MP Faisal Al-Kandari urged Health Minister Jamal Al-Harbi to find a quick solution to the health insurance problem after the ministry cancelled the private company’s contract. The cancellation has resulted in massive crowds at health insurance centers and long delays for stamping or renewing residence permits, because health insurance is a precondition for residence processing.

MP Kandari said obtaining health insurance documents currently takes several days against only a few minutes in the past, because there is no alternative company to replace the existing one. The lawmaker urged the authorities to immediately sign a contract with

another company and called on officials to visit the health insurance centers to see the large number of people there.