This App Is Helping Poor Saudi Arabians Get The Health Care They Need

A workshop held recently inside the King Abdulaziz Public Library in the Saudi Arabian capital city of Riyadh underlined a common paradox found in Saudi culture today: modern aspirations blending with entrenched customs. More than 120 young and curious volunteers showed up to learn how to use a medical app aimed at delivering health care to the city’s impoverished workers. But they were separated into two sections, one for men and the other for women, who made up the majority in attendance.