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Office of National Planning and Projects

​​​About the office:​ 

The office was established by decision issued by the General Secretariat No. 1/18739, dated 12/1/1439 AH, corresponding to 8/12/2018 AD, and was administratively included under the umbrella of the General Administration of National Health Economics and Policies.


The office is specialized in achieving the following: 

Identify health projects and programs for the sectors and classify them in the annual sector budget in coordination with the Ministry of Finance. 

Determine the need for beds and centers in coordination with the Health Economics Department. 

Presenting future health sector projects or purchasing precision medical devices and equipment for approval by the Council. 

Determine the expected costs of the projects and required equipment in coordination with the Health Economics Department. 

Coordinating with the Ministry of Finance and the Spending Efficiency Center regarding projects, equipment, beds, and hospitals.

Coordination and integration between the health sectors and the Ministry of Finance in identifying national needs for hospital construction projects and providing expensive equipment. 

Establishing an electronic platform for projects, programs and medical devices for the health sectors for the purpose of providing a national database in coordination with the National Center for Health Information. 

Taking into account the method of calculating costs and national health accounts for national health services and projects in coordination with the Department of Health Economics. 

Providing the Ministry of Finance with the views of the Planning Directors Committee regarding recommendations after they were presented to the Preparatory Committee and approved.


The office manages: 

The office manages the work of the Committee of Planning Directors in the Health Sectors, which was formed by Council Resolution No. (4/71) dated 5/7/1437 AH. The committee is specialized in the following: 

    Study the projects and programs that are selected from the sectors and proposed to be included in their budgets. 

    Propose technical committees from committee members or planning and project departments in the sectors to determine the expected costs of projects and required equipment. 

    Providing the necessary recommendations and proposals to the National Planning and Projects Office.​​​​

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