrated healthcare services to beneficiaries all around the Kingdom. The decision included ......Read More

Monday, June 6, 2022

Saudi Health Minister on Makkah Pre-Hajj Hospital Tour

Readiness heightened in 1st Hajj season since Pandemic Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Health, Eng. Fahd Al-Jalajel said that the ministry is fully prepared to provide all preventive, curative, and emergency services to pilgrims attending this year's Hajj season through a network of hospitals and health centers in and around the holy ......Read More

Thursday, June 2, 2022
Saudi moves all Healthcare Services into National Health Holding Company and launches National Healt ...

New company will take over all day-to-day operations from Ministry of Health Riyadh: Saudi Cabinet decided Tuesday, May 31, to establish the Health Holding Company, and to approve the charter of the National Health Insurance Center. The decision came in place to improve the overall performance of the Saudi healthcare system, in which the Ministry of Health will focus on regulating and supervising all public and private health institutions. While the Health Holding Company via its local health cluster subsidiaries will provide integrated healthcare services to beneficiaries all around the Kingdom. The decision included approving the charter of the National Health ......Read More

Thursday, June 2, 2022

Health Minister: Saudi Arabia Provided $770m for Worldwide Vaccine Production

Led delegation to 1st WHO summit since the pandemic started Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Health, Eng. Fahad Al-Jalajel praised the great contributions made by his country to support efforts to combat the epidemic on the global stage. This came during a speech he delivered at the 75th session of the General Assembly of the World ......Read More

Thursday, May 26, 2022

2-year-old Saudi Girl Saved after Swallowing 27 Toy Magnets

Suffered 2 weeks of constant vomiting and pain before her secret was discovered Riyadh: With quick intervention, the surgical team specializing in infants and newborns at the Maternity and Children Hospital in Hafr Al-Batin (eastern Saudi Arabia) managed, on Tuesday, 24 May, to save the life of a two-year-old girl who had been ......Read More

Thursday, May 26, 2022

Saudi Health Opens Door for Local and INT Partners to Invest in Riyadh Healthcare Infrastructure

EOI Phase launched for DBFOM of Al-Iman General Hospital Staff Accommodation Riyadh: Saudi Ministry of Health, in cooperation with the National Center for Privatization NCP, announced on Sunday, May 22nd, the start of the Expression of Interest (EOI) Phase to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain (DBFOM) Al-Iman General ......Read More

Monday, May 23, 2022
Saudi Health Minister meets Danish Ambassador

Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Health, Eng. Fahad Al-Jalajil, met on Monday, May 16th, in his Riyadh office, with the Danish ambassador to the kingdom, Ole Emil Moesby. Several common interest topics were discussed. After that, the ambassador toured Seha Virtual Hospital SVH and got a glimpse of the telemedicine services it provides to ......Read More

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Saudi Health Minister: No Epidemic Outbreaks in Ramadan Umrah Season

18,000 health staff dedicated to serving pilgrims in 1st Ramadan season after covid pandemic Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Health, Eng. Fahd Al-Jalajil confirmed a reassuring health status for all pilgrims and visitors to Makkah this Ramadan. He added that no epidemic outbreaks or any threats to public health have been recorded so far. Noting the Saudi government’s keenness to provide the best services for pilgrims and to maintain their health and safety. Al-Jalajil added that the Ministry of Health continues to provide preventive, and emergency services to pilgrims through hospitals and primary health care centers in Makkah and health centers around the Grand Mosque. ......Read More

Monday, April 25, 2022

Saudi Launches National Long-Covid Clinics

Free of charge service for patients with ongoing symptoms Riyadh - April 22, 2022: Saudi Ministry of Health launched a long-covid treatment clinic, to help patients who have previously contracted the virus across the Kingdom. An appointment can be booked in the new clinics by calling the toll-free number 937. Ministry experts ......Read More

Friday, April 22, 2022

Saudi Health Endowment Fund Honors Donors in Ramadan Ceremony

More than 50 businessmen and companies supported charitable healthcare in 2022 Riyadh: Under the patronage of the Saudi Minister of Health and Board Chairman of the Health Endowment Fund Eng. Fahd Al-Jalajel. The Fund held a ceremony on Saturday, April 16, to honor benefactors. The ceremony was attended by Vice Board ......Read More

