MAKKAH: The head of Saudi Arabia’s international aid charity has warned that great strides made toward eradicating diseases such as polio could be undone unless the world united to tackle new health challenges. Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, general supervisor of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, told a polio program donors’ conference in Berlin that a world free
JEDDAH: For eons, large plumes of dust and sand sweeping across most of Saudi Arabia have been a natural, seasonal aspect of life. Though a common meteorological phenomenon in arid and semi-arid regions, in recent years scientists have been sounding the alarm over the adverse health and environmental effects of increasing dust storms, prompting Saudi authorities to face the
Dr. Lamia Al-Ibrahim is the general director of public education at the Saudi Red Crescent Authority. She did her MD (MBBS) at King Faisal University in Dammam in 1999 and has received numerous certificates, including one as an international certified corporate governance officer from International Governance & Compliance Association in 2021. She has been a quality and