Saudi Alzheimer Disease Association...
The Association seeks to become the pioneer in mitigating the effects of this disease in the kingdom by creating medical, social and psychological awareness about Alzheimer’s disease. The Association also seeks to make all society sectors aware of Alzheimer ’s disease and to reach all those who will benefit from the association’s help.
SADA aims to develop strategies with all partner organizations, in order to reach the goals of the association. Its objective include facilitating suitable platforms for scientific gatherings and advancing research into Alzheimer’s disease amongst researchers and medical professionals.
More info: www.alz.org.sa
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology...
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) is both the Saudi Arabian national science agency and its national R&D laboratories. KACST plays a key role in science and technology policy making, related data collection, funding of external research, and other related services such as scientific publishing and managing the patent office.
Main Responsibilities include:
Proposing a national policy for the development of science and technology and relevant strategies; Supporting scientific research and technology development; Conducting applied research advising government; Fostering national innovation and technology transfer between research institutes and the industry; Fostering international cooperation in science and technology.
More info: www.kacst.edu.sa
General Organization for King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center...
The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Riyadh is a pioneer and specialist center in incurable diseases. KFSH&RC received numerous certificates of recognition from a number of international organizations and offers the highest professional levels of health care in research and integrated medical environment based on the vision of its founder King Faisal bin Abdulaziz.
While the foundation stone in 1390H set up to achieve a big dream sparing citizens from the trouble of treatment abroad, where his Majesty the King Khalid bin Abdulaziz inaugurated the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in 1975 on an area of one million m2, where the center allocates all main wings in addition to the King Fahad National Center for children’s Cancer, which is located in the north of Riyadh. The Foundation for another branch in Jeddah in 2005, aims to provide medical services to patients in the largest possible number of regions of the Kingdom due to the increasing demand for its services.
More info: www.kfshrc.edu.sa
