Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah opened the 17th branch of the Magrabi hospital in Riyadh yesterday.
Following the formal inauguration, Al-Rabeeah was taken on a tour of the new hospital complex by its Managing Director Mutassim Alireza.
Magrabi Group has 26 hospitals including 17 in the Kingdom. Its overseas branches are in the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Yemen and Egypt.
Speaking to Arab News, Alireza said that the new complex, which is the second Magrabi hospital in the capital, was built at a cost of SR 150 million on an area of 25,000 sq.m. It consists of eight floors above ground and four floors underground allocated for car parking.
It also has five operating theaters and 70 clinics for the detection and screening of all types of eye, ear, nose, throat and dental diseases. The rooms also have luxury suites for the convenience of patients as well as visitors, Alireza said. Read More
Five delayed hospital projects totaling more than SR 368 million have raised the eye of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha).
Nazaha has called on the Ministry of Health to investigate the status of these five delayed hospital projects which are 94 to 99 percent complete in the Qunfudha Governorate of Makkah Province.
Nazaha requested that the ministry find the reason for the delays and bring those responsible to account. It called on the ministry to implement regulatory measures against contractors who delay the execution of projects and expedite the completion of the hospital projects that would provide 450 beds.
Namera Hospital, a delayed project that is 94 percent completed and was scheduled to be finished about three years ago, was contracted for more than SR 32 million. Read More
Off with their Tails! Male Contraceptive Pill a Step Closer as Scientists Find a Way to Stop Sperm Swimming
Scientists have found a way to stop sperm swimming, making the long-awaited male contraceptive pill a step closer to fruition.
By ascertaining how to cut off the power supply that enables sperm to move, a man's wrigglers can now left twitching rather than swimming.
The research, led by scientists at Monash University in Melbourne, may also provide clues on possible causes of male infertility.
In laboratory tests using mice, the team engineered a mutation in a gene called RABL2, which delivers protein fuel to the engine in a sperm's tail, known as the axoneme. Read More
RIYADH: A contingent of health officials under the leadership of Dr. Tarek-Al Arnoos was commissioned Monday to look after emergency operations during Haj, the Ministry of Health announced yesterday in Riyadh.
According to Al-Arnoos, his team is composed of 105 doctors and 242 paramedics who will work in various places in the holy cities to help pilgrims get emergency medical treatment without loss of time.
The ministry has deployed 80 fully equipped ambulances and 55 mini ambulances to wade through crowds to treat and transport sick pilgrims. The mini ambulances, which are also fully equipped, are mainly meant for the holy sites of Arafat, Muzdalifah and Mina, Al-Arnoos said, adding that there are some 25 ambulances and 10 more mini-mobile medical vehicles stationed in Makkah to serve the pilgrims in that part of the holy city. Read MoreNSHR to Probe Transfusion of Tainted Blood at Najran Hospital
NAJRAN The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) is investigating the death of a 23-year-old woman suffering from low platelet count who died at King Khaled Hospital in Najran when she was apparently given a transfusion of contaminated blood.
Dr. Ehlam Al-Qatari, a hematology consultant at King Fahd Hospital in Al-Khobar, said: "Blood transfusions can be lifesaving if done properly."
A medical report issued by the hospital states the cause of Saeeda's death as toxemia that caused the failure of her respiratory and blood circulatory systems. The report also indicated that the woman was suffering from multiple organ failure. Read MoreNAJRAN An investigation into the death of a young woman at King Khaled Hospital in Najran after being given a blood transfusion has revealed the transfusion was not to blame.
Hospital director Dr. Abdo Hassan Al-Zubaidi said the consultation committee formed by Dr. Saleh Saeed Al-Mounis, Director of the Health Affairs in Najran, to look into the death of the 23-year-old Saeeda found treating doctors were not negligent.
After examining her medical records the committee cleared those treating her of negligence and said the victim died of toxemia, blood poisoning by toxins from a local bacterial infection.
Al-Zubaidi said the woman's symptoms were typical of sepsis and that her family had even told doctors they suspected she had been suffering from the condition. Read More
