The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) on Thursday announced the launch of the project “Supporting Good Governance in Healthcare Administration project” (SAHA).

During a round table meeting organised on the occasion, on the stakes and challenges of good governance in the health sector in Tunisia, the CIPE underlined that this project which is funded by the US Embassy to Tunisia and conducted in partnership with the Health Ministry and the Tunisian civil society organisations, notably the BEDER organisation, seeks to consolidate good governance in the health sector.

Project director at CIPE Issam Sghaier said that the aim is to improve transparency in the management of public hospitals and the pharmaceutical supply chain.

He pointed out that the project consists of three components: Create a coherent electronic tracking system of Tunisia’s pharmaceutical supply chain and pilot that system in five healthcare facilities, establish an effective and relevant legal and regulatory framework to govern Tunisia’s healthcare system and upgrade training structures for the Health Ministry’s staff.

Taking the floor, CIPE President Ali Ayadi indicated that the project partners had adopted a participatory approach to make this project a success. “We want to establish good governance and transparency in the health sector to help it cope with health crises while preserving the quality of services provided to the citizen,” he said.

US Ambassador to Tunisia Donald Blome stated for his part, that a funding of $5 million had been raised to carry out this project, which testifies to the depth of cooperation relations binding the two countries.

He added that the United States had allocated nearly $15 million to support Tunisia in strengthening good governance and transparency in several sectors.

The round table marks the start of a consultation process aimed at devising reforms to the legal framework for health sector governance in Tunisia, the organisers pointed out.

The meeting is intended to shed light on the challenges facing the health sector in Tunisia and to identify the main reform priorities in terms of governance in the health sector as well as the legal, institutional and practical difficulties in establishing an operational and effective governance system in the health sector.

Source: Tap News Agency