D. Ubaid bin Salman Alubaid the under secretary of health clarified that the health ministry expenditure of money on drug purchase reached 2200 million riyals in the budget of this year, and this represents 45% of drug market in the Kingdom.
D. Saleh Bawazeer the S.F.D.A vice chairman of drug affairs declared to Almadinah newspaper that the establishment of the first national center to control drugs damages and qualities has been carried out and it will be finished at the end of the current year.
The S.F.D.A (represented by its medical devices sector) participated in the meeting of the Asian Harmonization Working Party (AHWP) that was held in Kyoto- Japan. During the meeting, the Common Submission Dossier Template draft (CSDT) which aims to unify the requirements of submitting the medical devices to the controlling authorities among the participated countries was discussed. These requirements were set according to the Summary Technical Documentation (STED) which belongs to the Global Harmonization Task Force (GHTF).
Under the sponsorship of his Excellency d. Fahd bin Abdurrahman Algunaim the minister of agriculture, the agriculture ministry organizes the first agricultural meeting activities which includes working sessions, discussion seminars and a specialized agricultural exhibition during the 21st to 22nd of Safar 1428H coinciding with (the 11th to 12th of March 2007).
The S.F.D.A made its first meeting headed by his Excellency the designate vice executive officer of the S.F.D.A d. Mohammed bin Ahmed Alkanhal and attended by their Excellencies the vice chairmen, the general managers and the S.F.D.A officials and staff on the occasion of the council of ministers approval of the S.F.D.A main system which was issued in a session held on (24-1-1428H).
افتتح معالي وزير الصحة د. حمد بن عبدالله المانع الندوة السعودية الخليجية للأمراض المزمنة والملتقى الأول للجمعيات الصحية المتخصصة والتي قامت بتنظيمها وزارة الصحة في إطار الجهود التي تقودها الوزارة مع المجلس الوزاري لوزراء الصحة الخليجي للقضاء على الأمراض المزمنة والوقاية منها على مستوى الخليج تحت شعار ( الوقاية من الأمراض المزمنة ..
ترأس سعادة الرئيس التنفيذي المكلف للهيئة الأستاذ الدكتور محمد بن أحمد الكنهل الاجتماع الذي عقدته الهيئة العامة للغذاء والدواء ممثلة بقطاع الدواء والذي دعت فيه الشركات الوطنية للأدوية،
The S.F.D.A food sector organizes a training course for its employees starting from 13-2-1428 H. and lasting for three weeks. The course aims to inform the employees about the latest developments in fields related to genetically modified organisms, food modern technology, standards of food safety and quality and other important issues.
The lectures will be delivered by some staff members related to departments of food and nutrition sciences, agricultural engineering and plant production, of the food science and agriculture college in King Saud University.
شارك أ. د. إبراهيم بن سعد المهيزع نائب الرئيس التنفيذي لشؤون الغذاء للهيئة العامة للغذاء والدواء في الندوة الوطنية لسلامة الغذاء التي أقيمت في سلطنة عمان في الفترة من 3 إلى4 مارس 2007م .
The S.F.D.A represented by its drug sector participated in the fourth common meeting of the animal wealth committee and the officials of health ministries which belong to the countries of Gulf Cooperation Council on Monday the 15th of Safar, 1428H corresponding to the 5th of March, 2007, in the Secretariat-General of Arabian Gulf Countries in Riyadh. D. Ibraheem bin Abdullah Ashwaier the consultant of the drug sector and a member of the S.F.D.A delegation was chosen to head the meeting.
