Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz receives honorary shield
Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Chairman of Saudi Arabian Red Crescent Society received here today the honorary shield of Arab Organization for Traffic Safety presented to the Prince in recognition of his efforts in the safety and security of pilgrims.
The handing over ceremony was attended by Minister of Health Dr. Hamad bin Abdullah al-Manea and a number of officials.
In his speech, Dr. al-Manea congratulated the prince on this occasion, commending the efforts being exerted by Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz for the progress of services provided by the Red Crescent to the needy citizens, laying stress on the importance of uniting all efforts to lessen traffic accidents that annually kill thousands of peoples and cost the state billions of riyals.
For his part, Major General Mansour al-Turki, the Official Spokesman of Interior Ministry praised the efforts being exerted by the Red Crescent to confront all challenges and to provide advanced medical emergency services, noting that the challenges came as a result of the presence of more than 60,000 km of long roads, along with cities which grow at rates faster than the capabilities of advanced services bodies.
In his speech, Dr Ali bin Saeed al-Ghamdi, Chairman of National Committee for Traffic Safety emphasized the importance of uniting all efforts to confront the problem of traffic accidents which annually leads to the death of more than 5,000 persons, the injury of 40,000 and handicap of 1000 people.
Addressing the ceremony, the Organization's president Afif al-Fariqi praised the efforts of the Kingdom in organization and arrangement during Hajj season to ensure safety and security of pilgrims.
He considered the honoring of the Prince as a recognition of the Society's great efforts to provide best medical, humanitarian and emergency services to more than three million pilgrims yearly.