The Minister of Health directs the follow-up of the medical waste disposal system
Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health and Population, held his regular meeting today, Sunday, with the ministry’s leaders and heads of bodies, in the presence of all the ministry’s deputies in the governorates, to follow up on the progress of work in the ministry’s various files, identify challenges and obstacles, and work to overcome them, to ensure the continued provision of the best services. Medical care for patients, as part of the Ministry’s strategy to improve the public health of citizens. He worked through all directors of health directorates in the governorates, aiming to intensify announced and unannounced field visits, to follow up on the performance of hospitals on the ground, monitor violations and hold negligent persons accountable.
«Abdul Ghaffar» pointed out The Minister directed that all activities of directors of health directorates in the governorates be limited and followed up on a daily basis, provided that this is done through representatives of all sectors concerned with follow-up and inspection in the Ministry, to evaluate the performance of officials, and to follow up with the Minister directly, in order to ensure the preservation of the quality of medical services provided to citizens.
«Abdul Ghaffar» continued; During the meeting, the Minister discussed ways to enhance the provision of health services to sick and wounded Palestinian brothers. In this regard, he directed all district directors in the governorates to prepare a comprehensive statement of the places designated to receive cases from our Palestinian brothers, without affecting the level of services provided to citizens.
«Abdul Ghaffar» The Minister thanked all the medical teams working in the hospitals concerned with receiving sick and wounded Palestinian brothers, who are present in about 90 hospitals, in more than 16 governorates, in addition to thanking all the ambulance service workers for their continuous efforts.
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«Abdul Ghaffar» added The meeting discussed the final report on the performance indicators of the health affairs directorates in the governorates for the year 2023, which included the average achieved in each governorate and the total achieved of the indicators, according to each sector of the ministry. The minister also reviewed the analysis of the performance indicators and the time line for the performance of the governorates at the level. year, in addition to being informed of the plan for the year 2024.
«Abdul Ghaffar» said The meeting included a review of the Ministry’s vision and the basic work axes for digital transformation, through (forming new cadres, preparing the Ministry’s building in the New Administrative Capital, studying and implementing the mechanization of basic care units and centers, studying and implementing hospital automation, providing knowledge to decision makers, and creating channels that provide rule-based information. Data entered in real time through the Crisis Management Center, studying the creation of a unified medical file for the Egyptian citizen, creating a set of applications to serve all sectors of the Ministry).
«Abdul Ghaffar» indicated The Minister listened to the latest developments in the mechanization of the Ministry’s sectors, as 13 family medicine centers were automated across the governorates of the Republic, in addition to the automation of 9 other centers in Qena Governorate, in addition to the completion of the automation of the New Administrative Capital Hospital, preparations for the automation of Mabarrah Maadi Hospital, and the development of a proposal for automation. A number of hospitals affiliated with the Secretariat of Specialized Medical Centers and the Hospitals and Educational Institutes Authority, explaining that the Minister praised the great effort provided by the Ministry’s information center and the qualitative leap it brought about in all sectors of the Ministry.
< p>«Abdul Ghaffar» said During the meeting, the Minister directed the formation of an integrated committee to follow up on the work system for disposing of medical waste, and to tighten control over the work system to address any corruption in that system. Abdul Ghaffar» The meeting discussed the update of performance indicators for the program for providing family planning services, as it reviewed the indicators for comparing hospital completion rates in the period from December 2023 to February 2024, at the level of the governorates of the Republic.
