JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered yet another social initiative titled “SNAD Mohammed bin Salman” program to empower citizens and to help them achieve their socioeconomic goals.
The first phase of the program includes “SNAD marriage,” which aims to motivate the Saudi youth to get married and to ensure a stable family and social life.
The program is aimed to develop nonprofit social initiatives for the welfare of the masses.
It aims to address the needs of different sectors of society as well as setting up framework and rules for Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s charitable initiatives.
The SNAD program seeks to promote knowledge and awareness to achieve sustainable social development.
On the directives of the crown prince, work on the program has already begun. Currently, teams are preparing the overall structure of the program and are working on its governance model and initiatives in line with the Vision 2030 to promote community development through nonprofit institutions and sectors.
The program envisages sustainable development through social cooperation that ensures a decent life for all citizens in line with the teachings of Islam.
SNAD Mohammed bin Salman program is based on many social and nonprofit initiatives that the crown prince has launched in partnership and coordination with various parties.
The most recent of these initiatives include support for charitable associations, the release of prisoners and the development of historical mosques etc.
A number of other initiatives will also be launched in different phases. Details about this program are available on its official website www.snad.org.sa.
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince launches social welfare program
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince launches social welfare program
- The program seeks to promote knowledge to achieve sustainable development, develop nonprofit social initiatives
- Teams have started working on the overall structure of the program
Saudi deputy health minister meets World Health Organization’s regional director
- Their meeting is part of efforts to strengthen the strategic partnership between the Kingdom’s Ministry of Health and WHO
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s deputy minister of health for planning and development, Abdulaziz Al-Rumaih, held talks on Tuesday with the World Health Organization’s regional director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr. Hanan Balkhy.
Their meeting was part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the strategic partnership between the Kingdom’s Ministry of Health and the WHO, officials said, and to advance high-level dialogue on shared regional and global health priorities.
They reviewed the outcomes of the first Strategic Dialogue between Saudi Arabia and WHO, which took place in August 2024, and explored opportunities for enhanced cooperation in a number of areas, including regional and international health priorities, and the development of resilient and sustainable health systems.
They highlighted the importance of effective international partnerships in efforts to improve the quality of healthcare services, the Ministry of Health said.
They also discussed the ministry’s objectives for the expansion of health-investment opportunities and a strengthening of Saudi Arabia’s role in the global health arena, with the aim of reinforcing the Kingdom’s position as a key international health partner, and a contributor to the shaping of global health policies, the localization of the pharmaceuticals sector, and the transfer of technology, it added.
Balkhy’s official visit to the Kingdom will conclude on Wednesday.
