Tunisia's National Health Pact, signed by Minister of Health Mustafa Al-Ferjani and Minister of Communication Technologies Sufyan Al-Hamisi, reaffirms the country's commitment to the right to health as a fundamental right. The pact aims to establish a fair, efficient, and citizen-centered healthcare system. It emphasizes the importance of digital transformation in accelerating the achievement of universal healthcare coverage. The pact was signed in the presence of several ambassadors, representatives of international organizations, and partners in the healthcare sector.
The National Health Pact focuses on six strategic axes, including ensuring equitable digital access to healthcare, guaranteeing continuity and coordination of care, and promoting safe and sovereign governance of health data. It also aims to modernize healthcare infrastructure and digital platforms, develop competencies and research in digital health, and secure and digitize the path of medicines and health products. The pact seeks to improve decision-making, resource allocation, and care coordination while enhancing the quality and safety of services.
The pact prioritizes family health and community-based care, particularly through the expansion of telemedicine and secure sharing of health information. This approach aims to bring medical services and expertise closer to the population, reducing disparities between regions. The pact also provides for the continued generalization of the national health identifier, the shared medical file, and the digitization of health services to facilitate access to care and improve treatment continuity.
The pact emphasizes the use of information systems, data analysis, and artificial intelligence in healthcare planning, resource allocation, and management. It also aims to strengthen surveillance, alert, and response systems to health risks. In the area of data governance, the pact stresses the need to ensure the security of systems and cyber security, protect personal health data, and adopt reliable, secure, and interoperable data.
The National Health Pact puts the citizen at the center of digital transformation, aiming to develop available, inclusive, and secure digital health services. It seeks to empower citizens to access their health information and data, promoting their autonomy and participation in the healthcare system. The pact's success depends on strong political leadership, transparent governance, and effective coordination among stakeholders.
The digital transformation is based on the principles of fairness, quality, continuity of care, accountability, inclusion, and digital sovereignty. The pact aims to make digitalization a driver of the national health policy and achieve universal healthcare coverage. By 2026, Tunisia aims to have a modernized healthcare system that provides available, safe, and quality services to all citizens, without financial difficulties.
The National Health Pact confirms Tunisia's commitment to making digital transformation a tool for achieving the right to health and modernizing the healthcare system. The pact's implementation will require the mobilization of public and private stakeholders, healthcare professionals, and civil society to contribute to the achievement of the country's health ambitions.
Key points
- The pact focuses on digital transformation to achieve universal healthcare coverage by 2026.
- The pact prioritizes family health and community-based care through telemedicine and secure sharing of health information.
- The pact emphasizes the use of data analysis and artificial intelligence in healthcare planning and management.
