Healthcare | Wednesday 7 January, 2015 2:49 pm

Disease-fighting body urged to double efforts

Health Minister Muhammad Alhayazie urged the members of the Command and Control Center (CCC), the disease fighting body, to double their efforts aimed at pushing the work process in the center to achieve its objectives like combating coronavirus and Ebola.He was addressing the members in a meeting...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 8:50 am

Non-medical investors ‘not banned’ from sector, says minister

Minister of Health Mohammed Al-Hayazie has denied reports that non-medical citizens and expatriates are banned from investing in private health care facilities in the country.Al-Hayazie made the comments last Thursday following reports on social media websites that a ban is now in place on those...

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Healthcare | Monday 5 January, 2015 1:00 am

Ministries resolve to fight MERS jointly

The Ministries of Health and Agriculture will strengthen their cooperation in fighting diseases transmitted from animals to humans.This was revealed following a visit on Thursday by Health Minister Mohammed Al-Hayazie, heading a delegation, to Agricultural Minister Waleed Al-Khereiji. Assistant...

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Healthcare | Saturday 3 January, 2015 10:51 am

Disease-fighting body decentralized

Health Minister Mohammed Alhayazie has decentralized the command and control center (CCC) to all health departments nationwide, and moved the body’s headquarters to Riyadh.The directors of the 20 departments would now report to the headquarters in the capital city. The CCC had originally been set ...

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Healthcare | Thursday 1 January, 2015 9:53 am

All hospitals ordered to treat emergency cases

New Health Minister Mohammed Ali Alhayazie has ordered all government and private hospitals to treat patients needing emergency care, and warned that there would be penalties for those failing to comply.In a circular issued to health facilities on Wednesday, Alhayazie said that they must provide...

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