| Study of the specialized center for the treatment of burns | The study includes:
A. Results of field visits to the most important burn treatment units around the Kingdom, the course of providing treatment services therein, and the quality standards followed.
B. Questionnaire models for analysis. Two workshops were also held with specialists to verify the accuracy of the data and to collect additional information on the current status of burn treatment services and to express opinions on this. After analyzing the qualitative and quantitative data, the most prominent international experiences that were employed to build a national framework for burn treatment were highlighted, containing strategies and basic elements, in addition to a financial study that explains the cost of establishing and operating a specialized center of excellence for burn treatment. | |
| Economic impacts of obesity | Obesity is an important risk factor for many chronic diseases, all of which constitute a significant economic burden on society and the health sector. Obesity is also a modifiable risk factor.
Study objectives:
A. Evaluate the current status of the obesity burden in Saudi Arabia, and the economic effectiveness of solutions to address it globally.
B. Plan and employ the best successful solutions internationally to reduce the economic burden of obesity | |
| National Health Data Master Plan | Study objectives:
A. Develop a clear roadmap that defines the tasks and responsibilities of stakeholders, as a first step to establishing a solid and permanent infrastructure for a governed and applicable data system..
B. Invest in, manage and analyze health data on an ongoing basis to achieve efficient use in the health sector. | |
| Health sector workforce | | |
| Health System Performance Review | It is a report concerned with evaluating the performance of the Saudi health system based on a set of criteria selected from global sources, which intersect with the direction of the National Transformation Program in the health sector.
Study objectives:
A. To serve as a tool for evaluating and monitoring the progress of the health system in Saudi Arabia and comparing it with other countries regionally and globally.
B. To assist decision makers as it includes all the basic aspects of evaluating the current status of the health system, starting with financing, health services, and the workforce. | |
| Benefit from MRI devices | Study objectives:
A. It aims to know the current status of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) devices by knowing the opportunities and challenges to contribute to raising the efficiency of utilizing these devices. | |
| Private sector participation | | |
| Review of public spending on the health sector | Study objectives:
A. Reviewing health spending and how to allocate the budget to health sectors in line with the goals of the national vision..
B. Evaluating the current status of the health systems performance in terms of productivity, efficiency, fairness, balance, and the extent to which the health system is consistent with the vision.
C. Knowing the mechanism for distributing and diversifying health services between sectors in the Kingdom to identify areas of shortcomings and reduce waste. | |
| Fast Food Advertising Reports | The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is considered among the countries with the highest prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents, and its association with many chronic diseases that constitute an economic, health and social burden, and the extent of the impact of fast food advertisements and how they target children and adolescents through social media, and to benefit from international experiences that have implemented laws to limit or regulate advertisements for unhealthy foods, and to provide recommendations and solutions to reduce and limit fast food advertisements directed at children and adults. | |
| Health Policy in All Policies | The study begins by examining the experiences of countries that have adopted the idea of health in all policies and studying the extent to which it can be applied in the Kingdom, passing through a study of the effectiveness in terms of economic cost and ending with designing a program that contributes to reducing the burden of disease.
Study objectives:
A. Evaluating the current situation of the burden of disease and the causes of death in the Kingdom.
B. Finding appropriate policies to reduce its economic and social burden and contribute to increasing the life expectancy of the Saudi citizen. | |
| Dual Practice Policy | It is the work of the doctor in private sector hospitals in addition to his original work in government sector hospitals.
The study aims to develop appropriate policy options for the subject of dual practice for Saudi consultant doctors to improve the quality of medical services provided in the public sector. | |
