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Nupco Care awareness corner for World Food Day at Panorama Mall.

«Nupco Care» activates World Food Day at Panorama Mall and Welcomes More Than 3,900 Visitors in its Awareness Corner

Riyadh – October 17, 2026

Nupco activated World Food Day as part of its community initiative «Nupco Care», at Panorama Mall on Friday and Saturday, October 16 and 17, in cooperation with «Live Well» and the branch of the Ministry of Health in Riyadh region.

The event recorded 15,195 visitors, while the number of the awareness corner beneficiaries reached 3,953, an indication of community interaction with the event’s messages and its health goal.

The event comes within the framework of the efforts of «Nupco Care», one of nupco’s initiatives to activate global health days in cooperation with several partners, to support the provision of health and social consultations and awareness to community members, spread sound nutritional culture and encourage sustainable healthy habits.

Through this event, nupco continues its role in community service, and its keenness to build effective partnerships with health and community agencies, and to continue activating global health days on upcoming occasions.

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Nupco Care awareness corner for World Mental Health Day at Riyadh Park.

«Nupco Care» activates World Mental Health Day in Riyadh Park and Welcomes More Than 2,300 Visitors in its Awareness Corner

Riyadh – October 10, 2026

Nupco celebrated World Mental Health Day as part of its community-based initiative «Nupco Care» at Riyadh Park on Friday and Saturday, October 9 and 10, in cooperation with the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and the Ishraq Association.

The event recorded 10,659 visitors around its site, while the number of beneficiaries of the awareness corner reached 2,354 beneficiaries, an indication of community interaction with the event’s messages and the importance of mental health.
The event comes as an extension of «Nupco Care» role in community service, as the initiative, which is one of nupco initiatives, aims to activate global health days in partnership with a number of entities, to support the provision of health and social consultations and awareness to community members, and to enhance awareness of mental health among various segments of society.
nupco stressed that these partnerships reflect its commitment to its community role, and its keenness to reach individuals in public, while continuing to activate coming World Health Days during the next period.

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Fahad Al-Shebl receiving nupco’s job localization award in Manama.

GCC Honors Nupco for Excellence in Job Localization

Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain – Thursday, October 8, 2026

nupco received an official award in recognition of its excellence in job localization and the replacement of expatriate workers with national talent. The award was presented during a ceremony held on the sidelines of the meetings of Their Excellencies the Ministers of Labor, Civil Service, and Social Development of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.

The ceremony honored entities that have contributed to supporting sustainable development and strengthening the role of national talent in the Gulf labor market and highlighted the vital role of the Gulf private sector in supporting economic transformation.
The award was received by Chief Executive Officer Mr. Fahad Al-Shebl, who represented nupco at the ceremony.
This recognition reflects nupco’s commitment to empowering national talent, investing in human capital, and supporting development and localization objectives, contributing to a more sustainable future.

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NUPCO recognized by ASCM with the 2026 SCOR DS Alignment Recognition Award for Performance Management.

ASCM RECOGNIZES NUPCO WITH THE 2026 SCOR DS ALIGNMENT RECOGNITION AWARD FOR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Riyadh –– Nupco has been recognized by the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) with the 2026 SCOR DS Alignment Recognition Award for Performance Management. This honor acknowledges the company’s proactive commitment to building performance management infrastructure for Saudi Arabia’s public health procurement function and the significant strides it has made in aligning its operations with ASCM’s Supply Chain Operations Reference Digital Standard (SCOR DS).

As the central body responsible for sourcing medicines, medical equipment and consumables across Saudi Arabia’s public health system, NUPCO executed a comprehensive SCORmark benchmarking exercise in collaboration with ASCM and PwC.

Through a structured maturity assessment, the organization established SCOR-aligned defect analysis, standardized process flows and long-term roadmap to drive performance management at a national scale.

“Nupco’s deep engagement with SCOR demonstrates how leveraging foundational framework alignment and structured benchmarking can transform a public healthcare supply chain into a data driven, resilient operational model,” said ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi, CSCP, CPA, CAE. “We congratulate the team on achieving this recognition and setting an inspiring example for the region and industry.”

 

About NUPCO

The National Unified Purchase Company (nupco), established in 2009 and wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), nupco was created to unify medical procurement and improve purchasing efficiency across Saudi Arabia’s healthcare sector.

