RIYADH: The King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAAUH) at the Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (PNU) has unveiled an initiative to develop and structure health care costs.
This move is one of strategic initiatives to prepare for the privatization of health services, according to Dr. Ahmed Abu Aba, the hospital’s executive director. “This project is a pre-emptive step for the development of new funding models for the development of health care cost structures in the Kingdom,” he said.
The hospital executive director added that the development of the cost structure is part of an in-depth look at the cost of health care to patients. Such health care, he added, includes staff doctors, nurses, medicines, operating rooms, and the general costs of operating the hospital for each patient. He added that this step will enable the hospital’s medical staff to focus on the most effective ways to reduce the disparities in health care and enhance the quality of medical services.
The 300-bed hospital, which was launched in partnership with a leading global health care provider, has an emergency department and specialized clinics that offer services in obstetrics and gynecology, internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, ophthalmology, and ear, nose and throat. It is distinguished by having three integrated centers in women’s and adolescent health and child growth and development.
As part of its mission, the hospital combines the provided services with education and scientific research, which will, in turn, lead to the best knowledge and care for patients and students using state-of-the art practices.
Saudi university hospital unveils plan to structure health care costs
Saudi university hospital unveils plan to structure health care costs
Saudi scientific organization celebrates 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi
- King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology honors him with a reception at its headquarters in Riyadh
- Yaghi, the first Saudi recipient of a Nobel Prize, shared the Nobel Prize with 2 other scientists for their pioneering work in molecular chemistry
LONDON: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in Riyadh honored Omar Yaghi, the Saudi scientist and recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, with a reception at its headquarters in Riyadh on Thursday.
Yaghi is the first Saudi scientist awarded a Nobel Prize. He received it in December, alongside two other scientists, for their pioneering work in the field of molecular chemistry, and for contributions to energy, the environment and advanced materials.
He is also supervisor of the Center of Excellence for Nanomaterials for Clean Energy Applications, a collaboration between KACST and the University of California, Berkeley.
Munir Eldesouki, the president of KACST, said that the Kingdom is keen to recognize its scientific talents, in keeping with Saudi Vision 2030 and its goals relating to the fostering of scientific research.
Yaghi said he appreciated the support he had received from Saudi leaders during his career, and praised them for creating an enabling environment in which scientists are able to pursue world-class research, development and innovation.
Investment in national talent has created a research ecosystem that positions Saudi Arabia among the leading scientific nations, he added.
Thursday’s event, attended by the organization’s staff and students, also honored the winning teams from the recent “GenAI for Materials Discovery Hackathon,” which KACST organized in partnership with the University of California, Berkeley, and Academy 32, a nonprofit Saudi organization dedicated to research, development and innovation.
The celebration concluded with an interactive discussion session during which Yaghi talked with students and researchers, reflected on key milestones in his scientific journey, and shared insights into the factors that helped shape his career, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
