Taif, August 29: Health worker visas are due to be discussed with the Labor Office and the local council to facilitate the recruitment of visiting doctors to the Kingdom, according to Director of the Taif Health Affairs Abdul Rahman Karkaman.
Karkaman’s comments came in response to a paper presented at the Taif Chamber of Commerce by Health Committee chairman Muhammad Al-Aali outlining areas of difficulty facing the private health sector, including the acquisition of recruitment visas.
Al-Aali said the problem was leading to poor services at some hospitals.
Karkaman said during a meeting Thursday with the Chamber directors and private health investors, that Health Affairs was keen to eliminate such obstructions hampering the work of the private health sector.
–Agencies–