challenges and opportunities for the health sector after COVID-19
Tomorrow, the activities of the Third Arab World Conference of the Arab Society for Public Health will be launched in Cairo under the title “Transformation of the Health Sector after Covid-19 - Public Health Challenges and Opportunities”, under the auspices of His Excellency Prof. Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health and Population, and in the presence of His Excellency Dr. Hamad Al-Manea, Saudi Minister of Health. Former President of the Arab Federation for Governance, Advisor to the President of the Republic, His Excellency Professor Dr. Awad Taj El-Din, and His Excellency Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of Youth and Sports.
And with the participation of many international organizations and bodies, the World Health Organization, Imperial College London, Mowasat Medical Services Company, the Federation of Arab Hospitals, the Arab Federation for Governance, the General Authority for Accreditation and Health Control, the Saudi Epidemiological Society, the Regional Alliance for Noncommunicable Diseases, the Eastern Mediterranean Region, and comprehensive health insurance.
Professor Salman Rawaf, President of the Arab Society for Public Health and Chairman of the Conference, stated that the conference, which will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel (Semiramis), aims to exchange s on the emerging Corona virus and the transition to the post-Covid era, including countries that are going through crises and disasters, with a focus on governance. Ways to strengthen health systems from the perspective of resilience, preparedness, public health preparedness, and preparedness for epidemics and climate change. It will also highlight ways in which leadership, responsibility, and accountability can strengthen health systems devoted to public health, engaging civil and private society to serve people through the perspective of justice, contributing to shaping the future Public health in the Arab world through education, practice, research, and social change using new technologies and innovation with the direct participation of youth, identifying ways to maximize the adoption of artificial intelligence and public health accuracy for better health, while observing the ethics and ethical values of health practice in general and public health in particular.
In the context, Professor Tawfiq bin Ahmed Khoja, Vice President of the Arab Society for Public Health and Vice President of the Conference, said that the participants in this important international event amounted to more than 50 experts and more than 15 Arab countries and more than ten Arab, regional and international organizations in the various fields of systems and health care. and public health.
Professor Khoja continued: In light of our national and Arab duties and as part of giving back some of the favor, we sought with success partners to hold conferences and seminars that affect the priorities of national and Arab health work and are consistent with the national visions of ambitious Arab countries, God willing, and from this standpoint the Third International Conference on Public Health will be discussed today. The first (12) practiced a number of topics, most notably:
Public health in the Arab world: How do we move forward?
Health crisis, risk management and resilience of health systems.
Population health.
Arab Cooperation to Promote Public Health: Management and Prevention Strategies.
Public and private health care and people involvement (communication and collaboration).
On the second day, March 13, a number of topics will be discussed, most notably
Building Arab public health through transformational leadership.
Public health research, education and digital transformation.
Public Health Leadership and Governance Climate Change: With Youth, Through Youth, for Youth.
Patient safety and medical error: prescribing safe primary care.
Primary health care and universal health coverage.
Professor Khoja concluded by saying: The preparations and preparation for the conference are at the highest levels, with the expectation of a remarkable attendance, from officials and interested parties, and we look forward, God willing, at the end of the conference to constructive and continuous cooperation, building bridges of communication between all concerned parties, and for their efforts to join forces to reach the desired goal of our conviction. That success is a result of the nature of the continuity of applying the basic pillars in any field, especially in the health and development field, which enhances the adoption by countries and health institutions of systems and dimensions of public health and its main axes to improve the outputs of health systems and achieve the aspirations of society and all its groups.
