The Student Affairs Administration, in cooperation with the College of Medicine and Surgery in Al-Maarifa Colleges, organized over two days a medical awareness-raising event about osteoporosis, coinciding with World Day for this disease, which falls on 10/20/2016 AD. Its first day was launched under the auspices of the Vice Dean for Admissions, Registration and Student Affairs.
His Excellency opened the event in the colleges’ lobby and listened to the students’ explanation about osteoporosis in terms of its causes, symptoms, and ways to prevent it, expressing his admiration for the topics and competitions presented.
After that, the organizing students began to introduce to their colleagues about osteoporosis and the percentage of people affected by it in the Kingdom by showing them the illustrated exhibition and distributing awareness-raising medical brochures. A competition related to the event was also held.
