[gallery size="medium" td_select_gallery_slide="slide" td_gallery_title_input="Event discusses new trends in healthcare " ids="73681,73678,73676,73679,73680,73677"] RIYADH — The German Saudi-Arabian Liaison Office for Economic Affairs (GESALO) recently hosted an event titled Health care|Made in Germany. The event is being supported by the Saudi Ministry of Health together with the German Embassy in Riyadh and the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Berlin. It brought together sophisticated German companies providing healthcare technology, medical treatment, hospital planning and patient transportation services. In his opening remarks, the delegate of German Industry and Commerce for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Yemen Oliver Oehms pointed out that "a world-class health care system is the foundation for a vibrant society as defined by the Vision 2030" and that German excellence and know-how in this sector can help achieve these goals. In his presentation, Dr. Rashed Kawan, acting general supervisor of the Transformation Center, Ministry of Health, highlighted the planned role of the private sector in the healthcare sector in the Kingdom. German Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Dieter Haller, said the event was a good opportunity to introduce latest developments highlighting Germany's technological advancements. He encouraged more German companies for more know-how transfer in the Kingdom. The event culminated with the participation of Dr. Nayfeh Shaalan, responsible for health affairs in the Saudi military attaché at the Kingdom's embassyin Germany, where she noted the importance of cooperation between the two countries. The event was a highly busy place, teeming with representatives of the Saudi Arabian health care sector from the government, the business and scientific communities. On the other side, high profile German businesses like Lufthansa, Siemens, Drees & Sommer, the Vivantes Hospital Group and Gerolsteiner, exhibited their products and services. The health care event was a successful display of German-Saudi Arabian cooperation and demonstrated the bright future outlook of a continuing and prosperous partnership.
