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Social Responsibility

The annual report aims to focus on the social contributions of Al-Khafji National Hospital, it’s keen to interact with Al-Khafji Governorate community to increase awareness and health education, as well as their participation in many public events, it takes an active social role and achieves tangible results through the initiatives launched within its program of social responsibility. Hospital initiatives within the social responsibility program of 2017 focused on several points, foremost among them is health education, in which many health awareness events have been carried out for all age groups.

Awareness initiatives in 2017

Awareness lectures on the importance of the first aid

Because every moment means life, we keened to provide educational lectures on first aid that help every person to save the lives of his beloved ones and who may be at the right time in the workplace, school, home or the street with a case that needs quick and professional intervention to deal with wounds, bleeding, trauma, or seizures.
Even if the first aid is a temporary remedy for any crisis or situation, it may save a person’s life. To establish this principle among young people and children, we have made many visits to Al-Khafji schools to raise awareness of the importance of first aid and their essential role in saving the lives of others.

Defeat Diabetes

Diabetes ranks high on the list of the most common diseases in the world. To highlight the importance of diabetes awareness, WHO (The World Health Organization) has dedicated a global day to raise awareness about the symptoms, proper treatment of diabetes to prevent it and to raise awareness among the society.
Therefore, to ensure the safety of all members of Saudi society and raise their level of awareness, we participated in special events aimed at raising awareness of diabetes during November 2017

International Women’s Day

In honor of woman on her International Day, we have prepared a series of awareness lectures that include many topics for women:

  • Women’s nutritional health
  • The Art of time management for working women
  • Dealing with psychological stress

Women from Al Khafji community were invited to attend the hospital’s lecture hall.

Handle antibiotics with care

This was the Hospital’s slogan during the antibiotic awareness campaign, which was carried out during the second week of November 2017. The campaign aimed to raise awareness among Al-Khafji community about the dangers of excessive use of antibiotics without the recommendation of the specialist doctor and also about the damages caused by the use of antibiotics described to other people. During a whole week within the activities of the International Week for antibiotic awareness. Awareness campaigns were conducted for more than one educational institution in Al-Khafji:

  • His Highness Al-Faisal School
  • Ajyal Primary School
  • Girls College in Al-Khafji
  • Saudi Petroleum Institute
  • Besides, an awareness corner was available in the hospital.

During this campaign, more than 700 of Al-Khafji community participated in the educational and awareness activities carried out by the administration and the community support teams.

School visits to patients

The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say,

“When someone visits a sick person, he dives into mercy to such an extent that when he sits with him, he settles in it.”.
Sahih (Al-Albani)

To uphold this principle among the community of children, Al-Khafji National Hospital hosted students of Al-Ajyal schools to visit the patients.

Al-Khafji National Hospital team

Hospital participation is not limited to the medical aspect and health awareness, during 2017 and especially in March, the hospital began sponsoring the soccer team that participated in the official courses in Al-Khafji.
The team participated in more than 8 championships (tournaments) and won the first place in the League and Cup championship, and the second place in the Ramadan tournament.

Free treatment for the unable

Out of the social responsibility of Al-Khaji’s society and in cooperation with Al-Bir Charitable Association, the hospital administration has opened the door to free treatment where more than 300 people are treated annually at a total cost as follows.

  • 2017: 3,674,947 SR
  • 2018: 4,965,393 SR