During the annual meeting of the Arab Hospitals Federation "MedHealth - Abu Dhabi 2024":
Chairman of Egypt Health Care Authority Participates in High-Level Panel Discussion on "Future Visions Shaping the Future of Healthcare"
The Chairman of Egypt Health Care Authority highlighted the authority's role as a pioneering model in implementing value-based healthcare and promoting sustainability in the healthcare sector across the Arab region.
Chairman of Egypt Health Care Authority: Transitioning to Value-Based Healthcare is the Optimal Path to Achieving Universal Health Coverage
Chairman of Egypt Health Care Authority: "Promoting collaboration among all parties opens up new horizons towards more efficient, effective, and sustainable healthcare systems."
The Chairman also showcased Egypt's journey towards universal health coverage by enhancing primary care, improving treatment services, standardizing clinical protocols, and providing specialized care focusing on patients' needs to achieve the best health outcomes and reduce costs.
He added, "The forum is a unique platform for exchanging ideas and enhancing collaboration in healthcare, emphasizing the unprecedented interest by the Egyptian state and political leadership in achieving universal health coverage towards a sustainable health future supported by advanced healthcare values."
Executive Director of Egypt Health Care Authority Participates in Executive Directors' Session Titled "The Path to Achieving Patient Safety Across Governmental, Private, and Public Sectors"
Dr. Ahmed El-Sobky, Chairman of the Egypt Health Care Authority and General Supervisor of the Universal Health Insurance Project, participated in a high-level panel discussion titled "Future Visions Shaping the Future of Healthcare," during the annual meeting of the Arab Hospitals Federation "MedHealth - Abu Dhabi 2024."
The session was attended by Major General Dr. Bahaa El-Din Zidan, Chairman of the Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement, Medical Supply, and Technology Management; Dr. Ahmed Taher, Chairman of the General Authority for Accreditation and Health Regulation; and Dr. Amin Al-Amiri, Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health Policy and Licensing at the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention.
Dr. Ahmed El-Sobky highlighted the role of the Egypt Health Care Authority as a leading model in implementing value-based healthcare and promoting sustainability in the healthcare sector across the Arab world. He emphasized that transitioning to value-based healthcare represents the optimal path to achieving universal health coverage and that promoting collaboration among all parties opens new opportunities towards more efficient, effective, and sustainable healthcare systems.
Dr. El-Sobky also highlighted Egypt's journey towards universal health coverage and the achievements of the Egypt Health Care Authority in enhancing primary healthcare, developing treatment services, standardizing clinical protocols, and providing specialized care focusing on patients' needs to achieve optimal health outcomes and reduce costs.
He stressed the unprecedented attention from the Egyptian state and political leadership towards achieving universal health coverage for a sustainable health future, supported by advanced healthcare values, reflecting the government's commitment to providing integrated and comprehensive health services that meet the needs of all citizens.
He further noted that the meeting is a unique platform for cooperation, exchanging ideas, and discussing vital health issues, such as value-based healthcare, patient safety, digital transformation, and healthcare sustainability. The participation of high-level government officials and healthcare executives underscores the importance of these discussions in shaping the future of healthcare in the Arab world.
In the same context, Dr. Amir El-Telwany, Executive Director of the Egypt Health Care Authority, participated in the Executive Directors' session titled "The Path to Achieving Patient Safety Across Governmental, Private, and Public Sectors," where he discussed ways to improve patient safety and the importance of collaboration among all sectors to achieve this goal.
The annual meeting of the Arab Hospitals Federation, "MedHealth - Abu Dhabi 2024," is being held in October 2024, celebrating the federation's silver jubilee, marking 25 years since its establishment.
The meeting brings together key influential leaders in healthcare, policies, and global health organizations. The event is attended by Ministers of Health, heads of health authorities, regional directors of international organizations, prominent healthcare executives, innovation leaders in healthcare, and several senior leaders, officials, and distinguished experts in the healthcare sector from Arab countries and around the world.
