World Down Syndrome Day 2015
from
21 March 2015
to
21 March 2015
The United Nations General Assembly declared 21 March as the World Down Syndrome Day, with effect from 2012, and invited all member states, relevant organizations of the United Nations and other international organizations, as well as civil society, including non-governmental organizations and the private sector, to observe the World Down Syndrome Day in an appropriate manner
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/2015/Pages/HealthDay-2015-03-21.aspx
World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2015
from
24 March 2015
to
24 March 2015
This annual event is marked on March 24th of every year to commemorate Dr. Robert Koch's discovery, in 1882, for tubercle bacillus causing tuberculosis, which was the first step towards diagnosing the disease and its treatment. Of the 9 million people who get sick with TB a year, a third of them do not receive the needed anti-TB services. Many of these 3 million people live in the world’s poorest population
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/2015/Pages/HealthDay-2015-03-24.aspx
World Autism Awareness Day 2015
from
02 April 2015
to
02 April 2015
n 2007, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2 April each year as World Autism Awareness Day. The outcomes of the 2005 World Summit of the United Nations General Assembly about the Convention on the Rights of the Child
The Saudi Health Simulation Conference 2015
from
09 June 2015
to
11 June 2015
Under the auspices of His Excellency the Minister of Health, Mr. Ahmad bin Aqeel Al-Khateeb, the Agency of Human Capital Planning and Development is pleased to announce that the "Saudi Health Simulation Conference 2015" which will be held over the period from June 9th to 11th, 2015
The Saudi Health Exhibition and Conference-2015
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18 May 2015
to
20 May 2015
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that the Saudi Health Exhibition and Conference 2015 will be held over the period from May 18th to 20th, 2015 (corresponding to Rajab 29th – Sha‘ban 2nd, 1436 H) at Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center (RICEC)
The MOH & HIMSS Middle East Conference and Exhibition 2015
from
31 March 2015
to
01 April 2015
nder the auspices of His Excellency the Minister of Health, Mr. Ahmad bin Aqeel Al-Khateeb, the Ministry of Health (MOH), in collaboration with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), is to organize the Ministry of Health & HIMSS Middle East Conference and Exhibition 2015 at Ritz Carlton Hotel in Riyadh
World Health Day 2015
from
07 April 2015
to
07 April 2015
A Questionnaire about Views of Health Practitioners in the Working Hours of Primary Healthcare Centers
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02 March 2015
to
02 March 2015
A Questionnaire about Views of Health Practitioners in the Working Hours of Primary Healthcare Centers
A Quistionaire on the Saudi Health Information Exchange Polices
from
07 April 2014
to
07 April 2014
A Questionnaire on the Saudi Health Information Exchange Polices
Online Interview with the Director of Project Management Office
from
10 March 2013
to
10 March 2013
Online Interview with the Director of Project Management Office
Online Interview with the Director of National e-Health Strategy
from
17 October 2011
to
17 October 2011
Online Interview with the Director of National e-Health Strategy
Which of these services of highest importance ?
from
09 May 2011
to
09 May 2011
Which of these services of highest importance ?
World Immunization Week 2015
from
24 April 2015
to
30 April 2015
The World Immunization Week, celebrated every year in the last week of April, aims to enhance using of vaccines to protect peoples of all ages against the infectious diseases.
World Malaria Day 2015
from
25 April 2015
to
25 April 2015
Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted into the human body via the bites of infected mosquitoes, and then infect red blood cells and destroy them. If not treated, Malaria can quickly become life-threatening by disrupting the blood supply to vital organs. The world celebrates the World Malaria Day on April 25th of each year in recognition of efforts exerted on the global arena to combat Malaria.
World Asthma Day 2015
from
05 May 2015
to
05 May 2015
Asthma is a chronic disease that affects the bronchial tubes, causing the airways to narrow and reducing the flow of air into and out of the lungs
World Hypetension Day 2015
from
17 May 2015
to
17 May 2015
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/healthDay/2015/Pages/HealthDay-2015-05-17.aspx
Hypertension is defined as steady increase in pressurizing the blood vessels; this in turn strains the function of pumping the blood to the heart. Therefore, it is considered one of the main factors leading to the cardiovascular diseases. Both hypertension and cardiovascular diseases account for the early death cases worldwide.
World Milk Day
from
01 June 2015
to
01 June 2015
The World Milk Day is marked on the first of June every year. The world first celebrated it in 2001.
World Blood Donor Day 2015
from
14 June 2015
to
14 June 2015
Blood donation is a noble behavior and human initiative performed by a healthy, sound person to a sick or injured person to help saving their life
World Sickle Cell Day 2015
from
19 June 2015
to
19 June 2015
Sickle cell anemia is one of the genetic blood diseases causing disorder in the gene responsible for the formation of hemoglobin, and causing the sticking of these cells into the small blood cells and therefore reducing the flow of the blood and oxygen to the body organs which leads to the appearance of symptoms suffered by the sickle cell patients, including severe pain, dyspnea and other symptoms. Each year, more than half a million children worldwide are born suffering from sickle cell anemia
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
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26 June 2015
to
26 June 2015
The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is marked every year on June 26. It was first set by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 1987. In fact, drug abuse and addiction are reckoned of the most dangerous psychological and social problems, which have negative repercussions on the physical and psychological health of individuals, as well as on their financial stance. According to statistics from Al-Amal Complexes and Hospitals in Saudi Arabia, 40.000 patients, 20% of whom are teenagers, visited addiction clinics over the past year