Saudi Arabia Aims to Raise Private Sector’s Contribution to Health Industry to 50%

Saudi Arabia Aims to Raise Private Sector’s Contribution to Health Industry to 50%

Saudi Arabia announced that one of the goals of the health sector transformation program was to increase the private sector’s contribution to 50 percent, from the current 11 percent.

Saudi Minister of Health Fahd Al-Jalajel inaugurated on Sunday the “nphies” platform, which aims to facilitate the exchange of beneficiary health information with healthcare providers.

The platform was announced on the sidelines of the Global Health Forum 2023 in Riyadh, with the participation of Minister of Investment Eng. Khaled Al-Falih, Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef, and Governor of the Digital Government Authority Eng. Ahmed Alsuwaiyan.

In his opening speech, Al-Jalajel revealed the launch of the Saudi Center for Proton Therapy, the first of its kind in the region, which provides patients with an advanced and promising technology and contributes significantly to promoting medical tourism in Saudi Arabia.

The minister noted that the average coverage of health services in the Kingdom increased from 81 to 94 percent, pointing to the establishment of three specialized companies that help restructure the health sector in the country.

Healthcare is one of the main components of Vision 2030, as Saudi Arabia seeks to develop the pharmaceutical industry in particular and various health services. In June, the Public Investment