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  "id": 784854,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia’s healthcare practitioners surpass 800,000 from 140 countries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/saudi-arabias-healthcare-practitioners-surpass-800-000-from-140",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T14:54:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/663704/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabias-healthcare-practitioners-surpass-800000-from-140-countries"
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  "summary": "JEDDAH — The Saudi Commission for Health Specialties revealed that the number of registered healthcare practitioners in the Kingdom surpassed 801,000 by the year 2025. They include 460,000 Saudi practitioners, in addition to nationals of 140 countries. Their number marks a 4.5 percent increase compared to the year 2024. According to recent reports issued by the authority, there are 12590 health…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}