21Jan2004 Crown Prince orders hospital treatment of two Filipinos at his expense

Riyadh, 21st January 2004

Siamese twins from the Philippines will undergo critical separation surgery at the King Abdul Aziz Medical City of the National Guard in Riyadh, at the expense of Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, the Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard, it was reported today.

In a statement, the Executive Director for Health Affairs at the National Guard, Dr Abdullah Al-Rabeea, said that Crown Prince Abdullah has ordered the hospital’s administration to prepare for welcoming the patients, who will arrive in Riyadh tomorrow.

Source: SPA

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