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King Abdulaziz University launched the first clinic named "Health Empowerment Clinic" under the supervision of Professor Samia Al-Amoudi, the Foundation for Health Empowerment and Health Rights at the Faculty of Medicine. The launch of the clinic was announced during the 28th forum of the Saudi Obstetrics and Gynecology Society, which was held on March 13-14 of the year 2019 AD in Riyadh.
Professor Al-Amoudi indicated that this clinic began its work in the month of January 2019 in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, with the support of the Dean of the College, Professor Mahmoud Shaheen Al-Ahwal, the Director of the University Hospital, Dr. Amr Al-Habashi, and the head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Samira Al-Basri. And medical, to enable pregnant women to enjoy their health rights during pregnancy, childbirth and after childbirth.
The clinic also educates them about the legislation and regulations that guarantee their rights to health care and accessibility, reproductive health rights, and the right to approve any medical or surgical intervention, especially with regard to Caesarean sections by it, pointing out that the Health Empowerment Clinic keeps pace with the high historical decision of the servant The Two Holy Mosques, may God preserve him, which is Resolution No. 33322 issued on Rajab 21 1438 AH / April 17, 2017 CE, which stresses the importance of disseminating human rights culture, as it is consistent with the goals of Vision 2030.
