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Primary Health Care (PHC) Lecture 2 Health Care system in KSA Health Care System in KSA • Ministry of Health (MOH). • Other Governmental Bodies. • Private Sector. Current Health Care Services • Ministry of Health 60% • Other government bodies 20% • Private sector 20% Saudi MOH • The first pu...

Primary Health Care (PHC) Lecture 2 Health Care system in KSA Health Care System in KSA • Ministry of Health (MOH). • Other Governmental Bodies. • Private Sector. Current Health Care Services • Ministry of Health 60% • Other government bodies 20% • Private sector 20% Saudi MOH • The first public health department was established in 1925 in Mecca during the reign of King Abdulaziz. • Ministry of Health (MOH), was established in 1950. • In 1980, a ministerial decree was issued to establish PHC centers. • There are primary, secondary and tertiary levels of health care system in KSA. • Proper referral system declined the burden on secondary and tertiary centers. Responsibilities of MOH • Planning, formulating and managing health policies and supervising health programs. • Monitoring health services in the private sector. • Advising other government agencies and the private sector on ways to achieve the government’s health objectives. Health Directorates • The MOH supervises 20 regional directorates of health affairs in various parts of the country. • Each regional health directorate has a number of hospitals and health sectors. • Every health sector supervises a number of PHC centers. Saudi MOH Statistics (2020) • • • • • • • • Total MOH hospitals: 287 (45,180 beds). Total PHC centers: 2257. Outpatient visits to PHCs: 43.5 Millions. Outpatient visits to hospitals: 7.8 Millions. Basic immunization coverage: 96 - 97% Maternal Mortality Ratio: 12/100,000 live births. Infant Mortality Rate: 6/1000 live births. Under 5 years Mortality Rate: 8.5/1000 live births. Different Programs under MOH www.moh.gov.sa ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Health Information Division Reproductive Health Program Chronic Disease Program Dental Health Program Child Care Program Primary Mental Health Program Aged Care Program Mobile Primary Health Care Program Family Medicine Program Socio-Demographic Health Survey Program ▪ Mother and Child Health Passport Program ▪ Joint Health Care Program ▪ Minor Surgery Program ▪ Guidelines Program ▪ Periodic Health Examination Program ▪ Quality Improvement Program ▪ Accreditation Program ▪ Clinical Audit Program ▪ Clinical Guidelines Program ▪ Environmental Sanitation Program Budget of the MOH Total State Budget​ Year (SR) 2021 990,000,000 MOH Budget (SR) % form the Total State Budget​ ≈ 80,000,000 7.8% Other Governmental Bodies • Referral hospitals (e.g. King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre). • Security forces medical services. • Armed forces medical services. • National Guard health affairs. • University hospitals (teaching hospitals). • ARAMCO hospitals, • Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu health services. • School health units (Previously). • The Red Crescent Society. Other Governmental Resources • Other Governmental Hospitals: 50 • Other Governmental Hospital Beds: 13,989 Private Health Sector (2020) • • • • Private Hospitals: 167. Private Hospital Beds: 19,427 Private Polyclinics: 3,005 Single Doctor Private Clinics: 49 Saudi Health Council ‫المجلس الصحي السعودي‬ • It was established by a Royal Decree issued in 2002. • The Council was to be under the chairmanship of the Minister of Health. Mission: Establish regulations that ensure coordination and integration among health stakeholders to improve and enhance health care. Members of the Council • A representative of the Ministry of Health. • Representatives from other governmental health sectors. • Two deans of local health colleges. • Two representatives of the private sector. • A representative of the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties. • A representative of the Saudi Red Crescent Authority. • A representative of the Council of Cooperative Health Insurance. • A representative of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority. • A representative of the Ministry of Education. Challenges to Saudi Health Care System 1. Increasing expectations of citizens. 2. Kingdom’s vast geography. 3. Health workforce is mostly expatriates. 4. Increasing health care cost. 5. Effective deployment of resources 6. Changing demography and sustained growth rate 7. Changing patterns of diseases 8. Accessibility to health care services. 9. Implementation of quality standards. 10. Introducing the cooperative health insurance scheme. 11. Privatization of public hospitals. 12. Utilization of electronic health (e-health) strategies.