The Prince of the Eastern Province sponsors the virtual visits of the Patient Friends Committee
The Patients' Friends Committee in the Eastern Province has started its annual inspection visits during the blessed month of Ramadan, with a virtual visit (Monday 19 / April / 2021) under the patronage and honor of His Royal Highness Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Governor of the Eastern Region, Honorary Chairman of the Committee, provided that the program is completed During the coming days, virtual visits to hospitals in the region.
The first visits that started in the medical complex in Dammam resulted in several businessmen and members of the committee donating an amount of (2) million riyals, where medical equipment and supplies were provided to the complex.
In this regard, the head of the committee and the general director of health affairs in the eastern region, Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdul-Karim Al-Arifi said that the committee had started from great goals, represented in sharing the concerns of patients from the people and people of the eastern region, and contributing to ending their suffering, relieving their pain and assisting in their treatment, until they return Healthy people once again participate in building and advancing their society, and the committee, over the course of extended decades, has been able - as a well-established institutional entity - to be a catalyst for the business sector by donating and providing charitable works, and to promote the principles of public service among all members of society, and to represent a realistic embodiment of the idea of partnership Social between the public and private sectors. This partnership, which is now on the list of priorities of the Kingdom's Vision 2030.
He added: “The contributions of businessmen in the region during the years 2020-2021 have grown to more than (7) million Saudi riyals, which enabled the committee, thanks to God first and then with these effective contributions, to achieve its goals and provide assistance to patients according to their needs, as well as secure medical devices for hospitals.
He stressed that the committee appreciates businessmen for their noble and responsible stance by supporting the committee's efforts to confront the emerging coronavirus pandemic, as everyone came to provide support for the committee’s initiative in the first phase to do its part to confront this pandemic by coordinating with the Command and Control Center at the General Directorate of Health Affairs, where they presented the up to To (5) million riyals in the first campaign of the committee’s initiative to provide urgent medical supplies, which were delivered within days of their request, which helped the health practitioner carry out his duties towards this pandemic, and they also provided support for the second campaign of Patients' Friends Committee initiatives at the beginning of the current year 2021, with nearly (2) One million riyals) to confront the Coronavirus pandemic by contributing to the launch of the national project for the vaccine in hospitals and primary health care centers in the First Health Cluster in the Eastern Province, where more than (10) health centers have been equipped to receive patients who deserve the vaccine.
Al-Arifi, on behalf of all members of the committee, valued the continuous follow-up and great attention from His Royal Highness, Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Governor of the Eastern Province, and His Royal Highness Prince Ahmed bin Fahd bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, for the Committee and its work and their continuous support, to advance charitable and volunteer work In the region .. expressing his hope that the Patients' Friends Committee will always be the effective mediator between the donors who are businessmen in the eastern region who are pioneers in philanthropy on the one hand, and the needy patients from the wealthy people of this region on the other hand.
For this part, Chairman of the Asharqia Chamber, Abdul Hakim bin Hamad Al-Ammar Al-Khaldi (Vice Chairman of the Committee), said that the Asharqia Chamber will continue to be the incubator for all initiatives and activities that provide added value to the country, whether from the economic portal or the social portal. He explained that the Patient Friends Committee is one of the activities that the Chamber has held since its establishment and launch as one of the specialized committees until it was circulated to become part of the national community activity in all Saudi chambers in full coordination with the directorates of health affairs in the honorable Saudi regions, and we are witnessing these heartening situations We express our pride and pride in supporting the wise leadership of this generous country that supports such initiatives and gives them official status, as it is charitable activities in the month of goodness, in the countries of goodness, the country of the Two Holy Mosques. Emphasizing that patients are a category dear to all of our hearts, and what we offer to them is part of the responsibility entrusted to us by God Almighty and that helping them in this holy month is one of the best affection and best deeds.
He expressed his sincere thanks and appreciation to His Royal Highness Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz (The Prince of the Eastern Region and Honorary Chairman of the Committee) and His Highness Prince Ahmed bin Fahd bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of the Eastern Province, for their great efforts to serve the region and the people of the region, and their sponsorship of the Patient Friends Committee. Connected to the dear brothers in the General Directorate of Health Affairs in the Eastern Region, headed by Brother Dr. Ibrahim Al-Arifi, for the great efforts that have manifested themselves during the pandemic period and are still.
