6000 Saudi Arabian Doctors Battle Against Coronavirus in 41 Countries

[ArabianEmpires&Caliphates]

280 Saudi Doctors Join Frontline Battle against Coronavirus in France

About 280 Saudi doctors are helping to fight coronavirus across France.
Jeddah – Aisha Jaffari

About 280 Saudi doctors are helping to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in hospitals across France as they take part in a French medical fellowship program.


French Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Francois Gouyette told Asharq Al-Awsat that the fellowship program reflects the strong relations binding France and Saudi Arabia in all fields, and it is also a striking symbol of the relationship rooted in friendship and solidarity shared between the two peoples.


Gouyette thanked Saudi doctors for their dedication and the spirit of duty that they have shown in this critical phase.




Saudi cultural attaché to France and Switzerland, Abdullah Al-Thunayyan, said: “The work of Saudi doctors in French hospitals, and on the frontlines against the dangerous pandemic, highlights the value of volunteering among the Saudis.”


Al-Thunayyan confirmed that 280 Saudi doctors, who specialize in 35 different medical areas, are spread across major French cities.


“They are fully prepared for dedicated and effective work to face crises, such as the virus outbreak, and addressing it anywhere for humanity,” he added.


“I commend the determination and solidarity of the Saudi doctors with their French mentors and colleagues in this exceptional unprecedented situation,” Guillaume Huart, the regional counselor for Health at the Embassy of France, told Asharq Al-Awsat.

https://aawsat.com/english/home/art...n-frontline-battle-against-coronavirus-france

6000 Saudi Doctors Battle Against Coronavirus in 41 Countries

Saudi doctors who are staying in their country of residence to face the coronavirus

Jeddah- Asharq Al-Awsat

More than 6000 expat Saudi doctors are fighting COVID-19 on the frontlines in 41 different countries around the world, representing their homeland and sending a message of peace, coexistence, and humanity.


A large number of Saudi doctors studying abroad decided to stay in their country of residence and face the pandemic, regardless of the risks they might be facing and stressing their commitment to the oath they took as doctors.


The Saudi medical students participated with doctors of different countries in helping patients infected with the coronavirus and were an extension of the Kingdom’s positions and leadership in extending a helping hand and assistance to those in need around the world.


German Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Jorg Ranau thanked the Saudi doctors in Germany saying they are partners in fighting coronavirus and deserve the highest of recognition.


There are about 650 Saudi doctors working in German hospitals, indicated the ambassador, adding: “I would like to thank the 650 Saudi doctors in German hospitals. They are our partners in fighting COVID-19 and deserve our highest recognition”


The French ambassador to Saudi Arabia Francois Gouyette also expressed gratitude and praised Saudi Arabian doctors who stayed in France to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.



Gouyette said the 250 doctors have displayed a “beautiful gesture of solidarity” and the courage demonstrated by these “Saudi doctors is just amazing.”


There are over 6243 Saudi medical students studying in over 41 countries around the world, who are majoring in 300 different specialties.

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[ArabianEmpires&Caliphates]

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[firas607]

I doubt these numbers are accurate. Based on business over 65% of doctors in saudi arabia are non saudi doctors.

 

[masterchief_mirza]

I doubt these numbers are accurate. Based on business over 65% of doctors in saudi arabia are non saudi doctors.

No reason to doubt the numbers at all. You're probably thinking of those in senior roles at the big hospitals where foreign doctors are brought in to provide leadership and specific experience but Saudi is cleverly building up its own large base of well equipped medics at the trainee and junior levels who have learned from those foreign seniors and also from placements abroad which is what the article emphasizes. It's quite a solid investment for the future actually.

 

[ArabianEmpires&Caliphates]

I doubt these numbers are accurate. Based on business over 65% of doctors in saudi arabia are non saudi doctors.

No, they are aliens.

More fairytale statistics pulled out of nowhere.

KSA has some of the best ranked hospitals in the region and world.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1242794921171484675

On the other hand, do you know what is a real fact?

That over 40% (41% to be exact) of Pakistan's population in 2017 could not read or write their own names due to illiteracy. That only 46% of Pakistani women can read and write (2017 data). Did you know that?

https://www.statista.com/statistics/572781/literacy-rate-in-pakistan/

But you are more busy hijacking a positive thread with your unfounded nonsense to malign Arabs with your lies. The German, Irish etc. foreign miniseries and health care ministries are all lying.

No reason to doubt the numbers at all. You're probably thinking of those in senior roles at the big hospitals where foreign doctors are brought in to provide leadership and specific experience but Saudi is cleverly building up its own large base of well equipped medics at the trainee and junior levels who have learned from those foreign seniors and also from placements abroad which is what the article emphasizes. It's quite a solid investment for the future actually.

