Dr. Ahmed Taha, Chairman of the General Authority for Health Accreditation and Control, stressed the importance of setting advanced clinical excellence standards in a number of national priority medical specialties, as part of the authority’s efforts to support Egypt’s national project for comprehensive health coverage, as clinical excellence standards represent a vital tool. To achieve the state’s vision of providing integrated health care for all segments of society, and the authority’s continuous endeavor to achieve excellence in health care, spread a culture of quality, and accelerate the pace of the comprehensive health insurance project in the new republic.
This came at the beginning of the first meeting of the committee for preparing clinical excellence standards. , which was held at the Authority’s headquarters this morning, to discuss the development of standards for specialized health programs and services that keep pace with international standards and meet the needs of the Egyptian health system, with the participation of an elite group of university leaders and specialized scientists, headed by: Dr. Mahmoud El-Metini, Professor of Surgery and Liver Transplantation and former President of Ain Shams University, Dr. Hossam Salah Murad, Professor of Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases at Cairo Medicine, and Dean of Kasr Al-Aini Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Mervat Matar, Professor of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation at Cairo University Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Adel Abdel Maqsoud, Professor of Audiology at Ain Shams Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Doaa Hussein, health services quality consultant at Dar Al Fouad Hospital, Dr. Osama Abdel Nasir, Professor of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery at Cairo University Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Nihad Tawfiq, Professor and Head of the Department of Hematology, Kasr Al-Aini, in the presence of Dr. Mr. Al-Oqdah, Dr. Wael Al-Dirandali, Dr. Walaa Abdel Latif, Dr. Iman El-Shahat, Dr. Khaled Omran, members of the Authority’s Board of Directors.
Dr. Ahmed Taha indicated that the Authority seeks, by drawing inspiration from international best practices, to establish standards that guarantee the provision of advanced, high-quality health services. Specialization and safe for citizens, adding that the application of these standards is part of the comprehensive health insurance system that enhances citizens’ confidence in the quality of health services provided, and improves the health care experience in line with the best international standards.
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The meeting reviewed examples of international experiences in this context, such as the United Kingdom, which developed precise guidelines for organ transplant programs and stroke prevention, as well as the United States, which developed standards dedicated to managing chronic pain and ensuring safety in spinal cord transplant surgeries, in addition to experiences Asian countries, which have succeeded in applying advanced standards for stroke treatment using the latest medical technologies.
The meeting also discussed the committee’s objectives, which include setting specialized standards covering multiple fields, including liver transplantation. , spinal cord transplantation, cochlear implantation, stroke treatment, and pain treatment, in addition to other advanced medical programs with the aim of raising the efficiency of health facilities and developing the quality of services, in a way that enhances the medical network of the comprehensive health insurance system and serves Egypt’s national vision to strengthen the health sector and ensure the sustainability of providing services. World-class.
For his part, Dr. praised. Mahmoud Al-Metini praised the prominent role played by the Health Accreditation and Oversight Authority in strengthening and controlling the new health system, raising the level of health services, and ensuring the quality of care provided to citizens, through the application of national and internationally accredited accreditation standards that contribute to improving performance and raising the efficiency of health facilities, in line with the state’s vision. To develop the health sector and achieve excellence in providing health care.
As Dr. emphasized. Hossam Salah, said that accrediting health services represents the ideal way to spread a culture of quality in the health sector, indicating that applying accreditation standards contributes effectively to improving the level of health care, and enhances citizens’ confidence in the services provided, pointing out that the trend towards quality constitutes an important step towards achieving Excellence in medical performance and raising the efficiency of health facilities, in line with the state’s goals to develop the health sector and improve the quality of life of citizens.
Dr. reviewed. Walaa Abu Al-Ela, Director of the General Department of Standards Research and Development, presented the Authority’s policy in preparing and developing health standards through a presentation, starting with research studies to determine the extent of the need for them and the procedures they are subject to to ensure their conformity with international best practices and their conformity with the international accreditation requirements of the International Society for Healthcare Quality " ".".
