GENEVA: Saudi Arabia’s health sector secured a special award and 19 medals at the 51st Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions this weekend, highlighting the Kingdom’s expanding role in global healthcare innovation.
The recognition of the Ministry of Health and partners across the national health ecosystem came about after the presentation of 20 healthcare innovations under the Saudi pavilion during the exhibition, held from March 11 to 15, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The National Institute for Health Research received a special award, and five medals, including two gold medals with distinction, one gold medal and two silver medals, underscoring its contribution to developing innovative healthcare solutions.
Other Saudi institutions were also recognized. The Council of Health Insurance won a bronze medal, while the Saudi Red Crescent Authority secured a silver medal for an innovation designed to improve emergency medical and ambulance services.
Saudi Health Holding Company and its health clusters also performed strongly, being awarded a silver medal as well as 12 additional medals in several regional clusters.
Among them, Taif Health Cluster and Hail Health Cluster each won gold medals, while Jeddah First Health Cluster secured a gold and a silver medal.
Northern Borders Health Cluster and Al-Baha Health Cluster received silver medals, while Qassim Health Cluster won one silver and one bronze medal.
Bronze medals were also awarded to Riyadh Second Health Cluster, Jazan Health Cluster and Najran Health Cluster.
Saudi achievements at the exhibition extended beyond healthcare. King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy won three gold medals, a silver medal and a special award as part of the Kingdom’s energy delegation.
The institution presented innovations including a solar thermal desalination system using forward osmosis, advanced carbon electrodes for supercapacitors in energy storage systems, a battery-based control system to improve microgrid power quality, and oxygen transport reactor technology supporting clean hydrogen and low-emission energy solutions.
Officials from the ministry of health said participation in the exhibition aimed to strengthen Saudi Arabia’s presence on international health platforms, highlight national innovations, and support researchers and innovators in the Kingdom’s healthcare ecosystem.
The Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions, organized in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization, is considered one of the world’s leading innovation events, bringing together participants from more than 40 countries and displaying more than 1,000 inventions.
