By SAEED AL-KHOTANI | ARAB NEWS<\/p>\n
Published: Nov 18, 2010 23:48 Updated: Nov 18, 2010 23:48<\/p>\n
MINA: The Kingdom is to cooperate with Turkey in matters relating to healthcare, including the manufacturing of blood plasma, said Minister of Health Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah.<\/p>\n
The health minister made the announcement after meeting Professor Rajab Akdagh, the Turkish minister of health, at the Mina Emergency Hospital on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will also cooperate with the Turkish Ministry of Health in exchanging expertise in mass gathering management, particularly in information technology relating to Haj,\u201d said Al-Rabeeah. \u201cFurthermore, we will receive Turkish physicians to work along with their Saudi counterparts in providing health care to pilgrims and sharing experience,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Al-Rabeeah also took his Turkish counterpart on a tour of the Haj Healthcare Operation and Control Center from where all health-care facilities in Makkah and the holy sites are managed. Following a presentation on the center, Akdagh asked Al-Rabeeah to allow a team of Turkish experts to observe it. Al-Rabbeah accepted the request saying it would be a pleasure.<\/p>\n
Akdagh also commended the successful way the Kingdom manages such a large number of pilgrims every year, providing them with multiple types of services, especially in health care.<\/p>\n
Seventy thousand Turkish pilgrims performed Haj this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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