Official government website of the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
Out of the university's belief in the importance of its role in serving the community and the need to promote the spread of the correct health culture and raise the health level of the individual and the community, the university, represented by the College of Applied Medical Sciences, in cooperation with the Department of Medical Laboratories for female students, held last Friday the activities of the International Day of Medical Laboratories 2019, under the slogan "Take the results" during the week of medical laboratories, in one of the commercial malls in Al-Rass governorate.
The exhibition was opened by the dean of the college, Dr. Mohammed Al-Sahli, in the presence of the college's vice deans, department heads, and a number of faculty members and students.
During the event, many medical services, awareness, education, and medical tests were provided, including anemia screening, random blood sugar measurement, kidney and liver function testing, blood group identification, blood pressure measurement, and body mass calculation, in addition to displaying a number of panels and distributing a number of educational brochures on a number of medical topics, including diabetes, sickle cell anemia, iron deficiency anemia, vitamin D, the importance of pre-marriage screening, and the importance of vaccinations.
An educational corner on toxins was also set up to raise awareness about the dangers of pesticides and ways to clean them from food, medication overdoses, the names of cancer-causing chemical compounds in personal care products, the danger of toxic substances in some children's toys such as clay, and the dangers of mixing household cleaners with each other.
A special medical microbiology corner was set up to raise awareness about the importance of hygiene and washing hands in the right way, and pictures of germs were displayed under a light microscope, as well as a picture of the components of blood.
The number of beneficiaries of all accompanying events reached more than 339 beneficiaries, while the total number of examinations provided amounted to 441 various medical examinations, including 93 anemia tests, 102 sugar levels, 116 blood group identification, 86 blood pressure measurement and 43 body mass measurement. A number of rare blood groups were detected, 34 cases of anemia and 47 cases of high blood sugar, including 8 new cases, all of which were directed to review specialized doctors according to the norms followed in such cases.
It is noteworthy that these events come within a series of medical events and commemorate the various international days organized by the College of Applied Medical Sciences at the university, as the world celebrates the International Medical Laboratory Day every year in April, in recognition of the important role of medical laboratory workers, including scientists, doctors, specialists and technicians, and to emphasize the importance of this great profession in the health system from diagnosis and detection of diseases, following up their development and determining the appropriate treatment, and to raise awareness of the importance of this specialty and its essential role in developing science in the health professions.
