المملكة: Minister of Health: Clinical research increased by 51% in the Kingdom within one year – urgent
The Minister of Health, Fahd Al-Jalajel, said during the first day of the World Health Forum: "Chronic diseases cause 74% of deaths around the world"
He added: "More than 6 million husbands and wives have benefited from the premarital medical examination program, and the response rate to genetic counseling has increased from 15% to 85%. Nearly 3 million newborns started their lives safely through the early newborn screening program"
He confirmed: "70% of cancer cases in the Kingdom are detected in their early stages thanks to health transformation. Chronic disease deaths in the Kingdom decreased by 40%, exceeding the United Nations target"
He stated: "Average life expectancy in the Kingdom increased from 74 years in 2016 to 79 years in 2025."
He continued: "The number of clinical research in the Kingdom increased by 51% within one year"
He said: "Launching a clinical trial for an artificial intelligence doctor, AI Physician, in cooperation with HUMAIN and LEAN.
In partnership with Google, we launch the “smart health coach” through the Sihati application to be the health guide for every beneficiary."
Global Health Forum 2025
The World Health Forum 2025 was launched today, Monday, in Riyadh and will continue until October 30, under the patronage of the Ministry of Health, with the support of the Health Sector Transformation Program, one of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 programmes, and organized by Tahaluf Company, the joint project between the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones, the Investment Events Fund, and Informa International Company, at the Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Center. Inspired.
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