Crown Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior has expressed his thanks to the Minister of Health, Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabiah, and the employees of the Ministry of Health after reviewing the annual statistical book of the Ministry for the year 1431AH, which showed that the number of visits to health centers and the Ministry's hospitals amounted to 66,300,000 patients; 450,183 surgical operations; 265,626 newborns deliveries; 1,700, 820 inpatients' treatment, 142,500,000 laboratory tests, 5,600, 000 radiographic examinations, and tackling 19,181,054 emergency cases. In a reply cable to the Health Minister , the Crown Prince said, "We thank you and all employees of the Ministry for these good efforts, wishing you additional successes." On his part, Dr. Al-Rabiah expressed his thanks to and appreciation of the Saudi Leadership for its generous support for the health sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
