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Ministry of Health

Main Category: Ministry of Health
First Address : Airport Road
City : Riyadh
Country : Saudi Arabia
Phone: 966 3 4012220
Fax: 966 3 4029876
Website: www.moh.gov.sa


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Saudi acts to combat kids’ caries

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MoH) is waging war on the Kingdom's huge caries count with the introduction of 50 portable dental clinics.

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Saudi’s slow progress penalises poor

It’s been nearly a year since Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health [MoH] pledged to increase the level of water fluoridation to international standards but 11 months down the line the Kingdom is still no nearer to getting the scheme off the ground.

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Poor Saudi women forced to sell organs

Unable to find employment, women resort to selling kidneys to help out debt-ridden families.

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KSA suicides hike among foreigners

Work-related problems have sparked a spate of suicides among mainly Indian expatriates in the kingdom, according to police.

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Saudi to spend $4.5bn on hospitals

Gov't plans to build 350 new hospitals in kingdom by 2012, health minister tells forum.

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Saudi shows bottle with ban on baby formula

New mothers in Saudi Arabia will no longer be offered promotional samples of baby formula, following a rule barring hospitals from handing out starter packs of the controversial powder.

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Saudi promises scholarships to plug nurse gap

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health has announced funding for 1,000 nursing scholarships, in a bid to address the shortage of specialist nurses in the Kingdom.

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Saudi to fund Gaza reconstruction

King Abdullah orders reconstruction of all buildings demolished during deadly Israeli incursions.

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Health insurance to be mandatory for Hajj and Umrah

Saudi Arabia considers compulsory insurance to relieve cost of healthcare for pilgrims.

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Tensions build over insurance squeeze

Hospitals are calling for tighter regulation of health insurance companies, accusing firms of underselling policies and leaving hospitals to pick up the tab.

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King Abdullah pledges healthcare investment

No expense spared in improving health of 27 million people living in Saudi, ruler says.

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Fussy graduates creating job shortages, claims Saudi’s MoH

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MoH) has blamed picky graduates for a suggested shortage of vacancies for newly qualified dentists.

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Saudi drug bills down as Government takes a stand

Saudi Arabia's pharmaceutical market is braced for a sea change in the way drugs are priced, following the Ministry of Health's decision to slash the cost of licensed medications by 1% for each year of their registration.

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Dental professionals in the Middle East speak out for patient rights

Dentists in the GCC have vented their frustration at the lack of clarity in the legal system of GCC countries. High profile cases have not yet become commonplace in the Middle East, but dentists and experts believe it is only a matter of time, and are looking to regulatory bodies to provide clarity now.

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Saudi entices female nurses, as male graduates stand idle

Nursing schools in Saudi Arabia have been ordered to cut the number of training places allocated to male students, in a bid to raise the number of female nurses in the workforce.

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Cholera outbreak escalates, Middle East on alert

Saudi Arabia latest nation to restrict food and drink to stop disease spreading.

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Saudi blocks employment for foreign doctors

Expatriate physicians may face expulsion following a Ministry of Health review.

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Fluoride boost for Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health has pledged to increase the lever of water fluoridation to the international standard of 6.0 to 0.8 parts per million.

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Toxic toothpaste seized in Saudi Arabia

Officials swoop on stores selling toothpaste with potentially lethal ingredients.

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Setback in $2.67bn suit against Big Tobacco

Unnamed companies fail to attend first hearing in lawsuit brought by Saudi's Health Ministry.

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Saudi ‘doctor for all’ scheme

Under new plans to improve access to healthcare, Saudi national families will each be assigned to a named primary care practitioner, Saudi's Ministry of Health has said.

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Saudi puts call out for 13,000 doctors

Thousands of family doctors are needed as KSA strives to overhaul its healthcare system.

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Saudi to get new medical TV channel

New station aims to raise the level of health care awareness among families in the Kingdom.

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Saudi clinics come under the microscope

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health has closed down more than 90 private hospitals, polyclinics, laboratories and pharmacies for violating licensing regulations.

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Saudi to launch new health centres

Mounting cases of chronic diseases prompt a major plan to revamp the health system.

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Ministry officials discuss diabetes pandemic

GCC health officials will meet to discuss solutions to the diabetes pandemic sweeping the Gulf.

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Saudi profit push

Government hospitals to be handed over to commercial management, in a step towards possible privatisation.

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Saudi to privatise state hospitals

KSA hospitals will be managed commercially in an aim to improve services.

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