The quality of health services is witnessing remarkable progress despite the challenges during the year 2024-2025
The quality of health services is witnessing remarkable progress despite the challenges during the years 2024-2025
As part of the state’s efforts to support the health sector in line with Egypt’s Vision 2030, Dr. Ahmed Taha, Chairman of the General Authority for Health Accreditation and Control, participated in the activities of the World Conference on Population, Health and Development PHDC’25, in the presence of the Ministers of Health and Population, and of Planning and Economic Development.
Dr. Ahmed Taha, Chairman of the General Authority for Health Accreditation and Supervision, announced plans for development and continuous technical support to meet the challenges faced by a number of facilities during the application, noting that the Authority accredited 157 health facilities during the past year, bringing the total number of approved facilities to 651 diverse facilities at the level of 25 governorates, which reflects the actual expansion in spreading the culture of quality and improving the levels of medical services.
The National Health Strategy, enhances efficiency and unifies goals
The first year of implementing the strategy witnessed major challenges, most notably the need to change the culture of the patient so that he knows his rights and duties, in addition to developing the awareness of health service providers, so that they realize that follow-up and control are a methodology to solve problems from their roots and improve performance in a sustainable manner, and this was helped by work in line with the national health strategy.
Dr. Ahmed Taha indicated that GAHAR has today become one of the most important arms supporting Egypt’s position on the international health map, explaining that the law obligated the authority to obtain international accreditation for all its standards, which enhances its global reliability. It also granted it the authority to accredit health facilities regionally and internationally, which opens broad horizons for enhancing Egypt’s position as a regional center of excellence in the quality of health care, which contributes to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This came during his participation in the high-level dialogue session entitled “Charting the Course for the Future,” which was held within the activities of the World Conference on Population, Health and Development PHDC’25 in its third edition.
National Health Strategy 2024–2030
The session reviewed what was accomplished in the first year of the National Health Strategy 2024-2030. It also announced the launch of the National Digital Health Strategy. It also discussed mechanisms for charting a path to a healthier and more sustainable future. Participants also discussed the role of multi-sector partnerships in supporting the implementation of the strategy, as the role of the Health Accreditation and Regulatory Authority emerged as a key partner in ensuring the quality of services and enhancing the confidence of citizens and regional and international institutions in the Egyptian health system.
The key to success is raising the efficiency of the human element
Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister for Human Development Affairs and Minister of Health and Population, explained that the most prominent challenges in implementing the strategy are related to the human element, budgets, and the requirements of digital transformation. He also pointed out that the scale of the required achievement requires large investments and that the efficiency of the human element is the key to success.
Pointing out that strategic work is based on shifting from individual performance to institutional teamwork and unifying goals and visions to achieve a qualitative shift in the health system in line with the goals of comprehensive sustainable development.
The efforts of the National Health Strategy are closely integrated with the efforts of the rest of the ministries, as theComprehensive Health Insurance systemplays an important role in bridging development gaps in a number of governorates, especially Upper Egypt and the border governorates, to ensure the achievement of sustainable results, in addition to the importance of investing in the human element as it is the primary driver for improving health services.
The participation of the Health Accreditation and Oversight Authority “Jahar” in this national dialogue confirms that it is an essential partner in shaping future health policies, and that its vision and experience represent a pivotal element in building a fair, safe, and effective health system that serves all citizens.
Within the framework of Egyptian institutions’ support for the efforts made in various sectors, especially the health sector,The The Earth Guards Foundation provides a helping hand to these efforts in order to advance the health sector and provide distinguished health services in a way that supports the achievement of comprehensive and sustainable development.
