The Saudi Public Health Authority (Weqaya) highlighted partnership opportunities with the private sector during a meeting hosted by the Riyadh Chamber, represented by the Health Sector Committee. The meeting reviewed the Authority’s role in safeguarding and promoting public health, in addition to the opportunities available for private sector engagement through Weqaya’s preventive and therapeutic healthcare programs. The session was attended by Dr. Amira Abdulmohsen Al-Rassis, Executive Director of the Central Region Branch at Weqaya, along with several officials from the Authority and leaders from the private healthcare sector.
The meeting addressed a number of key topics, including the role of the private healthcare sector in enhancing public health and quality of life, improving response efficiency, ensuring the continuity of national programs, raising compliance levels, and strengthening reporting and monitoring mechanisms, as well as identifying opportunities for implementing the Authority’s initiatives.
The meeting outcomes focused on introducing Weqaya’s strategic objectives aimed at strengthening health security, highlighting the Authority’s role in protecting and promoting public health, and emphasizing the contribution of the private sector in advancing both primary and secondary prevention. The discussions also covered key challenges and proposed solutions related to the implementation of preventive programs, in addition to clarifying mechanisms for activating national indicators and facilitating data sharing with the Authority.