During a meeting with investors in the health sector:
The Ministry of Health affirms the principle of partnership with the private sector and announces a unified health system
Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health for the Development of Health Investment Dr. Fayyad Al-Dandashi revealed the latest developments in the private health system in the near future, as part of the ministry's strategy to increase the contribution of the private sector and in line with the ministry's focus on the legislative and regulatory role of the ministry in the future.
This came during a meeting witnessed by the Asharqia Chamber on Monday attended by HE the Director-General of Health Affairs in the Eastern Region Dr. Ibrahim Al-Arifi, and a number of businessmen and women investors and women investors in the health sector. It represents the image of the future of investment in the health sector, and the direction supported by the ministry in absorbing global best practices, expressing the urgent need of the ministry to strengthen communication with the private sector as there are more than 15 thousand facilities special and competencies existing in the private sector is able to make a positive change in the health sector system.
He stressed that the Ministry of Health at the present time and within its modern strategy would be an organization of the health sector so that the health clusters that have been launched enjoy full independence. He pointed out that the supervision of the facilities will be done with one standard.
He also stressed the ministry's keenness to support small and medium enterprises, and started by establishing a department concerned with these enterprises to overcome the difficulties and obstacles to these enterprises, saying: "We have overcome some challenges by taking advantage of the spirit of regulations and laws issued and issued by the ministry, as we work to find We seek to create new activities, such as urgent care and critical care, and try to find solutions in the systems that should keep pace with the accelerated health sector. ”
He added that one of the measures of development and services is a unified health system that serves everyone fairly, without any distinction between health service providers. The ministry also has joint working committees with sister government bodies to identify obstacles and overcome difficulties, for example, will be benefited from some graduates of applied sciences to train them to work as a health assistant, especially as the need is within 20,000 assistants.
On the issue of appointments, he said that the ministry has put a practical solution to this issue through the application of (appointment), which involved more than 10 million people, has been booked more than 200 million appointments
On the complementary role with the Health Specialties Authority, he said that the role of the Authority is to make sure that the practitioner of the health activity is qualified, to review the certificates and experience and to ensure, and then authorize him to practice the profession.
