The Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation is a Saudi government center dedicated to providing medical and social care for organ donation and transplantation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It enjoys a legal personality and financial and administrative independence, and is structurally linked to the Saudi Health Council . Its headquarters is located in the capital, Riyadh . Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation establishment The Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation's inception dates bac...
Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City is a medical center and rehabilitation city, one of the projects of the Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Foundation. It was inaugurated in 2002 and provides rehabilitation services through advanced human and technical competencies and specialized programs designed to restore patients to their natural state, foster self-reliance, and enable societal integration. The city is one of the largest projects of the Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Foundation, covering a t...
The Saudi Stem Cell Donor Registry is a medical registry aimed at creating a database of individuals willing to donate stem cells to patients with incurable illnesses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, such as blood cancers and genetic diseases, facilitating finding donors. Established in 2011 under the King Abdullah International Medical Research Center within the Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs . Saudi Stem Cell Donor Registry activity The Saudi Stem Cell Donor Registry has participa...
The Saudi Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society is a Saudi society specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. It organizes scientific, academic, training, and consultancy programs for professionals and those interested in the field of obstetrics and gynecology in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The society contributes to the development and enhancement of scientific, professional, and research performance in the field. The society began its activities in 1990. Establishment The Saudi Obstetrical ...
Yes, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia allocates a budget for mental healthcare, estimated to be around 4 percent of the total budget of the Ministry of Health . The laws of the Kingdom guarantee healthcare in the Basic Law of Governance for all citizens in cases of emergency, illness, disability, and old age. To ensure healthcare for its citizens, the Kingdom adopted the organization and enhancement of the provision of necessary mental health care for patients with mental illness. It also focuses on...
Health Insurance is one of the types of insurance that covers the risks of health conditions or a part of them in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It typically includes the costs of medical examinations, diagnosis, treatment, and preventive services. It is one of the ways to provide healthcare to individuals and groups, aiming to alleviate the burdens and costs of treating medical conditions that the insured may face. It ensures their access to healthcare in exchange for a fixed amount paid by the ...
The Mother Health Passport is a document specific to pregnant women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is concerned with the mother’s medical history, monitoring and following up on her health condition, performing the necessary examinations and tests, and then documenting this in the passport for use in healthcare centers, to become the first reference for maternal health. It aims to achieve comprehensive healthcare for mothers throughout their pregnancy and childbirth. Procedures for obtain...
The Child Health Passport is a document issued by the Ministry of Health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, covering the child's health from birth until the age of five years. It provides information about the child's medical history, monitoring and following up on the child's health status, performing the necessary examination and investigations, and documenting it in the passport to be used by the primary healthcare centers, to become the first reference for child health The passp...
The Saudi Genome Program is a national Saudi program that aims to reduce genetic diseases by decoding the genetic makeup of its citizens. This is done to identify the genes responsible for hereditary diseases in the community. The program was inaugurated by the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz, on November 5, 2018. The program is considered one of the vital national projects, as the Kingdom is one of the ten countries in the GENOME CLU...