 

ABOUT ASCM

The Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) is the global pacesetter of organizational transformation, talent development and supply chain innovation. As the largest association for supply chain, ASCM members and worldwide alliances fuel innovation and inspire accountability for resilient, dynamic and sustainable operations. ASCM is built on a foundation of world-class APICS education, certification and career resources, which encompass award-winning workforce development, relevant content, groundbreaking industry standards and a diverse community of professionals who are driven to create a better world through supply chain.

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NUPCO Care’s World Patient Safety Day event at Sports Boulevard in Riyadh.

“NUPCO Care” Marks World Patient Safety Day at Sports Boulevard

RIYADH, September 17, 2026 – NUPCO marked World Patient Safety Day with a community health awareness event at Sports Boulevard in Riyadh, drawing 877 visitors. Held as part of its NUPCO Care initiative, the event was organized in partnership with the Saudi Patient Safety Center, Al Riyadh Club and Sports Boulevard.

The event featured an interactive “Journey Passport” experience that combined physical activity with health education. Visitors explored four stations, collecting stamps in their passports as they completed each challenge.

The journey began with boxing, followed by resistance exercises highlighting the importance of building muscle mass. Visitors also walked along a route lined with motivational messages. At the third station, they took part in a basketball challenge before completing the journey at the final station, where they collected gifts.

Additional activities included a children’s play and coloring area, gymnastics sessions and a variety of outdoor games, encouraging visitors to stay active and adopt healthy habits.

NUPCO Care is one of the company’s corporate social responsibility initiatives. Its activities run throughout the year in partnership with organizations across the public, private and nonprofit sectors, promoting health education and raising community awareness to help improve quality of life.

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NUPCO Honors Suppliers for Contributions to Healthcare Services During Hajj 1447 AH

NUPCO Honors Suppliers for Contributions to Healthcare Services During Hajj 1447 AH

Riyadh – The National Unified Procurement Company for Medical Supplies (NUPCO) has honored several of its supplier partners in recognition of their contributions to operational efforts during the Hajj 1447 AH season, at a ceremony held at the company’s headquarters in Riyadh.

The recognition acknowledged suppliers who donated a range of medical items and supplies at no cost, helping strengthen the readiness of medical supply chains and support healthcare services delivered to pilgrims at the Holy Sites.

NUPCO noted that these initiatives reflected the values of collaboration and social responsibility, and contributed to raising operational responsiveness throughout the season — supporting the healthcare system and reinforcing supply reliability during peak demand.

The company added that the recognition forms part of its commitment to strengthening strategic partnerships with suppliers and acknowledging the qualitative impact of their contributions, in a way that supports operational excellence and enables the healthcare sector to serve pilgrims with efficiency and reliability.

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Nupco Signs MoU with Uzbekistan's Ministry of Health to Enhance Cooperation in Unified Procurement and Health Supply Chains

Nupco Signs MoU with Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Health to Enhance Cooperation in Unified Procurement and Health Supply Chains

Tashkent – The National Unified Procurement Company (nupco) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The MoU aims to enhance cooperation in unified procurement, health supply chain management, digital transformation, and capacity building, contributing to healthcare systems development, exchange of expertise, and healthcare services improvement in both countries.

 

The signing of the MoU took place during the official visit of His Excellency the Minister of Health, Mr. Fahd bin Abdulrahman Al-Jalajel, to the Republic of Uzbekistan. This visit also saw the signing of several agreements and MoUs aimed at expanding health and investment cooperation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Uzbekistan, reflecting the strength of bilateral relations and the two countries’ commitment to developing a strategic partnership in the health sector.

The memorandum aims to leverage nupco’s expertise in developing unified procurement systems and healthcare supply chains, and to enhance cooperation in inventory management, digital transformation, data exchange, capacity building, localization, and investment. This includes conducting joint workshops, preparing technical studies, and developing a roadmap for priority initiatives, all contributing to sustainable outcomes that support the development of the healthcare sector in both countries.

 

As the national arm for unified procurement and healthcare supply in the Kingdom, nupco continues developing the healthcare supply system through an integrated operational model that has contributed to increasing the efficiency of supply chains, enhancing the sustainability of medical product availability, and improving spending efficiency. This supports the objectives of Health Sector Transformation Program and the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.

This memorandum reflects nupco’s commitment to expanding its international partnerships, transferring Saudi expertise in healthcare procurement and supply, developing innovative solutions that contribute to building more efficient and sustainable healthcare systems, and strengthening cooperation with international partners to serve mutual interests and solidify the Kingdom’s position as a leading regional hub for logistics and healthcare services.

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