MINISTER OF HEALTH DR HAMAD AL-MANI OPENED HERE TODAY THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RECENT ADVANCES IN THE FIELD OF IVF AND REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE. THE CONFERENCE IS ORGANIZED BY RIYADH-BASED DALLAH HOSPITAL IN COOPERATION WITH A NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL MEDICAL CENTERS. THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE CONFERENCE ARE SCHEDULED TO REVIEW PAPERS ON THE TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELD OF EMBRYOLOGY. SPEAKING ON THE OCCASION, DR AL-MANI HIGHLIGHTED THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE BEING PLAYED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MEDIAL SERVICES . HE POINTED OUT THAT ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES HAS BECOME AN ESSENTIAL MATTER IN THIS CONTEMPORARY WORLD.