development for any country that seeks to achieve transparency in its plans
Al-Manea: More than half of the world''s population does not have access to basic health services
An interactive medical gathering launched today - remotely - under the auspices of His Excellency Dr. Hamad Abdullah Al-Manea, the former Saudi Minister of Health, President of the Arab Academy for Excellence in Governance, President of the Arab Federation for Combating Counterfeiting and Counterfeiting, and with the participation of experts representing 20 Arab and international bodies under the slogan "Health Governance" called for the need to activate and strengthen The concept of governance in the health services system and its role in improving the quality of services provided.
His Excellency Dr. Hamad Al-Manea welcomed all the participants in the important meeting, stressing in his speech that governance is at the heart of the goals and objectives of the national vision, as well as the main axis of sustainable development initiatives and programs for any country that strives to achieve equity, justice and transparency in all its development plans and national development programs. All the efforts made by the respected organizations in all walks of life, which we, through the Arab Academy for Governance and Excellence, strive to consolidate its dimensions and concepts, in addition to enriching the scientific and professional streams, and strengthening the capabilities of Arab competencies interested in the areas of governance work, developing scientific thought and developing professional performance and working to improve and revitalize it and keep pace with The rapid scientific development and its applications in the field of governance in all vital human fields, and working together towards creating an Arab society characterized by its awareness and sound culture, consolidating aspects of governance between society and its institutions to reach the highest level of transparency and credibility, and we strive through this academy to be a comprehensive umbrella for workers in All areas of governance, its activities, programs and initiatives.
He added: This year is special for the Arab Federation of Governance, which he presided over, because it witnesses the stages of establishing the Arab Academy for Excellence in Governance as a scientific, research and development institution with international accreditation. We hope, and this conviction is still at the center of everything we do, and it will continue to be the focus of our attention and we have made remarkable progress in this regard. We are now working on building in order to be able to achieve these important goals on the ground in all Arab countries, God Almighty, and we continue our work throughout the entire world with scientific institutions to strengthen health systems and their governance and help them make progress towards strengthening public health, as well as enabling The opportunity for millions of specialists to provide excellent health services that achieve what people and humanity desire from them.
At the conclusion of his speech, Al-Manea said, "Our interest is in fact an opportunity to promote health, bring wellness, cure disease, and get rid of diseases and their causes as well, in addition to maximizing the impact of investments made in the areas of public health and the provision of health care, given that the reality is that more than half of the world''s population does not have access to them. Basic health services, which requires planning, conducting and implementing more activities and programs in full transparency and credibility towards achieving health for all and by all, and in this way we will a world in which everyone enjoys better health, more security and greater equity.
The meeting began with a speech by Professor Tawfiq bin Ahmed Khoja, Chairman of the Supreme Committee and General Supervisor of the Conference, Vice President of the Arab Federation for Combating Counterfeiting and Counterfeiting, and Vice President of the Arab Academy for Governance, in which he welcomed the participants in the meeting, indicating that governance has become attracting the attention of the whole world and has become the main concern of officials. In view of what is required to achieve the sustainable development goals, and the changes taking place in health care concepts, strategies, methods of delivery, escalating costs and the introduction of various health insurance systems, and calling on health authorities and those responsible for carrying out health reforms and using modern technology in providing health care and talking about decentralization and other matters, In addition, the holding of these events comes as a confirmation of the decisions of the World Health Organization and similar organizations in enabling concepts, systems and dimensions of governance in all plans and programmes.
He stressed that the topics of governance and its improvement have attracted everyone''s attention and something like a revolution has occurred in this field, as countries take this issue seriously and unleash their potential and are interested in training, research and preparing cadres in the fields concerned with governance. It is played by the application of the concepts of governance in the well-being of peoples and its importance, which is represented in achieving three basic goals: improving the level of health of the people who provide services to them, responding to people''s expectations, and optimizing the use of resources and ensuring their sustainability.
In his speech, Professor Imad Al-Azzazi introduced the Arab Academy for Excellence in Governance.
Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, spoke in his lecture about the trends of governance in the World Health Organization, stressing that all sustainable development plans as well as health for all programs focus on health governance, as a goal sought by everyone, especially in light of the presence of many challenges He pointed out that health governance is closely related to the leadership, management and organization of the health system to ensure the development of policy plans, control and regulation, as the experiences of countries and experiences have confirmed that health system governance has become an effective and essential element to ensure effective performance and emergency response capacity - citing the current conditions of the Corona pandemic. -.In his speech, Dr. Al-Mandhari touched on the challenges facing health system governance in the Eastern Mediterranean region, including weak health governance, conflicting roles in various public sector institutions, weak organizational capacity and participatory governance in the decision-making process, and finally weak organizational and administrative arrangements that affect health systems.
Professor Maha Zine El Abidine Al Rabat, former Egyptian Minister of Health and Population, Professor of Preventive Medicine, Professor of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy, addressed in her lecture the aspects of governance standards in health technology assessments and aggregated procurement issues, while Professor Nizar Mhaidat, Director General of the Food and Drug Corporation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, spoke On strengthening governance as a systematic approach and culture in the Jordanian Food and Drug Administration, Professor Assaf Al-Assaf spoke about the aspects of accountability and transparency in ensuring the quality of health care.
Alaa Hamed in his lecture aspects of governance of the health insurance system from the World Bank.
Health expert Professor Tawfiq Khoja spoke about governance for patient safety and sustainability.
