SAUDI ARABIA – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has formally inaugurated a new infectious disease unit for monitoring and diagnosis of high-risk illnesses in the region.
This division of infectious disease will work closely Public Health Authority (PHA) to protect and promote public health in the kingdom.
The specialized unit was inaugurated in the presence of Fahd Al-Jalajel, the Minister of Health in Saudi Arabia and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Public Health Authority.
The Public Health Authority serves the public by working to monitor, measure, evaluate, control, and prevent any risk factors related to public health in Saudi Arabia.
The newly inaugurated infectious disease unit at PHA will help to raise public preparedness to respond to public health emergencies by organizing the efforts among the relevant authorities.
The facility will build on the successes of the Public Health Authority’s efforts to enhance the prevention of health risks among the population of Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi unit will provide a system of fully equipped mobile laboratories and procedures that meet international standards and requirements for biological security and safety.
All of the teams working in the laboratories will be highly competent and skilled, having undergone training at high-containment facilities in advanced international facilities.
Moreover, the Infectious and Communicable Diseases Unit will help improve Saudi Arabia’s ability to monitor epidemics and the country’s health security.
This strategic move aligns with the wider objectives of the Saudi Vision 2030 national development and diversification plan, accelerating action to accomplish the strategic goals of the health sector transformation program.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia is hosting the consultative meeting of the ministers of health of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States at AlUla.
The consultative meeting will bring together Health Ministers of the GCC states to share insights into how all precautionary measures were taken to preventively deal with the coronavirus among their borders.
Chaired by Oman’s Minister of Health Dr. Hilal bin Ali Al-Sabti, the meeting will also review the latest developments in healthcare in the region, including the implications of the Sudanese crisis on the health and humanitarian aspect.
This development as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are currently occupying at least 12 hospitals in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum.
The gathering will also help to enhance cooperation between the GCC countries in the health and preventive medical care fields.
The consultative meeting embodies the orientations of the GCC countries’ leaders, who aim to fulfill the aspirations and the desired goals of enhancing health security in the countries of the region.
Moreover, participants are expected to discuss coordinating efforts in the health sector and address the challenges facing health security among GCC states.
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