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Riyadh: Head of the General Court of Audit (GCA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Hussam bin Abdulmohsen Al-Angari, met with Chair of the Global Board of Directors of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Sally-Anne Pitt, during the Fifth Internal Auditing Forum organized by the GCA in Riyadh.

During the meeting, they discussed topics related to the field of the internal auditing profession and the efforts of the GCA in supporting the profession in the Kingdom, as well as exploring ways to enhance cooperation and exchange experiences.

The IIA is considered the professional reference for all internal audit organizations and associations worldwide. Dr. Al-Anqari, who has been a member of its Board of Directors since 2022, also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab Confederation for Institutes of Internal Auditors (ARABCIIA), which focuses on the internal auditing profession and its members across the Arab world.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Jakarta, The Saudi Ambassador to Indonesia, Faisal bin Abdullah Al-Amoudi, inspected the lounge designated for the Makkah Route Initiative at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, accompanied by the Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas.

Al-Amoudi was briefed on the progress of work in the initiative lounge, the procedures adopted to facilitate Hajj journey, and the organizing of the services at the airport in record time, praising the Makkah Route Initiative work team and the services they offer to Hajj pilgrims.

The Makkah Route Initiative is part of the Ministry of Interior’s ?Pilgrim Experience Program, which is one of Saudi Vision 2030 programs.

It aims to provide high-quality transportation services for pilgrims from beneficiary countries to the Kingdom, including facilitating their reception and processing in their home countries seamlessly.

This begins with issuing electronic Hajj visas and biometric data collection, followed by the General Directorate of Passport
s handling entry procedures into the Kingdom from the departure airport after verifying health requirements.

The initiative also involves luggage coding and sorting according to transportation and accommodation arrangements in the Kingdom, directly transferring pilgrims to buses for transport to their accommodations in Makkah and Madinah via dedicated routes, with partner agencies handling their luggage delivery.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) signed a joint cooperation agreement on Thursday with the international Wars and Disaster’s victims’ protection Association (IRVD) to implement the Artificial Limbs and Rehabilitation Center in Seiyun in Yemen’s Hadhramaut.

The agreement was signed by the Center’s Assistant Supervisor General for Operations and Programs, Engineer Ahmed bin Ali Al-Baiz, at the KSrelief’s headquarters in Riyadh.

The Director of the Health and Environmental Aid Department at KSrelief, Dr. Abdullah bin Saleh Al-Muallem, said in a statement that the agreement intends to provide physical rehabilitation services to people with special needs and following up on them to enable them to serve their community, through diagnosis and determining the treatment plan for each patient individually, the installation of artificial limbs and functional rehabilitation services for prosthetic limbs.

The agreement will deal with raising the capabilities of the medical and techn
ical staff professionally and scientifically and qualifying them to deal with specific cases, in addition to minimizing the migration of specialized medical and technical staff. The agreement aims to benefit 1,625 individuals.

The agreement comes within the framework of a series of humanitarian and relief projects implemented by the Kingdom through its humanitarian arm, the KSrelief to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people as a result of the humanitarian crisis they are currently experiencing.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Hodeidah, Mobile nutritional medical clinics in Al-Khawkha District in Yemen’s Hodeidah Governorate provided treatment services to 2,134 beneficiaries from April 3 to 9, with generous support from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief).

The internal medicine clinic received 462 patients, the emergency clinic saw 1,133 cases, while patients who visited the epidemiology clinic were 152.

Thirty-seven individuals benefited from the services provided by the mobile medical team, the reproductive health department saw 141 cases, the therapeutic nutrition clinic provided its services to 17 beneficiaries, the immunization clinic received seven individuals, the surgery and dressing department saw 112 patients, and the obstetrics department received two cases, and the awareness and education department assisted 71 individuals.

In the accompanying services, the laboratory department saw 542 individuals, medications were distributed on

1,888 patients, the health care department reviewed 1,849 ca
ses, and the blood transfusion department received 5 individuals.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Mogadishu, The Kidney Dialysis Center at Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia continued providing its medical services supported by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief).

During March, the center received 341 patients, including 146 patients who received 1,097 scheduled kidney dialysis sessions and 14 emergency sessions, while 195 patients benefitted from medical examination services in the kidney disease clinic.

The percentage of males represented 60%, and the females were 40%, while the percentage of displaced people constituted 4%, and residents were 96%.

This comes as part of the relief and humanitarian efforts provided by the Kingdom through its humanitarian arm, the KSrelief to upgrade the potentials of the health sector and alleviate the suffering of the Somali people.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Madinah: The Passports Office at Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah received the first flights of the pilgrims arriving from the Republic of Pakistan to perform Hajj rituals for this year 1445 AH.

The Passports Office confirmed that it is harnessing all its capabilities to facilitate entry procedures for pilgrims by providing international air, land and sea port platforms with the latest technical devices operated by qualified human cadres.

Source: Saudi Press Agency