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Health care in Saudi Arabia is a national health care system in which the government provides free universal healthcare coverage through a number of government agencies. [1] There is also a growing role and increased participation from the private sector in the provision of health care services.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has developed an employment strategy that was approved by the Saudi Council of Ministers in 2009. This strategy is based on providing sufficient job opportunities in terms of number, and appropriate in terms of pay, leading to full employment of Saudi human resources, and achieving a ...
In accordance with the Saudi Arabia Central Department of Statistics and Information (CDSI), unemployment rates of Saudi nationals decreased to 11.7% in 2015. It was 5.9% among men and 32.5% among women. [1] Saudi Arabia introduced the Hafiz program in 2011 which have benefited a million unemployed Saudis nationals.
In 1925, Saudi Arabia's first public health department was established in Mecca. [3] The department was founded with the aim to increase the quality and access to healthcare in the country. In the first few decades of its existence, the Ministry focused on the development of hospitals and other healthcare infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS; Arabic: الهيئة السعودية للتخصصات الصحية) is a Saudi Arabian scientific commission that regulates health care-related practices and accreditation at all levels in Saudi Arabia. The SCFHS was established on the 2 June 1992 by Royal Order M/2 to set standards for ...
In 2019, Saudi Arabia received an award for fighting and preventing smoking in the 72nd session of the World Health Assembly. [6] Another decision was made in 2019 that charges restaurants and cafes selling tobacco products an annual amount of $26,675. [13] It is worth mentioning that Saudi Arabia imposed a 100% tax on electronic cigarettes. [6]
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in 2018. [1]Health human resources (HHR) – also known as human resources for health (HRH) or health workforce – is defined as "all people engaged in actions whose primary intent is to enhance positive health outcomes", according to World Health Organization's World Health Report 2006. [2]
It was founded in 1934 under the name Saudi Red Crescent Association, which was later amended to Saudi Red Crescent Authority in 2008. [1] By 2009, the Society had 447 First Aid Centers, run by 5,507 staff, with 1300 ambulances which are distributed in all hospitals and centres around the country.