His Excellency the Minister of Health, Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabeeah has commended the support and interest of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, May Allah protect them, to the health services, as well as their incessant keenness to provide the best overall health care to all citizens all over the kingdom.
In implementation of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, through the cabinet’s session, during which the adoption of the largest budget throughout the Kingdom's history has been approved for the new fiscal year 1434/1435H, each minister and senior official has clarified and elucidated strictly and elaborately for the mass media what’s relevant to his sector of the budget, in terms of reviewing the new programs and projects included in the new budget. Hence, His Excellency the Minister of Health pointed out that the new budget of the Ministry of Health (MOH) for the fiscal year 1434/1435H comprises several health programs and projects that will provide further health services in all regions of the Kingdom.
Moreover, Dr. Al-Rabeeah announced that this year’s MOH budget has reached about SR 54.350.355.000, with an increase of 15.45%, compared to the budget of the last fiscal year. Whereas, this budget is deemed to reinforce the MOH’s efforts, in the light of the National Project for Comprehensive and Integrated Health Care, by way of the expansion in establishing the medical cities, hospitals, and specialized and primary health care centers in all regions and governorates of the Kingdom, in a manner that contributes - Allah willing - to meeting the needs of the citizens, upgrading and improving the level of the medical services provided to them.
Following is the MOH's budget in detail:
Thereafter, Dr. Al-Rabeeah stated that the salaries of MOH’s employees, whether included in section I or within the Self- Employment Programs in section II, represent about 60% of MOH’s total budget. On the other hand, this year’s budget includes the inauguration of 155 primary health care centers disseminated to all regions and governorates of the Kingdom.
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