Diaverum inaugurates Integrated Renal Care Centre in Riyadh

Posted May 12, 2017

“Guided by our strong purpose to provide world-class renal care in Saudi Arabia, today we are excited to launch the first Diaverum Saudi Arabia IRCC stressing our continuous commitment to the market and our patients. We will continue to make large, long-term investments in critical medical infrastructure, thus making the Kingdom our biggest market globally by 2018”, says Ziyad Kabli, Managing Director Diaverum Middle East.

Well trained and educated staff is key for successful treatment of chronic kidney disease. This is the reason why Diaverum has always offered its doctors and nurses an innovative and internationally recognised training, latest with the establishment of d.ACADEMY. The online platform features more than 50 courses for physicians, nurses and patients worldwide. In the new IRC Centre in Riyadh we additionally invite nurses and doctors to join Diaverum Saudi Arabia and get world-class training on site.

Every year, the number of Saudi residents suffering from kidney disease increases by an average of seven percent. According to the Saudi Centre for Organ Transplantation, there are 17,000 patients end stage chronic kidney disease in the Kingdom. Diaverum cares for 3,000 patients in Saudi Arabia by a total of 1000 employees in 28 state-of-the-art clinics across the entire Kingdom meeting a growing medical need among the Saudi population. Diaverum has proven to be a successful and trusted public-private partner to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia supporting Saudi Vision 2030 through the consistent delivery of highest quality of healthcare and excellent medical outcomes.