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The new Saudi Minister of Health Adel bin Mohammed Faqih announced the appointment this morning of Dr. Tariq Ahmed Madani, as a special MERS consultant to the Health Ministry.
Professor Madani – an infectious disease specialist - has a brief profile posted on the King Abdulaziz University website, which includes details of his discovery of a new viral hemorrhagic fever in 2001.
A formal statement of his appointment was posted a short while ago on the Saudi MOH website:
24 June 1435
His Excellency Engineer Adel bin Mohammed Faqih and Health Minister-designate, today, a decree appointing Dr Tariq Ahmed Madani independent medical consultant to the Ministry of Health, part of the ministry's efforts to contain the incidence of HIV Corona Kingdom.
The decision was based on a statement by His Excellency the Minister of Health in charge issued immediately after assuming office, in which he pledged to communicate with permanent society, and coordination with health care experts to gather all the information that was able to stand on the current situation, and determine the extent of the seriousness of the situation and the potential dangers.
And Dr. Tariq Madani took office immediately after the decision of His Excellency the Minister, which will provide specialized consultancy to the Ministry of Health based on long experience in the field of infectious diseases. The work of Dr. Madani as a professor of internal medicine and infectious diseases at the Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine - King Abdulaziz University, and has experience of over 20 years in dealing with infectious diseases.
HE Adel Al-Faqih, the Minister of Health in charge: "Based on what is owned by the expertise of medical and wide, will Dr. Tarek to coordinate the plan of urgent medical response to HIV Corona., And we aim to use the expertise and talent to help us to implement our plan effectively, which will enable us to ensure the safety of the public. "
He added: "I wish to reiterate my commitment to the ongoing work to address the Corona virus, is the decision to appoint Dr. Tarek is an important step towards achieving this goal."
So, said Dr. Tariq Madani: "I first would like to thank the Minister of Health in charge of giving me this opportunity. The virus Coruna health challenge facing the Kingdom and a number of countries around the world. For my part, I will do my best to help ensure the health and safety of the public in Saudi Arabia. " It is expected that the Minister of Health in charge of more appointments during the next week.