The vast majority of doctors in KSA (as of 2020) are natives and KSA has one of the most highly educated populations in the entire Muslim/developing world. Saudi Arabian women (for instance) have one of the highest percentages of college degrees in the world. KSA has been investing heavily in education in recent years/decades which have transformed the country.

The government has been spending almost 10% of our annual budget on education. This is among the highest percentages in the world.

Given the cosmopolitan nature of KSA it is completely normal that expats/foreigners are also part of the Saudi Arabian healthcare system and every sane person is grateful for that.

Similarly, as seen by this thread, many Saudi Arabian doctors work and practice abroad (West) and work together with their Western colleagues. Nothing special about this. In fact many Saudi Arabian doctors prefer to work abroad.

 

[firas607]

No, they are aliens.

More fairytale statistics pulled out of nowhere.

KSA has some of the best ranked hospitals in the region and world.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1242794921171484675

On the other hand, do you know what is a real fact?

That over 40% (41% to be exact) of Pakistan's population in 2017 could not read or write their own names due to illiteracy. That only 46% of Pakistani women can read and write (2017 data). Did you know that?

https://www.statista.com/statistics/572781/literacy-rate-in-pakistan/

But you are more busy hijacking a positive thread with your unfounded nonsense to malign Arabs with your lies. The German, Irish etc. foreign miniseries and health care ministries are all lying.



The vast majority of doctors in KSA (as of 2020) are natives and KSA has one of the most highly educated populations in the entire Muslim/developing world. Saudi Arabian women (for instance) have one of the highest percentages of college degrees in the world. KSA has been investing heavily in education in recent years/decades which have transformed the country.

The government has been spending almost 10% of our annual budget on education. This is among the highest percentages in the world.

Given the cosmopolitan nature of KSA it is completely normal that expats/foreigners are also part of the Saudi Arabian healthcare system and every sane person is grateful for that.

Similarly, as seen by this thread, many Saudi Arabian doctors work and practice abroad (West) and work together with their Western colleagues. Nothing special about this. In fact many Saudi Arabian doctors prefer to work abroad.

I'm not pakistani so I don't see how relevant your comment to my statement.

https://arabic.arabianbusiness.com/...الأطباء-السعوديين-وكم-عدد-الأجانب-في-المملكة؟

 

[ArabianEmpires&Caliphates]

I'm not pakistani so I don't see how relevant your comment to my statement.

https://arabic.arabianbusiness.com/...الأطباء-السعوديين-وكم-عدد-الأجانب-في-المملكة؟

That so-called almost 2 year old study published by Al-Watan was picked apart and those are not official numbers.

That data is not accurate. There is not much of a shortage of domestic doctors in KSA. I have close family members who work as doctors and specialists.

The number of expat doctors must be compared to the total expat population in KSA which numbers almost 10 million or so people. If you add that the 1000's of Saudi Arabian doctors that are based abroad permanently or temporarily, the percentages will become skewed.

Private hospitals also actively prefer cheaper foreign doctors (willing to work for a lower pay) similar to how expats are completely overrepresented in the private sector due to many of the same dynamics, hence the ongoing "Saudization" policies.

Similarly in the healthcare field.

For instance, even though Saudi Arabian women are some of the most well-educated in the developing world (in terms of having college/university degrees), the percentage of Saudi Arabian in the workforce is laughably small so far overall (unfortunately) despite great leaps in recent years. It was 24% in 2019 which is still far too small. Hopefully it will approach 45-50% in 5-10 years time.

Not many years ago the situation was so bad that a female with a university degree (from the US moreover) in nanotechnology and were reduced to selling shawarma on the sea front!

So the problem (situation is much better today but much needs to improve) is a problem of structure, educated Saudi Arabian being stuck in the current system (where cheaper foreign labour is preferred in the private sector, hence the public sector focused jobs for most natives) and often preferring moving abroad.

The Saudi Arabia 2030 vision and the structural changes that have occurred and will occur, will hopefully solve this problem long-term, as I wrote. There is no other option.

Another challenge (short-term but very positive for economic growth) is that KSA has one of the youngest youth populations in the world. Almost 2/3 of the population is below 30 years. The current system is not geared to ensure work for everyone, in particular youth.

 

[The SC]

I doubt these numbers are accurate. Based on business over 65% of doctors in saudi arabia are non saudi doctors.

These are Saudi Medical students doing their residency in foreign countries..They are more than 6000 ..these are just the ones who chose to stay there..