Article (4)
Competences of the Establishment
The Establishment shall undertake the following competences:
1. Enhance the efficiency of the federal health sector in the State by providing health and
therapeutic care services, taking preventive measures, combating epidemics and diseases,
and achieving sustainable development for healthcare;
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2. Apply the policies, strategies, and standards related to the public health, healthcare, and
preventive care sector, as established by the Ministry;
3. Propose legislation related to the development of the public health sector in the State, in
coordination with the Ministry;
4. Prepare preventive health programs and maintain patient safety in its affiliated facilities;
5. Manage primary healthcare and preventive medicine, and raise public health awareness
in light of the policies and controls set by the Ministry;
6. Implement national health and preventive programs and campaigns.
7. Establish hospitals, health centers, and affiliated healthcare facilities, and operate,
manage, supervise, and ensure the sustainability thereof and submit recommendations
regarding them to the Cabinet;
8. Set the conditions, standards, and controls to enhance the performance quality of its
affiliated hospitals, health centers, and health facilities, and to obtain accreditation;
9. Qualify governmental hospitals to become accredited teaching hospitals;
10. Provide medical and health services through its affiliated hospitals, health centers, and
health facilities, within the framework of the State's general policy;
11. Manage unified medical records for patients in its affiliated hospitals, clinics, and health
centers;
12. Provide technical support and training to the medical personnel working at the
Establishment, in accordance with the international best practices in this regard.
13. Encourage and support medical studies and research submitted for the purpose of
developing the health sector and health facilities;
14. Establish health and preventive units and departments, maternity and childhood care
centers, vaccination centers, school and cultural health centers, isolation facilities,
ambulance services, blood banks, and health training centers;
15. Coordinate with the relevant Governmental Entities for the purpose of implementing the
Establishment's competences;
16. Hold conferences, seminars, and workshops related to the Establishment's field of work,
in coordination with the concerned authorities in the State;
17. Conclude agreements and contracts with entities within and outside the State in a manner
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that serves to enhance the efficiency and development of the federal health sector;
18. Any other tasks or competences assigned thereto by the Cabinet.
