RIYADH: A professor of internal medicine and endocrine at the University of Al-Faisal, Ali Saeed Alzahrani, has won the Global Excellence Award from the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES).
Alzahrani, who is also an endocrine and hormones consultant at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) in Riyadh, received the award during the association’s annual conference held recently in Orlando, Florida.
He was the unanimous choice of the association’s awards committee.
Alzahrani was nominated by professors from the prestigious Mayo Clinic Hospital and recommended by a number of experts from the University of John Hopkins and the University of Michigan because of his achievements and important additions in the field of endocrine.
The association awards one doctor working outside the United States each year.
Saudi professor wins excellence award from US
Saudi professor wins excellence award from US
Saudi-Yemen program provides $81.2m to operate more than 70 power plants
- Grant will improve reliability of electrical power to critical facilities, including hospitals, medical centers, roads, schools, airports and ports
- Move follows last week’s announcement by the SDRPY of a larger aid package totaling $506 million to support Yemen
LONDON: A tripartite agreement was signed on Wednesday between the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen, the oil company Petromasila, and Yemen’s Ministry of Energy and Electricity to supply petroleum derivatives for the country’s power plants.
SDRPY is supporting the Yemeni government with an $81.2 million grant to purchase 339 million liters of diesel and mazut from Petromasila to operate more than 70 power plants across various Yemeni governorates.
The grant follows last week’s announcement by the SDRPY of a $506 million aid package to support Yemen’s education, health, government and infrastructure sectors.
The SDRPY highlighted that the grant will improve the reliability of electrical power to critical facilities, including hospitals, medical centers, roads, schools, airports and ports. Additionally, the funding will stimulate the Yemeni economy and support the Central Bank of Yemen by easing the pressure on foreign exchange reserves.
It reduces the Ministry of Finance’s fuel-related financial burden and supports the Ministry of Electricity and Energy in improving the efficiency of power plants in Yemen, the SDRPY said.
In 2018, the SDRPY provided $180 million, in addition to $422 million in 2021 and another $200 million in 2022, as grants to Yemen to purchase oil derivatives and operate vital sectors of the country.
