Saudi Ministry of Health: Travel restrictions lifted for treatment abroad

Saudi Ministry of Health: Travel restrictions lifted for treatment abroad

JEDDAH: The protocol for patients whose treatment requires travel outside the Kingdom has been approved by the Saudi authorities, the Ministry of Health announced on Friday.Patients wishing to travel abroad for treatment at their own expense need to meet certain conditions set by the ministry — firstly, by obtaining an acceptance of treatment from a hospital or specialized center in a medically developed country.Secondly, the patient's case should be one that requires treatment abroad and cannot be dealt with in Saudi Arabia, according to a recent medical report approved by the Ministry of Health.The case should also meet medical conditions approved by the Saudi Supreme Medical Commission to receive treatment abroad.Patients who are referred to hospitals outside the Kingdom at the expense of the state must obtain a royal order