Today (Monday), the Minister of Health, Fahad Al-Jalajil, inaugurated the National Biobank at the Public Health Authority, in the presence of members of the Board of Directors and a number of health leaders.
Al-Jalajel explained that the project aims to raise the efficiency and effectiveness of the infrastructure of public health systems, as it will further enhance national health security, control and control communicable and non-communicable diseases.
It will also contribute effectively to supporting the agenda of research, development and innovation, especially with regard to the localization of biotechnologies, whose applications include research related to antibiotic-resistant germs.
For its part, the Public Health Authority “Prevention” indicated that the bank will enable the authority to prepare programs and plans in the field of prevention of communicable and non-communicable diseases, raise the capabilities of examination and early detection, and set priorities for the localization of modern technologies for the development of medicines and vaccines.
She noted that it will build capacities in the field of rapid detection and control of common and rare diseases, in addition to population studies, and providing samples and data in public health emergencies.
