Saudi Arabia: The Shoura Council on Monday called on the King Fahd National Library to enhance work on its project to serve clients using digital means. It urged the library to encourage the use of e-books taking into account the intellectual property rights in the Kingdom.

The council also requested the library to increase coordination with all institutions of higher education particularly those which grant master’s degrees and Ph.Ds.

The council members reviewed the annual report of the Ministry of Health.

The health committee of the council presented its recommendations to the council and called on the relevant agencies to take necessary measures to increase Saudization in the private health sector. The committee also stressed the need for increasing capacities of healthcare centers to accommodate and treat more patients.

The council also praised the Health Ministry for its effective role in controlling the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

It called called for the activation of the National Center for Health Workforce Planning to help accommodate fresh Saudi medical graduates in the health sector.

The Shoura Council also reviewed the annual report of the Saudi Geological Survey. It called for the establishment of an independent research center to help relevant authorities study environmental risks and ways to overcome those challenges.