organized Management Disaster Symposium opens here Saturday with representatives from 36 countries in attendance. The event, launched by Prince Ahmad Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Minister of Interior, will, in addition to lectures and discussions, boast a display of manufacturers' products related to disaster relief work from around the world. Chief organizer Ali Al-Ghathami said the symposium would highlight a range of natural and industrial disasters and various methods of handling them. – Okaz/SG Saudi Cancer Society in EP launches campaign By Khaled Al-Blahidi AL-KHOBAR – The Saudi Cancer Society in the Eastern Province launched the “Sharqiaa Rosy” Campaign Wednesday at King Fahd Educational Hospital here. Dr. Fatima Al-Melhim, the campaign's chief organizer, said the campaign comes within the framework of World Cancer Month in October to enlighten the public about breast cancer. She said the majority of women suffering from breast cancer are in the Eastern Province, pointing out that more than 200 volunteers are participating in the campaign. Abdul Aziz Al-Turki, the society's Chairman, said that a group of Saudi women oncologists are educating women about self-detecting methods. – Okaz/SG Sultan Foundation builds 1551 housing units ABHA – The Prince Sultan Foundation has built 1,551 housing units in nine years through its charity housing program. The residence areas of the housing – 180 units in Makkah, 100 in Qat, 100 in Tabuk, and 100 in Najran - are all provided with local amenities such as schools, medical centers and sanitary infrastructure. – SPA Interns to help detect school H1N1 cases By Hussein Hazzazi JEDDAH – Dr. Munira Ballahmar, Director of Awareness in Primary Health Care in Makkah Region, said the number of woman doctors in school health units will not meet the needs of the 1,014 girls schools in which awareness campaigns against swine flu (H1N1) are to be conducted in the region. Therefore, female medical interns in King Abdul Aziz, Umm Al-Qura and Taif universities have been trained to support the implementation of the preventive programs. Also, there are training courses for women science teachers, female health counselors and school headmistresses in the early detection of swine flu cases. – Okaz/SG Death of goats being probed By Mohammed Al-Masad TABUK – Authorities in Tabuk are looking into the death of 50 goats from an unidentified illness. “Samples have been taken away for analysis to try and establish the cause and allow us to determine the correct procedures to follow,” said Muhammed Al-Shanbri, Director of Agricultural Affairs in Tabuk. Owner of the herd Nail Al-Otaibi said he approached a local veterinarian when his animals developed “strange symptoms”, and was duly prescribed medicine for them. “When I gave them the drugs, the herd dropped dead,” Al
