Now that momentous technical progress has had its influence upon every aspect of life, and as internet users are on the increase day after another, especially in searching for information and seeking to carry out the services more easily and conveniently, the interest in e-portals, especially the government ones, has become one of the most important priorities that cannot be overlooked within any comprehensive developmental march.
Whenever you observe the sustainable development journey experienced by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in all service and non-service sectors, you will, beyond a reasonable doubt, take notice of the magnitude of efforts, dedication and mobilization, so as to benefit from the rapid IT world; in an endeavor to achieve the highest degree of prosperity for the Kingdom’s society, its citizens, residents and visitors.
Since the Ministry of Health (MOH) stands out as one of the main and vital pillars in the Kingdom’s service sectors, it had a large share in the e-transformation process initiated by the Kingdom under the guidance of the Wise Leadership; in order to shift the Kingdom with its whole sectors to the knowledge society relying on the e-government transactions.
Stemming from this grand national goal, including other strategic objectives pertaining to each specific sector, the interest in the MOH Portal was brought into being. This Portal is reckoned an electronic media interface reflecting very clearly the MOH role in this development process; in terms of defining it, its departments, and its different directorates as well as illuminating its targets and its vision of providing the best health services to beneficiaries in accordance with the highest international quality standards. On this basis, the MOH Portal kicked off seeking to disseminate the correct information to the public so as to be an effective communication channel with all sectors of society.
In general, the MOH Portal (www.moh.gov.sa) aims at increasing awareness in the health domain, targeting the citizens, residents and visitors as well as the business sector, meanwhile focusing on both specialists and non-specialists. Moreover, It is deemed an effective communication channel for each of the MOH employees and the health sector’s workers in particular and the beneficiaries of public services in general. The Portal's vision, mission and strategic objectives are as follows:
Vision: To be the most commonly used channel by the recipients of the MOH information and awareness services and to turn into the most important tool of interaction and communication, in a manner that supports the principle of participation and constructive dialogue.
Mission: Providing accurate information to the Portal’s public visitors as well as raising the health awareness in general, meanwhile trying to highlight the best health practices and seeking to improve the Kingdom’s health sector.
Strategic Objectives:
- To be the MOH media interface, that monitors its news and provides the detailed information about the most prominent services provided by the Ministry.
- To make it easier for the beneficiaries of the MOH services and provide them with the available e-services.
- To increase the health awareness and review the best health sector practices, both domestically and overseas.
- To emphasize the participation and dialogue principle in decision-making through a number of e-participation channels.
- To show the MOH role in the sustainable development process experienced by the Kingdom.
- To show the MOH achievements in switching to the e-government transactions process.