Crown Prince announces medium-term debt strategy to diversify funding sources "A resilient economy capable of overcoming challenges reflects progress towards achieving Vision 2030 goals"    OPEC+ tripartite meeting keen on maintaining global oil market stability    'No excuses' for Israel to not accept ceasefire deal, EU foreign policy chief says    Riyadh Season draws 8 million visitors in 6 weeks    Alkhorayef highlights role of National Initiative for Global Supply Chains in boosting Saudi economy    Saudi Arabia signs investment deals worth SR35bn with foreign firms to strengthen global supply chains    Saudi Arabia unveils updates on Expo 2030 Riyadh master plan at 175th BIE General Assembly Riyadh Expo Development Company established to oversee strategic planning, operations, and legacy development    Saudi FM attends Quadripartite meeting on Sudan in Italy    Georgia's new parliament opens first session amid mass protests and boycott    Gangsters block aid distribution in south Gaza    Russian deserter reveals war secrets of guarding nuclear base    Best-selling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford dies    Cristiano Ronaldo's double powers Al Nassr to 3-1 win over Al Gharafa in AFC Champions League    Saud Abdulhamid makes history as first Saudi player in Serie A    Al Ahli edges Al Ain 2-1, bolsters perfect start in AFC Champions League Elite    Al-Falih: 1,238 foreign investors obtain premium residency in Saudi Arabia    Most decorated Australian Olympian McKeon retires    Adele doesn't know when she'll perform again after tearful Vegas goodbye    'Pregnant' for 15 months: Inside the 'miracle' pregnancy scam    Do cigarettes belong in a museum?    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



1,100 non-Saudi renal patients in need of urgent treatment
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 19 - 01 - 2016


Okaz/Saudi Gazette
TAIF — A total of 1,100 non-Saudi patients in need of dialysis were denied treatment due to bureaucratic decisions by the Ministry of Health.
Saudi Organ Transplant Center General Director Dr. Faisal Shaheen said the 1,100 patients were admitted into a private company which offers dialysis and treatment for patients of renal failure.
"The ministry issued a decision to disable the company from offering dialysis and any medical treatment and made its role an operative and administrative one in the health sector.
"The Ministry of Health must take care of transferring the patients to other centers so their treatment does not stop or get delayed," said Shaheen.
He added the patients are non-Saudis and therefore not covered by the public sector.
"The ministry should have arranged for the patients to receive alternative treatment at other centers without having to put them through any extra charge. Many of them do not have the money to afford any extra expenses," said Shaheen.
He added Kilana Charitable Society funded 880 patients already, other charitable organizations in Jeddah funded 350 patients and other charitable organizations in Makkah funded 150.
There are 1,100 patients left with no funding.
"The ministry should at least publish the patients' names and information on its website or the news to allow other charitable organizations and wealthy businessmen to donate for them," said Shaheen.
Taher Mohammad, a patient of kidney failure, said the decision of the ministry was abrupt and unplanned.
"I don't know what to do and where to go know. My life is on the line. I have to go through a dialysis on a weekly basis. The company I went to provided me this service. Where can I have a dialysis for this week?" asked Mohammad.
He added most of the other patients are in the same situation. All they have to do is wait for the ministry's decision to compensate for them somehow.
"We have faith in the Ministry of Health and in the Kingdom's humanitarian initiatives. We used to get our treatment at public hospital free of charge. We are hopeful that the ministry has a plan for us," said Mohammad.


Clic here to read the story from its source.