Health care and the Doctors Syndicate discuss developing medical personnel in the health insurance system

Universal health insurance is viewed as a long-term investment inhuman capital; This is why we find that health and its services have a vital position within the map of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which gives the health insurance system its deeper meaning when it is managed with the logic of institutional sustainability, which balances the efficiency of financing, the quality of service, and the empowerment of medical personnel through continuing education and professional development.

Hence all the comprehensiveSustainable Development Goals (SDGs)intersect with the health reform path; Capacity building, data integration, and modernization of health governance systems become; Practical tools to translate the third goal - good health - into a tangible reality, ensuring comprehensive coverage and equitable access, and establishing trust between the citizen and the service provider.

As part of the ongoing efforts to enhance the efficiency of the human element within the health sector, the General Authority for Health Care - under the leadership of Dr. Ahmed Al-Sabki - attaches great importance to efforts to strengthen institutional capabilities in the health sector and enhance the sustainability of the comprehensive health insurance system, while also paying attention to raising the quality of health services provided to all citizens.

Continuing medical training is an essential pillar

In this context, a meeting was held between Dr. Ahmed Al-Sabki, “President of the General Authority for Health Care and General Supervisor of the Comprehensive Health Insurance Project,” and Dr. Osama Abdel-Hay, “Captain General of the Egyptian Doctors Syndicate.” For an expanded discussion on activating the Syndicate’s Center for Continuing Professional Education (SCOPE) within the Authority’s hospitals, and training medical staff in accordance with the latest scientific standards and internationally approved treatment protocols, with a move towards signing a strategic cooperation protocol that allows benefiting from the training centers affiliated with the Medical Syndicate, and providing continuing medical education programs in various specialties.

Doctors are a national treasure

Based on the above, Dr. Ahmed Al-Sabki, “President of the General Authority for Health Care and General Supervisor of the Comprehensive Health Insurance Project,” confirmed that Egypt’s doctors represent one of the most important assets of the Egyptian health system, noting that the General Authority for Health Care is always working to improve the work environment and overcome professional challenges in the health sector. This enables health sector cadres to play their leadership role within the Egyptian health system in general, and enhances performance efficiency within the comprehensive health insurance system in particular.

Primary health care support

The meeting between Dr. Ahmed Al-Sabki, “President of the General Authority for Health Care, and General Supervisor of the Comprehensive Health Insurance Project,” and Dr. Osama Abdel-Hay, “General President of the Egyptian Doctors Syndicate,” also discussed ways to review the contracting system for Egyptian doctors, in addition to exchanging databases with the Medical Syndicate; In order to benefit from the expertise of experienced general practitioners and doctors who have reached retirement age; In order to support primary health care services, as well as to ensure continuity of service provision with efficiency and quality.

Health insurance at the forefront

For his part, Dr. Osama Abdel-Hay, “Captain of the General Syndicate of Egyptian Physicians,” appreciated the efforts of the General Authority for Health Care in developing the institutional structure of health services, stressing the readiness of the Egyptian Doctors Syndicate for full cooperation to serve the public Egyptian good, noting that the comprehensive health insurance system represents a qualitative and sustainable transformation that has restructured the Egyptian health system and opened new horizons for improving the conditions of service providers, in addition to achieving health protection for all citizens.

In general, this institutional rapprochement between the General Authority for Health Care and the Egyptian Medical Syndicate reflects a growing awareness that the success of the comprehensive health insurance system in Egypt is based on systematic investment in medical personnel, as well as the necessity of integrating continuous training, exchanging experiences, and modernizing contracting and governance mechanisms, in a way that enhances society’s confidence in the path of health reform, and gives it a long-term development dimension.

From the perspective ofThe Earth Guards Foundation, the impact of any health reform is incomplete unless it is built on a sustainable approach that places the human being at the heart of the system, with the necessity of a strong connection between health, social justice, and resource protection. Because strengthening institutional partnerships and developing medical personnel is only a lever to guarantee the right of current and future generations to safe and fair health services.

Therefore,The Foundation believes that the localization of continuing medical education and the integration of databases supports primary health care, addresses social gaps, and improves the efficiency of health spending, which directly reflects on the health system’s resilience in the face of crises.