2nd Ebola case denied

Updated 08 August 2014

2nd Ebola case denied

The Health Ministry denied Thursday the appearance of another Ebola virus fever case in Jeddah and urged the media not to publish such reports without confirmation.
“We will inform the public about the development of the new killer virus in full transparency and have taken measures to protect citizens and residents from such infectious diseases,” the ministry said.
Meanwhile, Abdul Aziz Al-Zahrani, the brother of the man who died of Ebola on Wednesday, blamed the negligence of medical staff at a private hospital in the city for the death.
“They delayed identifying Ibrahim’s disease, resulting in his demise,” he said.
He ruled out suggestions that Ibrahim had taken medicines that complicated his disease.
He said Ibrahim had stayed two days at a private hospital north of Jeddah before he was transferred to King Fahd Hospital.
He requested the ministry to conduct medical tests on all the members of Ibrahim’s family to make sure they are free from the disease.


Saudi ministries initiate localization of transport and logistical services

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Saudi ministries initiate localization of transport and logistical services

  • Transport Minister: the MoU was just one step on the path of turning the Kingdom into a global logistics hub

RIYADH: The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Transport Ministry, the Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf), and the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce to localize transport and logistical services in the Kingdom.
The MoU was co-signed by Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi, Transport Minister Saleh Al-Jasser, Vice Chairman of the Council of the Saudi Chambers of Commerce Tariq Al-Hidi, and Hadaf Director General Turki Al-Jawini.
Al-Rajhi said the MoU would help to achieve a number of important goals in line with Saudi Vision 2030 for the transport and logistics sector, particularly involving young Saudis in “a successful partnership (between) the private sector and civil society institutions.”
The exact roles to be played by each partner have yet to be discussed, but Al-Rajhi stressed their “desire for cooperation and integration to achieve the sought-after national goals.”
Al-Jasser said the MoU was just one step on the path of turning the Kingdom into a global logistics hub. “We are keen to improve all transport and logistical services and activities through employing young local talents, highly skilled minds, and creative and productive human energies in the public and private sectors, in addition to localizing the system’s professions through the integration of efforts,” he said.