The Board of Directors of the Saudi Society of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases held its first meeting at King Fahd University Hospital in Al-Khobar recently, which began with a welcoming speech from the Dean of the College of Medicine, Dr. Abdullah Muhammad Al-Rish, in which he welcomed the guests. And Dr. Adel Al-Afaleq, a professor at the University of Veterinary Medicine, as a vice president. And Dr. Abdullah Al-Daghim, Associate Professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Faisal, Secretary General and Trustee of the Fund, and the membership of Dr. Ziyad Mimsh, Head of Infectious Diseases in the National Guard in Riyadh, and Dr. Essam Azhar, Assistant Professor of Viruses, Faculty of Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah. Dr. Ali Al-Barrak is a consultant of infectious diseases at the Armed Forces Hospital in Riyadh, and Dr. Adeeb bin Talib, a consultant of medical microbiology at the Ministry of Health and the dean of the College of Health in Taif.
And Dr. Ahmed Ashi is a consultant virology at the Ministry of Health and head of the laboratory department at Hira General Hospital in Makkah.
And Dr. Sahar Muhammad Makki is a consultant of medical microbes at the Ministry of Health in Riyadh and head of infection control at the Riyadh Medical Complex. After that, the president of the society, Dr. Abdul-Rahman Muhammad Al-Qurashi chaired the meeting for the members of the board of directors to develop an operational plan for the association and committees for various activities. The priorities of the first board of directors were to lay the scientific basis for the establishment of the scientific journal of the Saudi Society for Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, provided that this topic is studied by a committee that does work An integrated study to develop a proposal for the editorial board, this committee was nominated to be chaired by Dr. Ziad Mamish and the membership of both Dr. Sahar Makki and Dr. Ali Al-Barrak. A Relations and Media Committee was formed, headed by Dr. Essam Azhar, and the membership of both Dr. Ahmed Ashi and Dr. Adeeb Bin Talib was formed to set the necessary arrangements for the establishment of scientific activities, and committees were formed to develop resources in the three branches of the association to attract support for pharmaceutical and medical equipment companies headed by the President of the Fund, Dr. Abdullah Al-Ghaim, and all members of the Council are members of it.
And approval of the proposal presented by the members of the General Assembly to open 3 main branches in each of the eastern, central and western regions. It has been suggested that the Eastern Society branch at King Faisal University, the Western Region branch at King Abdulaziz University, and the Central Region branch of the National Guard Hospital or the Ministry of Defense and Aviation Hospital.
