Launching 3 Dialysis Centers in Jeddah and Riyadh
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud International Foundation for Charity and Humanitarian Works sponsored the Dialysis Care Project to establish state-of-the art specialized centers; King Abdullah will personally fund this project for the upcoming 7 years with an annual cost of SAR 400 million. There will be a total of 1000 dialysis machines with a patient capacity of 3,350 patients which can be increased to 6000 patients.
H.E. Chief Executive Officer of Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, President of King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences and General Supervisor of Royal clinics, Dr. Bandar Al Knawy confirmed that the decision to establish these centers came after the Saudi Center of Organ Transplantation reports in 2012, which were reviewed by The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. The reports contained information on kidney diseases, the speed with which they are increasing and the 12844 patients who are currently undergoing hemodialysis. Studies also predict that the number of patients could increase to 15000 patients during 2014.
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs is a contributor in providing the operational and supervisory support to launch these humanitarian centers in record time. A 3 story 7,586 m² specialized medical dialysis center, with a capacity of 204 dialysis machines was established within 6 months only and is currently in operation.
Within the first phase of this significant humanitarian project, two centers are now operating in the capital, Riyadh, and one center in the city of Jeddah. The centers are equipped with a total of 475 dialysis machines.
The second phase of the project entails the launching of centers in Makkah and Al Madinah, and will operate withing 3 to 4 months with a total of 452 dialysis machines as well as 37 units in Hail and AlQassim.
The project facilities include fully equiped buildings with the highest standards of quality to offer optimal medical services for kidney failure patients across the Kingdome.
