PHSSR Saudi Arabia 2025

25 Sustainability and Resilience in the Saudi Arabian Health System The Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilience Collectively, these entities and many others report to the Saudi Health Council (SHC), which is the highest governing health body in the country. With membership consisting of government and non- government stakeholders, and chaired by the Minister of Health, the SHC aspires to ensure coordination and integration of all health-related agencies to improve and enhance healthcare planning and delivery. In 2017, as part of Vision 2030 , the MoH was tasked with assembling a new reform (later named the Health Sector Transformation Programme (HSTP) to improve value, facilitate access and strengthen prevention, as well as boost health service delivery standards and promote healthy lifestyles (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2021). Numerous public and private sector stakeholders were involved in the HSTP , re flecting healthcare’s cross-cutting relevance to all policy areas. This is re flected in the Health in All Policies (HiAP) committee, which integrates health considerations into policy making across sectors to improve health and well-being through improved access to health services via optimal coverage and comprehensive and equitable geographical distribution, and the expansion of e-health services and digital solutions. The aim of these transformations is the creation of a more sustainable health system that is resilient to national and global threats. Most importantly, the role of the MoH will be redirected from that of regulator, payer and provider of healthcare to regulator of a health ecosystem consisting of both public and private payers and providers, as shown in Figure 1. Table 3 (continued): Additional entit ies established through the Health Care Transformation Plan to contribute to healthcare governance Saudi Patient Safety Centre (SPSC)•Develops and implements patient safety policies and strategies in collaboration with other organisations •Promotes a culture of healthcare system safety and raises awareness about patient safety issues •Collects, analyses and disseminates patient safety data to identify areas for improvement and measure progress •Provides technical assistance and support to healthcare facilities to implement patient safety programmes and initiatives Figure 1: Transformation of the Saudi Ministry of Health