Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Disabled Children Society, inaugurated here on Monday a symposium on causes of the heritable disability: diagnosis, preventive measures and treatment.
The symposium was organized by the department of heritable medicine at the Riyadh-based King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center.
During the 2-day symposium, 30 lectures on issues pertaining to disability will be delivered at eight scientific sessions.
Speaking on the occasion, the Health Minister, Dr Hamad Al-Mani said a number of local and international specialists in the disability field are participating in the symposium.
On his part, Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz highlighted the significant role being played by Prince Salman Center for Disability Research in the service of the disabled people.
He pointed out that the Prince Salman Center for Disability Research and King Faisal Specialist Hospital cooperated in the service of the handicapped people.
"Thanks to the great attention given by the concerned officials to the health sector, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is number one among Arab countries in extending services to the handicapped people", he said.
The function was attended by a number of officials.
