Healthcare | Wednesday 4 March, 2015 6:47 am

Prince Saud Al-Faisal returns today

Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal is expected to return to the Kingdom on Wednesday after undergoing a successful back surgery in the United States.According to a report carried by sabq.org, Prince Saud will meet with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Riyadh and address a joint press...

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Healthcare | Sunday 1 March, 2015 9:21 am

Govt unveils new system to prevent medical errors

The Ministry of Health is currently working on establishing a system to grant bonuses and incentives to workers in the health sector whose performances prove to be excellent, while imposing severe punishments on practitioners who commit medical errors, an official source at the ministry disclosed...

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Healthcare | Saturday 28 February, 2015 9:04 am

MERS claims 2 more lives

The Ministry of Health announced that the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) had claimed two more lives.The people who died were two Saudi men aged 84 and 51, from Queiyah and Hofuf. They were non-medical personnel and had pre-existing illnesses. There were no infections...

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Healthcare | Thursday 26 February, 2015 5:39 am

Prince Faisal launches endowment project

Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman launched the Taibah Charitable Doctors Association’s (Hayat) new logo, mobile clinics and endowment project during a ceremony here Tuesday.The governor also witnessed the signing of agreements between the association and its sponsors and donated SR1 million...

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Healthcare | Thursday 26 February, 2015 4:31 am

Boehringer Ingelheim launches “MENA Stroke initiative” in hospitals

Stroke is the no.1 cause of disability among adults and 3rd cause of death1leading to huge impacts on patients, families and communities. In the Middle East and North Africa, stroke is increasingly becoming a major health issue, with projections that deaths from it will nearly double by 2030....

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Healthcare | Tuesday 24 February, 2015 8:39 am

‘Children less susceptible to MERS infection’

Children are less likely to contract the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according to Dr. Mohammed Al-Shehri, a communicable diseases consultant.“However, we should take appropriate precautions because children very often contract cold and flu, whose symptoms are...

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Healthcare | Friday 20 February, 2015 3:42 am

KSA hospitals waste millions in medicines

Government health facilities are wasting millions of riyals in medicines through mismanagement, lack of standardized dispensing, and theft, according to sources quoted in a local publication recently.Some facilities buy too much drugs, while there is a measure of fraud with health workers taking...

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Healthcare | Thursday 19 February, 2015 12:08 am

Dubai hosts the 12th Global Scientific Dental Alliance Meeting

AEEDC Dubai Conference and Exhibition carried on for the second day at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre with a great number of dentists, dental students, dental specialists and industry leaders who came from all parts of the world to benefit from this outstanding oral and...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 18 February, 2015 8:07 am

MoH to license cupping centers

The Ministry of Health plans to issue new regulations governing the licensing of medical practitioners who want to provide cupping therapy in the Kingdom.Cupping is a traditional healing method that has been used for centuries by the Chinese and Arabs. Practitioners believe that placing heated cups ...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 18 February, 2015 7:24 am

NAME DENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS COMMIT TO STOPPING CARIES NOW FOR A CAVITY-FREE FUTURE

Joining together today in the UAE, North Africa and Middle East (NAME) leaders in dentistry and public health launched a regional campaign to stop cavities, the Alliance for a Cavity-Free Future (the Alliance). The NAME Alliance calls for national collaborative action to challenge leaders and...

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