News 24 | Ministry of Health authorizes premarital examination in private sector health facilities

Today, Friday, the Ministry of Health made it possible to carry out a prenuptial examination in health facilities in the private sector.

The ministry explained that the service allows the examination without prior appointment to be carried out quickly and easily, and all data on marriage certificates is sent to the systems of the Ministry of Justice electronically, noting that the other party can conduct the review in government or private sector.

The ministry published a list In private hospitals where the exam is available 24 hours a day in a number of areas of the Kingdom, so that those who wish to serve can obtain it with ease and ease.

It should be noted that the prenuptial examination is a procedure aimed at looking for the presence of certain genetic diseases of the blood and certain infectious diseases such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and acquired immunodeficiency, with the aim of giving a medical opinion on the possibility of transmission of these diseases to the other party or to children in the future And presenting options and alternatives to the engaged couple.