Deputy Minister of Health and Population Abla el Alfi on Saturday discussed with delegations of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) ways of enhancing governance and developing a future road-map for accelerating the implementation of health sector reforms.
The delegation comprised David Clarke, the Team Leader, of Universal Health, Governance and Financing at WHO, Aya Thabet, the Technical Officer at WHO Systems Governance and Stewardship Department and Ahmed Taha Abouhady, the Public Health Consultant at UNICEF.
The meeting, which took place on the sidelines of the 78th session of the World Health Assembly (WHA), reviewed the achievements in Egypt’s health sector reforms, according to Ministry of Health and Population Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar.
He added that the meeting tackled outlining a road-map to accelerate the pace of reforms, through drawing on best global practices in health governance, activating the role of various stakeholders, and strengthening partnerships between the public and private sectors.
During the meeting, Alfi reviewed the Ministry of Population’s strategy for transition from being the primary provider of health services to becoming a regulatory authority for the health sector, in line with Egypt Vision 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals, the spokesman said.
She emphasized the importance of updating legislation and capacity-building as two key pillars for the success of this transformation, along with enhancing coordination among the various parties concerned to ensure the success of the reforms.
