At a cost of SR10 million, Dr. Abdullah bin Ali Al-Saihati, chairman of Saihati Group, is building a charitable kidney center in the Eastern Province city of Qateef. He signed a contract with a national company recently to build the center, which will have advanced medical facilities to treat kidney patients. In a statement on [...]

My family and I long to return to the Gardens of Cordoba (Qurtuba). We agonize with every breath to re-inhabit the castles of Seville (Ishbeelyah). In our veins, there runs an eternal longing to walk again in the footsteps of our forefathers in Zaragoza (Saraqusta). We yearn to once again cultivate the orchards of Valladolid [...]

Saudi parents say their children’s demand for branded products is putting a strain on their pocket, especially with the back-to-school season starting after Ramadan. There is an increasing number of branded school products on the market, which families say make it difficult for them to manage their budget, especially if they have several children. They [...]

The government has approved the establishment of a teaching hospital in Najran University at a cost of SR600 million, according to Najran Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Abdullah. He said the new hospital would help the university’s medical students obtain practical experience and improve health services in the region. He thanked Custodian of the Two Holy [...]

Director of Health Affairs in Jeddah Sami Badawood has ordered medical staff, including administrative employees, doctors and technicians, not to use professional titles or qualifications along with their names without official approval. Qualifications must be authenticated by the Higher Education Department, the Saudi Commission for Medical Specializations or any other authorized department, he said. His [...]

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has ordered the donation of two field hospitals to Pakistan to provide medical services for flood victims in the country. This was announced on Sunday by Minister Health Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah. “This generous humanitarian gesture from the king reveals his concern for Muslims all over the world, [...]

There is a growing tendency among young women, especially unmarried ones, to take drugs to delay menstrual cycle in the holy month of Ramadan. “Out of their eagerness to observe fasting throughout the month of Ramadan without missing any days, many young women customers, including unmarried, are coming to buy Primolut N tablet. The sale [...]

It is true that after a long day of fasting and partaking of the iftar one can usually feel weak and in need of a long nap, but to get around this many youths in the Kingdom have turned to taking energy drinks to break their fasts in order to give them a boost to [...]

In an effort to develop and provide health care services for citizens in the Sultanate, Ministry of Health is currently working on significant health projects at a total cost of more than RO73 million, announced Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Obaid Al Saidi, minister of health. Al Saidi pointed out that these projects indicate a [...]

The recent decision by the concerned authorities to step up monitoring of the quality of service at restaurants and cafeterias in Ajman is a welcome step, said a UAE daily. Such food outlets will come under intense scrutiny as part of an inspection campaign to be carried out during Ramadan. The campaign is a joint [...]

UAE Ambassador to Yemen Abdullah Al Mazrouie and Ateq Al Muheiri, Project Manager at Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, paid an inspection tour of the Sheikh Zayed Maternity and Child Care Hospital in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa . Al Mazrouie toured various wards and inspected the state-of-the-art medical and technical equipment [...]

ABU DHABI – Increasing rates of obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome are having a negative impact on those who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis. While the link between obesity and rheumatic disease may be commonly known, certain environmental conditions such as heat and humidity can also have an adverse effect on rheumatoid arthritis. At the Emirates [...]

Rajkot district administration distributed H1N1 vaccine to all medical and Para-medical staffs which is grounded by the state government in response to the epidemic caused recently. Saurashtra is said to be affected maximum with death of 4 out of 13 people. Now the vaccine is available for staffs in all primary health institutions in villages [...]

Procedures for establishing a centre for spinal cord surgeries began to take effect recently. The centre will be set up in the Wilayat of Saham in the Batinah region, said Murtadha al Jamalani, one of the officials concerned with the project. The centre will be the first Omani-German venture of its kind to offer specialised [...]

JEDDAH — A comprehensive healthcare plan will be in place at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah for millions of pilgrims coming during the holy month of Ramadan, according to Dr Khalid Obaid Zafar, Director-General of Health Services for the Western Region. He said on Thursday that five dispensaries inside the Grand [...]