Description/achievement of initiative
EGYPT UHS Initiative is a Research, Design & Architecture Program with reference to the UN SDGs, Egypt Vision 2030, and other reports e.g. The World Bank, WHO and the ongoing in-house research project “Country Assessment Report”.
EGYPT UHS, a multi-stakeholders initiative is designed around four (4) modules; (1) Universal Health Policies (UHP), (2) Universal Health Regulations (UHR), (3) Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and (4) Universal Health Access (UHA). A Design for developing, practicing and perpetuating a sustainable model to support Government of Egypt (GoE) achieve Social Justice in Healthcare, specially the disadvantaged groups and health-isolated territories and residential clusters of different population density across Egypt, while integrating into the existing healthcare infrastructure, re-define and enhance the minimum-quality standards for public institutions, regulate and standardize the private clinics, mobilizing local resources and mushrooming the use of healthcare technology e.g. Telemedicine, EMR, etc.
EGYPT UHS’s financial impact is clearly demonstrated by saving billions of dollars of Public Health Expenditure every year. A financial sustainability strategy is in development to include Egypt Government, Global Finance Institutions, Private Investors, fundraising program to sustain some focal areas within the initiative’s modules.
Implementation methodologies
The initiative is a Healthcare Delivery Strategy to Improve Health Policy, Regulations, Coverage and Access. Single National Policy (SNP) and Regulator (SNR) are being drafted for presentation and discussion with policy-makers, the Coverage (UHC) was just approved and implemented by the government on an early pilot program, to be scaled up nationally, in the near future.
The Access module (UHA) has many serious areas of focus including MIHP program with the impact, outcome and Value through three (3) main pillars:
1. Operational Sustainability:
- Integration Through Existing Health Infrastructures.
- Integration through Patient Enrollments.
- Integration Through Community Resources.
2. Skills Sustainability:
- Training Programs
- Skills Transfer Program
- Minimum Quality Standards for Public Institutions.
3. Financial Sustainability:
- Egypt Government
- Global Financing Institutions
- Fundraising Programs
- Private Investors
- Collaboration Programs
Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
A track record of similar (typical) experience of Healthcare Program Design and Architecture for the seven (7) Asian countries with Packages implementation. Capacity-building is to be achieved from within the operation sustainability and implementation strategies through the sustainable integration model of all stakeholders, the initiative’s international consortium’s technical capacities and capabilities, the local NGOs, Egypt Government, Local communities and existing healthcare infrastructures.
Coordination mechanisms/governance structure
A multi-stakeholders Initiative Steering Committee in development including e.g. Egypt Government Representatives from Ministry of Investment & InternationL Cooperation (MIIC), Ministry if Health (MOH), Ministry of Planning (MOP), Ministry of Local Development (MLD), Local NGOs, Program Management Consultancy (PMC), etc. Meetings with ministeries of the Egypt Cabinet for intiative adoption and institutionalization, selection and approvals of the Steering Committee.
Partner(s)
Egypt Government (In discussions).
World Bank (In discussion).
Initiative International Consortium (Led by UniservArabia LLC), Global Donors, Local NGOs, etc.