Climatic changes are assumed to have conspicuously affected the health of many Saudi children. Dr. Abdul-Mu'een Al-Agha, a pediatric endocrinologist and diabetes consultant at King Abdulaziz University, asserted that ten out of every 15 families have children who suffer from respiratory problems. Dr. Agha was addressing the 27th medical symposium of the Pediatricians Club held at the weekend at the InterContinental Hotel, under the title “Allergies in Children”. In his speech, Dr. Agha added that asthma was one of the most common chronic diseases in Saudi children, with 10-17 percent of Saudi children suffering from the disease. “However, the disease can easily be controlled and treated if medical instructions are regularly followed,” he said. In her paper titled “Hereditary Angioedema”, Dr. Hanan Ayoub, a consultant pediatrician at Al-Aziziya Hospital in Jeddah, said that lack of proteins found in the genes may lead to swellings in all parts of the body, particularly in the skin and can cause a disease called hereditary angioedema in one out of every 10,000-50,000 children. Abdul Aziz Al-Twuaim, Vice Chairman of the Saudi Pediatric Association, pointed out that the gathering aims to shed light on serious diseases of children, such as asthma. “Our mission in the Saudi Pediatric Association is to hold scientific meetings related to pediatric diseases. The association is keen to take part in all symposiums and conferences that are directly related to children's health. Through such meetings, we develop new ways to help families realize what common diseases are and how to deal with them,” Al
