According to the Northern Borders Health Affairs, Fertility and Reproductive Health Center has been recently inaugurated at Maternity and Children Hospital-Arar by His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Khalid Aal Saud, Governor of the Northern Borders Region. The center is the first of its kind across the region, with a view to treating and following up cases of infertility and male reproductive system (genital) disorders.
“The center features an embryology laboratory, a male reproductive system laboratory, a medical gas cylinder storage unit, a sampling room, four clinics, an ultrasound room, two operating rooms, a reception, and a waiting room. Also, the center is enhanced with medical staff, including two OB/GYN consultants, two embryologists, a resident physician, an anesthesia specialist (anesthesiologist), an anesthesia technician, a female nursing supervisor, eleven nursing staff, and two female receptionists,” stated the Affairs.
It is worth mentioning that the Northern Borders Health Affairs features ten specialized medical centers (a cardiac center, three diabetes centers, three kidney centers, and three dental centers), as well as 11 hospitals with a 1,410-bed capacity, which are enhanced with a number of delicate medical specialties such as: neurosurgery, heart surgery, bariatric surgery, endoscopy, and others. Besides, the Affairs has 48 primary healthcare centers.