A royal decree has been issued for the treatment of Majed and Rana, two morbidly obese citizens, inside the Kingdom with the support of a specialized foreign medical team.

Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah said he has instructed the department at the ministry to coordinate with specialized agencies to recruit the medical team.

The ministry had earlier tried to treat the two Saudis at Cleveland Hospital in the US but their condition did not allow them to travel aboard an air ambulance plane.

“We had to cancel our booking at the US hospital several times,” Al-Rabeeah said.