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Jordanian child arrives in Riyadh for medical treatment upon instructions of the monarch
Saudi Press Agency Published in Saudi Press Agency on 01 - 04 - 2009

Tuqa, a Jordanian 10-year old female suffering from overweight, arrived in Riyadh today for medical treatment in a Riyadh specialized hospital as per instructions of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Upon arrival at Riyadh airbase, the 145-kilogram child, escorted by her parents and sister, were rushed to a specialized clinic in obesity in King Khalid University Hospital.
King Saud University Undersecretary Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Riwais; Leader of the patient's medical team Dr. Ayedh Al-Gahtani and the patient's parents hailed the humanitarian gesture of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to have the girl sent to the Middle East's most advanced obesity-treating clinic.

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