On instructions from Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard, 100 beds have been set aside by National Guard Hospitals in Riyadh, Jeddah and Al-Ahsa, for the treatment of Iraqi patients wounded in the U.S.-led war.
According to Dr Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Abdul Jabbar, Executive Director of Health Affairs at the National Guard, King Abdul Aziz Medical City in Jeddah and King Abdul Aziz Hospital in Al-Ahsa will both allocate 30 beds to Iraqi patients. Speaking to Al-Riyadh Arabic newspaper, he said the Fahda bint Al-Aasi bin Shuraim Centre for Intensive Care and Burns at King Abdul Aziz Medical City would allocate 10 beds to the Iraqi program.
The Crown Prince urged Saudi authorities to accept as many Iraqi patients as possible as part of a broad relief program launched by the government to alleviate the suffering of the Iraqi people.
Dr Al-Abdul Jabbar said that his organization has allocated SR20 million to supply medical equipment required by the Iraqis. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has already sent a field hospital to Baghdad with 35 Saudi doctors and over 150 paramedical staff, who will provide a variety of health services. The hospital has 100 beds, of which 20 have been set aside for intensive care. “The hospital will provide medical treatment and first-aid services via its clinics,” said Maj. Gen. Kitab Al-Otaibi, Director of Medical Services at the Ministry of Defence and Aviation.
Source: SPA
