Healthcare | Sunday 29 March, 2020 4:32 am

WHO Thanks G20's Commitment to Help the World in Confronting Coronavirus Pandemic

The World Health Organization (WHO) thanked the Group of Twenty (G20) countries for their commitment to help the world in tackling the novel Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), saving the global economy and directing supply chains to confront the virus. In the final communique issued by Extraordinary ...

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Healthcare | Sunday 29 March, 2020 12:42 am

COVID-19 Follow-up Committee Holds Meeting

Under the chairmanship of Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, the COVID-19 Follow-up Committee held its 38th meeting today. During the meeting, all relevant COVID-19 updates and reports were reviewed. The committee discussed the epidemiological situation globally, as well as the cases ...

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Healthcare | Saturday 28 March, 2020 4:48 pm

Virus infections top 600,000 worldwide, long fight ahead

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide topped 600,000 on Saturday as new cases stacked up quickly in Europe and the United States and officials dug in for a long fight against the pandemic. The latest landmark came only two days after the world passed half a million infections,...

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Healthcare | Saturday 28 March, 2020 3:18 pm

MOH (937) Service Centre receives over 1m calls in a month

The Ministry of Health (937) Service Centre has received over 1.4 million calls in just over a month, as part of its functions in answering health queries by the citizens and expatriates in general and on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in particular, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said Saturday. At the...

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Healthcare | Sunday 22 March, 2020 1:13 am

SFDA warns against using Alfa Instant Hand Sanitizer Gel

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) on Saturday warned consumers against the use of Alfa Instant Hand Sanitizer gel, produced by Modern Chemicals Factory, because of the high content of methyl methanol alcohol in it. The high use of such a content poses risks to the consumer’s health, ...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 18 March, 2020 3:47 am

AbCellera and Lilly to Co-develop Antibody Therapies for the Treatment of COVID-19

AbCellera and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today they have entered into an agreement to co-develop antibody products for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus. The collaboration will leverage AbCellera’s rapid pandemic...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 17 March, 2020 12:55 pm

Ministry of Health Issues Awareness Guide on Novel Coronavirus in Several Languages

The Ministry of Health has issued an awareness guide in several languages, targeting citizens and expatriates, to raise awareness of precautions needed to prevent coronavirus and the dangers of not following educational advice, including Filipino, Urdu, English, French, Russian, Portuguese, and...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 17 March, 2020 10:12 am

Saudi health minister outlines Kingdom’s preventative measures against coronavirus

Saudi Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah briefed the media on Monday about the preventive measures the Kingdom has taken to combat coronavirus and prevent the virus from spreading in the country. He said due to the management of Hajj and Umrah, the Kingdom has accumulated experience and...

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Healthcare | Monday 16 March, 2020 12:16 pm

King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital Renews Its HIMSS Accreditation for Electronic Medical Records Adoption

King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH) has successfully renewed its 7th Stage of Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) accreditation presented by the international Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). KKESH was the first hospital in the Middle East that...

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Healthcare | Sunday 15 March, 2020 2:42 pm

People must follow government instructions on coronavirus: Health Ministry spokesman

People must follow the government’s instructions to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, Saudi Health Ministry spokesman Dr. Mohammed Al-Abd Al-Aly told a press conference on Saturday. “We’re all partners, citizens and residents of this country … All the steps and...

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