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- We are near to 9.5 Million doses of Corona Vaccine, Clear on Quality not Quantity of Vaccines - Saudi Health Minister
We are near to 9.5 Million doses of Corona Vaccine, Clear on Quality not Quantity of Vaccines - Saudi Health Minister
Posted by : Aahil Shaik
Sunday, May 2, 2021
We are near to 9.5 Million doses of Corona Vaccine, Clear on Quality not Quantity of Vaccines - Saudi Health Minister
The Minister of Health in Saudi Arabia, Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, said that the Kingdom has come close to providing 9.5 million vaccines, highlighting the responsibility for the quality of vaccines, not the quantity.
During his speech in a panel discussion entitled "Vision 2030 creates future opportunities," he explained that 200,000 people register daily to receive the Corona virus vaccine and the call center 937 receives more than 140,000 calls daily.
- He mentioned that the health transformation program focuses on developing the sector, As the health services programs were independent in a separate program. Trending : Expat remittances increases by 15% in March 2021
- Al-Rabiah pointed out that within 5 years, the Wasfaty program has so far provided about 12.5 million recipes.
- With regard to the health facilities that will be privatized, Al-Rabiah confirmed that all of its employees will be citizens, and that their salaries may even improve.
- Al Rabiah that the government has set an open budget for the safety of citizens in the kingdom.
- Earlier, he said that every citizen would have a specialist doctor to follow up on his condition and that of his family, citizens will have insurance coverage through health clusters in the Kingdom. Read : Riyadh police arrested 6 expats who stole 700,000 and recharge cards worth 1.3 million
- He stated that the development of the health sector in the past five years has greatly contributed to dealing with the Corona pandemic with high effectiveness.