The Saudi Health Ministry has revealed that 91% of patients suffering from AIDS had their cases detected and treated in Saudi Arabia. This makes Saudi the first country in the region to implement “Nineteen Strategy for the Eradication of HIV” and works towards total elimination by the year 2030. Implementation of campaigns and programs at different levels of the healthcare system has helped Saudi Arabia to achieve this result.
Such campaigns and programs were implanted to make an important shift in the societies to deal with the disease. On the occasion of World AIDS Day, a special workshop was held at the ministry headquarters conducted by the National Program for fighting HIV, and during this event, the information was revealed. The ministry focuses on the importance of applying its policies that are aimed at expanding the detection of HIV cases and providing early treatment by…
