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Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) (Arabic: الهيئة العامة للغذاء والدواء) is an independent body for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that aims to ensure food and drug safety for the nation. The Authority was founded in August 29, 2003. [1]
In 2019, Saudi Arabia received an award for fighting and preventing smoking in the 72nd session of the World Health Assembly. [6] Another decision was made in 2019 that charges restaurants and cafes selling tobacco products an annual amount of $26,675. [13] It is worth mentioning that Saudi Arabia imposed a 100% tax on electronic cigarettes. [6]
A Saudi Red Crescent ambulance in front of the emergency room. In 2002, the Saudi health system was established by a Royal decree to insure the provision of comprehensive health care to the population of Saudi Arabia in a fair minded, affordable manner. In 2004, there were 1,848 primary health care centers and 200 hospitals.
In 1925, Saudi Arabia's first public health department was established in Mecca. [3] The department was founded with the aim to increase the quality and access to healthcare in the country. In the first few decades of its existence, the Ministry focused on the development of hospitals and other healthcare infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.
Liver function tests (LFTs or LFs), also referred to as a hepatic panel or liver panel, are groups of blood tests that provide information about the state of a patient's liver. [1] These tests include prothrombin time (PT/INR), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), albumin , bilirubin (direct and indirect), and others.
The history of Saudi Arabia as a nation state began with the emergence of the Al Saud dynasty in central Arabia in 1727 [1] [2] and the subsequent establishment of the Emirate of Diriyah. Pre-Islamic Arabia , the territory that constitutes modern Saudi Arabia , was the site of several ancient cultures and civilizations; the prehistory of Saudi ...
This is a list of hospitals in Saudi Arabia. There are a total of 504 hospitals as of 2020. 287 of these hospitals are under the direction of the Ministry of Health. Another 50 hospitals are run by other governmental organizations. The remaining 167 hospitals are privately operated. [1]
Saudi Arabia, [d] officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), [e] is a country in West Asia.Located in the centre of the Middle East, it takes up 4/5's or, 40/50 of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about 2,150,000 km 2 (830,000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the largest in the Middle East, and the 12th-largest in the world. [15]