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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...