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(Left to Right)
Dr. Herman Gray,
President of Children
Hospital of Michigan
His Excellency Dr. Adbullah
Al Rabeeah, Minister of
Health, Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia during his visit to
Children Hospital of
Michigan
Dr. Fouad Beydoun, President
& CEO of the International
Association for Organ
Donation, Vice Chairman,
Harper University/Hutzel
Womens Hospital, & Advisor
on the Saudi International
Advisory Board, Ministry of
Health, Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia
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Dr. Fouad Beydoun, President & CEO of the International Association for Organ Donation, Vice Chairman, Harper University/Hutzel Womens Hospital, & Advisor on the Saudi International Advisory Board, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, Minister of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mohammad Al Khoshim, Deputy Minister for Planning & Development, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Health Ministry and the International
Association for Organ Donation (IAOD)
are pleased to announce a unique
partnership brokered under the direction
of Dr. Fouad Beydoun, Chairman of the
IAOD. Saudi authorities have resources
and connections to work with any
advanced health care system in the USA
and Canada, however; they chose to sign
an agreement with the Children's
Hospital of Michigan in Detroit despite
the fact that city is not a major
destination for international patients.
Dr Fouad Beydoun,also Vice
Chairman of Harper University and Hutzel
Women's Hospital at the Detroit Medical
Center, and Advisor on the Saudi
International Advisory Board to the
Saudi Minister of Health His Excellency
Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, introduced this
premier Michigan institution to the
Kingdom's Health Minster which has led
to an invaluable partnership which will
contribute to the economy of South East
Michigan and herald the flow of
international patients to this area.
In addition to patient care, the
Children’s Hospital of Michigan and the
Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health have
signed an agreement allowing medical
students from Michigan to travel to
Saudi Arabia and students from Saudi
Arabia to travel to Michigan for various
medical rotations. The Saudi government
will also send children from the Kingdom
to Children's Hospital of Michigan for
treatment.
Dr. Herman Gray,
President of Children's Hospital, said
the agreement allows the hospital to
establish "a friendly working
relationship with Saudi Health Minister
and pediatric surgeon HE Dr. Abdullah Al
Rabeeah, a pediatric surgeon and
international leader for separating
conjoined twins.
Dr. Beydoun is a
well known international health care
figure bridging academic and medical
opportunities between the United States
and the Gulf Region. His contributions
in organ transplant, health care
advancement, academic collaboration, and
cancer research have brought much focus
to SE Michigan. His efforts continued to
promote global partnerships and bring
economic opportunity to the region.
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