Thursday, April 21, 2022
Health Minister meets with Ambassadors

Four ambassadors viewed the latest Saudi health initiatives Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Health, Eng. Fahad Al-Jalajel, met on Sunday, March 10, with Mr. Neil Crompton, the UK ambassador to the Kingdom, Mrs. Dominique Mineur, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to the Kingdom, Dr. Abdul Sattar Al Janabi, Ambassador of the Republic ......Read More

Friday, April 15, 2022

Riyadh Doctor Saves Pilgrims' Life 900 KM Away

New virtual hospital shines in Ramadan holy season Riyadh: Great distances between a specialist doctor residing in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and the holy city of Makkah, did not prevent him from saving the life of an elderly woman who suffered a stroke inside the Grand Mosque while performing the all-year pilgrimage known as Umrah ......Read More

Friday, April 15, 2022

SEHHATY app tops Saudi download charts in 2021

Saudi Health merged all its previous apps into one Riyadh, KSA: A recent official report ranked the (SEHHATY – My Health) app as the most downloaded application in Saudi Arabia during 2021. According to the report (Internet in Saudi Arabia 2021) published last March by the Communications and Information Technology Commission CITC ......Read More

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Saudi Health Volunteers Lend a Hand in Two Holy Cities

1300 Health Heroes help support Ramadan spiritual event Riyadh: The Health Volunteer Centre at the Saudi Ministry of Health launched its annual Ramadan campaign for this year, which comes within a framework incorporating religious incentives to encourage all forms of healthcare volunteering. Volunteers from the SAWAEED Health ......Read More

Thursday, April 7, 2022
IFRC President briefed on Saudi Health Latest Achievements

visited SVH the largest virtual hospital in the world Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Health, Eng. Fahad Al-Jalajel, met Thursday, 31st of March , in his Riyadh office with Mr. Francesco Rocca, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and his international delegation. The meeting discussed ......Read More

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Saudi Health Honors Patient Service Heroes

Award aims to spread empathy culture and Human-centric healthcare Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Health, Eng. Fahd Al-Jalajel, honored on Sunday, March 27th, the recipients of the Patient Experience Excellence Awards, in its third session. The award aims to spread the concept of human-centric healthcare and motivate health care providers ......Read More

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Saudi Health Awareness Award open for all Arabs

WA'AI offers 1 million riyals for original visual content Riyadh: Saudi Ministry of Health launched on Monday, its 5th annual health awareness campaign (Wa'ai Awards). which is one of the ministry’s main initiatives in partnership with the National Health Insurance Council. The award encourages citizens of Arab ......Read More

Thursday, March 24, 2022

10 Day Five Senses Sanctuary to headline AlUla Wellness Festival

AlUla, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 14 March 2022: AlUla Moments launches a new ten-day Five Senses Sanctuary as part of AlUla Wellness Festival. From 18th – 27th March, located on one of AlUla’s summer farms, the immersive event will include over 300 activities, such as yoga classes from world-renowned yoga professionals, wellness talks, workshops, music, and massage therapy. Visitors are encouraged to engage their five senses to take in the essence of AlUla through a program of engaging experiences including guided yoga and meditations, workshops, talks and mindfulness activities that connect the senses to the spirit of this rich ancient land, and wake ......Read More

Monday, March 14, 2022
Fine Hygienic Holding opens newly remodeled showroom in Riyadh

One-stop shop houses Fine’s well-known brands and solutions for businesses and homes December 11, 2021- Fine Hygienic Holding (FHH) has unveiled its newly remodeled showroom in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that features its world-renowned hygienic products and solutions for businesses and homes alike under one roof. Located at the National Products Center and Chamber of Commerce, the showroom is an extension of Fine’s business model that provides customers in the capital with easy access to its diverse product portfolio. In a short period after its official opening, the Executive President of Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center has awarded FHH with a ......Read More

Sunday, December 12, 2021

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