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2 NEWS and VIEWS

After being accredited by UNICEF

KFMC Women Specialized
Hospital is " Baby friendly"

KFMC Women Specialized Hospital is breastfeeding eld provided by a team from the services which is sought by us to render health
accredited by the UNICEF as a " Baby-friendly Ministry of Health as well as two-hour-courses services to patients. He indicated that the
Hospital" after ful lling ten steps speci ed for physicians in the same eld. He explained program is governed by WHO and UNICEF
by WHO and UNICEF to encourage and that this accreditation encourages the medical policies and terms under the supervision of the
protect breastfeeding by implementing the sta to provide healthcare with highest criteria Ministry of Heath represented by Nutrition
best healthcare practices. to the mother and baby. General Department. Al-Yamany explained
Dr. Mahmoud Al-Yamany, CEO of KFMC, Department, Ministry of Health; Bandari Abu that the program is preceded by phases and
received the accreditation certi cate from Nayan, Breastfeeding Program General steps that must be implemented and reviewed.
Dr. Ahmed Al Jedai, Assistant Deputy Health Supervisor, Ministry of Health; Dr. Fahad S. Al Based on the initial assessment by the
Minister for Supportive Medical Services in Ghofaili, Executive Director of Medical A airs; concerned committees, a conception about
the presence of Mishari Al-Dakhil, and Dr. Bahauddin Sallout, Medical Director of implementing these steps will be developed
Supervisor-General of the Nutrition General Women's Specialized Hospital. and followed by the nal assessment before
Al-Yamany added that we have worked on Al-Yamany asserted that the given accreditation delivering the certi cate.
developing and scienti cally qualifying the emphasizes the international criteria
health cadre as there are -40hour- training implementation to the specialized healthcare
courses specially developed for nurses in

"KFMC" Develops 2800 Male and Female Nurses through 80 Annual Courses

KFMC CEO, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Yamany, stated that "KFMC organized intensive educational programs to On the other hand, a nurse in inpatient ward at
KFMC nursing cadre is more than 2800 male and increase the Saudi nursing percentage by accepting KFMC King Salman Heart Center, Abdullah
female nurses, including 280 Saudis representing internship programs from most of Saudi universities, Al-Juhani, stated that nursing is a noble profession
about %10 of the total cadre. He explained that and developing higher diploma programs for Saudis aiming to provide services to patients with the
the Senior Administration pays the greatest in some specialized programs such as intensive care highest health and international criteria, and help
attention to the nursing cadres’ educational and cancer care nursing diploma programs Further, them with all mercy and humanity since nursing is
aspect by holding seminars and training courses. KFMC sends a number of Saudi nurses for a pillar of the patient’s approved therapeutic plan.
About 80 courses are held annually in KFMC only scholarships annually to Australia, USA and United
for nursing sta . Kingdom to obtain bachelor, master and PhD
This came during KFMC celebration yesterday of degrees in nursing". Dr. Al-Yamany added.
the International Nurses Day that was held this
year entitled "Health is from Human Rights".

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