المملكة: Urgent | Health: 50% reduction in infectious disease deaths during 2025
Issued The annual report of the health system for the year and raising the quality of services provided.
This is within the objectives of the health sector transformation program emanating from the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, to build "Vibrant community" By promoting prevention and quality of life, and"Prosperous economy" By raising the efficiency of health spending and expanding investment in the sector.
The Saudi health sector
This is in addition to strengthening "An ambitious country" It is based on a sustainable health system and advanced, human-centered services.
Health achievements came as a result of integrated efforts based on the principle "Health in all policies" And approach "One government"And in effective partnership with various government agencies.
The report indicated an increase in average life expectancy to 79.7 years, and death rates resulting from infectious diseases decreased by 50%, and deaths resulting from non-communicable diseases (chronic) by 40%.
The report also indicated a decrease in deaths resulting from unintentional injuries by 30%, in addition to a decrease in road accident deaths by 60%, which reflects the direct impact of national integration and the development of models. Preventive and curative health care.
Global Health Forum
The report included the Council of Ministers’ praise of the success of the World Health Forum, which resulted in initiatives and investments exceeding 124 billion riyals, in addition to the accreditation of Jeddah and Medina as the two largest multi-million health cities in the Middle East, and the accreditation of 16 Saudi cities as healthy cities.
The health system’s annual report 2025 embodies the scale of the transformation that the sector is witnessing, and confirms The Ministry of Health is committed to its supervisory and oversight role to build a world-class health system that enhances prevention and quality of life, and consolidates the efficiency and sustainability of services.
This consolidates the Kingdom’s position among the leading health countries in the world. The report can be viewed via the following link:
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