establishing and developing the comprehensive care system
The health expert, professor and consultant of public health and family and community medicine, Professor Tawfiq Ahmed Khoja, confirmed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, since its establishment during the era of the founder, His Majesty King Abdulaziz Al Saud, may God have mercy on him, has made great giant strides in a relatively short period, in the field of establishing and developing a comprehensive health care system for the citizen. And the resident made the provided health care an example and an achievement of which we are proud, with advanced health services similar to health care in many developed countries. The great development of the Saudi health care sector is in line with global trends for the development of health systems.
He said that during the past two decades, the health sector, like all other joint sectors, had received a great deal of support and attention to improve the performance and level of workers in its facilities on the basis of quality assurance. Health services in the Kingdom went through several stages until it reached the picture that we find today, which included workforce development It included hospitals, primary health care centers, emergency and ambulance services, specialized centers and medical cities, as well as the development of the private sector (profitable and non-profitable).
He pointed out that health care services are provided to more than 33 million citizens and residents, in addition to several million visitors during the Hajj and Umrah periods, through the health facilities system, which includes medical cities, specialized hospitals, university and military hospitals, and primary care centers. All affiliated health facilities can be searched and accessed. The Ministry of Health through the interactive map provided by the Ministry on its website. Through this interactive map, you can search for the nearest center or any specific center you want to search for, and it will show you all the information that you may need to know, such as working times and others.
Professor Khoja concluded by saying, that digital health is one of the most important transformation programs managed by the Vision Realization Office of the Ministry of Health, and the program aims to improve public health by providing better health care services and raising the value of these services, and the Ministry of Health has also worked to develop a strategy and plan Clear and concise goals to achieve these goals in line with the strategic goals of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. The digital health strategy also provides full functionality and expanded operability, and this system focuses on telemedicine, cyber security and licenses for systems in addition to advanced functions including artificial intelligence, analytics and models of care, as Technology plays an important role in supporting the realization of the digital health vision and the implementation of this effective strategy, as it s the right conditions for expanding the ecosystem of the Ministry of Health’s Digital Health Program. The goal of the digital healthcare system is to transform the way healthcare is provided by expanding the application of technology, in order to provide safer and more efficient healthcare services to the Saudi community.
