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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]
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.
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.
This is a list of hospitals in Saudi Arabia. There are a total of 504 hospitals as of 2020. 287 of these hospitals are under the direction of the Ministry of Health. Another 50 hospitals are run by other governmental organizations. The remaining 167 hospitals are privately operated. [1]
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 ...
On 21 February 2013, WHO stated that there had been 13 laboratory-confirmed cases, 6 cases (4 fatal) from Saudi Arabia, 2 cases (both fatal) from Jordan, 2 cases from Qatar, and 3 from the UK. [51] In March 2013, the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health reported the death of a 39-year-old man, the 15th case and 9th death reported to WHO. [52]
Trump’s close ties to Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and day-to-day ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, drew heavy criticism after the 2018 killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi columnist for the ...
King Saud Medical City (KSMC), also known as Shemaisi Hospital, is a large public district general hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.It was founded in 1956 and is one of the largest tertiary care centers in Saudi Arabia, with a total bed capacity of 1,500 including 200 ICU beds.