Photo: First female member of Saudi CCC chosen as Ebola director

The Deputy Commander of the Command and Control Center (CCC) at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Anees Sindi, has appointed the center's first female member, Dr. Tamara Tayeb, to serve as its Ebola director, in order to improve the organization's efforts and responses relating to the disease. The move formalizes a role that Dr. Tayeb has been playing within the CCC for some time.

Sindi noted that while the overall risk to the Kingdom posed by Ebola remains low, it is important that the Kingdom's health care system be alert and prepared for the possibility of infection and that the public, particularly those traveling abroad, are aware of the symptoms of the disease and what to do if they develop them.
"Preventing the spread of Ebola to the Kingdom is an important priority for our nation and our health care community," Sindi said.