Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia)
| وزارة الصحة | |
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1950 |
| Jurisdiction | Saudi Arabia |
| Headquarters | Riyadh 24°39′28″N 46°42′56″E / 24.65778°N 46.71556°E |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | www.moh.gov.sa |
Ministry of Health (Arabic: وزارة الصحة) is the ministry responsible for the health of the citizens of Saudi Arabia. The current minister is Dr. Tawfiq Al Rabiah.
History and profile
In 1925, Saudi Arabia's first public health department was established in Makkah.[1] The department was responsible for building hospitals and healthcare centers and issuing and enforcing regulations to provide necessary standards for practicing medicine and pharmacology.[1] A public health council was also established to address the growing need for healthcare services and it was the highest-level supervisory board, overseeing all aspects of the country’s healthcare services.[1]
Then, these health-care institutions were transformed into a ministerial body in 1950.[2] Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud was the first health minister.[3] The ministry is based in Riyadh.[4]
Health-care services in Saudi Arabia are provided by several public and private agencies. However, the ministry is the major planner and provider of these services.[5]
Ministers
- Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud 1950
- Hamad bin Abdullah Al Manie 2003-2009
- Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabiah 2009-2014[6]
- Adel Fakeih 2014 (acting) [6]
- Dr. Mohammed Al-Hayaza 2014 - January 2015 [7]
- Ahmed Al-Khatib January 2015 - April 2015 [8]
- Mohamad Al ash-Sheikh April 2015 - April 2015 [9]
- Eng. Khalid Alfalih April 2015 – May 2016
- Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah May 2016 -
937 Service Center
In line with the Saudi Vision 2030, the Saudi Ministry of Health introduced 937 Service Center that uses toll-free number to provide medical services.[10] The Center provides high-quality and immediate emergency assistance to patients as it fulfills their medical needs and requirements.[11]
Med Consult
In collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and KSRelief, the Ministry launched an application called “Med Consult”. It aims at providing error free diagnosis and increasing patients’ safety through launching visual media calls between medial practitioners in the less developed countries and consultants worldwide.[12]
References
- ^ a b c "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health Detects System Threats and Policy Violations 25% Faster with Fewer Analysts". Oracle. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ David E. Long (1 January 2005). Culture and Customs of Saudi Arabia. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-313-32021-7. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ Ahmad, Mahmoud (9 May 2007). "Abdullah Al-Faisal Passes Away". Arab News. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ Basic addresses Archived 24 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine OSCE. September 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ Mohammed H. Mufti (29 February 2000). Healthcare Development Strategies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-306-46314-3. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ a b Mustapha Ajbaili (21 April 2014). "Saudi Health Minister 'relieved of his post'". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ Saudi Gazette (9 December 2014). "King appoints 8 new ministers". Saudi Gazette. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ Arab News (3 February 2015). "Health minister spells out his revamp plans". Arab News. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ sapq news-سبق (11 April 2015). "بأمر الملك سلمان.. إعفاء وزير الصحة أحمد الخطيب من منصبه". sapq. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ "Saudi health ministry's 937 Service Center gets over 160k calls in one week". Arab News. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "MOH News - MOH Minister to Launch the 937-Service (MOH Emergency Call Center) Tomorrow". www.moh.gov.sa. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "'Med Consult' app for patient safety launched". Saudigazette. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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