On Thursday, the Libyan Parliament hosted the country’s first National Forum for Developing the Health System, aiming to lay the groundwork for meaningful and unified health sector reform.
The forum was held at the Parliament’s headquarters under the supervision of the National Center for Health System Development and with the support of the parliamentary Health and Environment Committee.
The event brought together a wide array of stakeholders, including several members of parliament, ministers, senior officials, medical professionals, and health policy experts.
Among the key attendees were Deputy Chair of the Health and Environment Committee Dr. Hassan Al-Zarqa, MPs Sultanah Al-Masmari, Mohamed Tamer, Abdulwahab Zoulia, Intisar Shneib, and Salah Al-Zoubik. Also present were Dr. Rasmi Balrouin, Deputy Head of the Parliamentary Office, and Dr. Muftah Twilb, Director of the National Center for Health System Development.
The forum addressed the pressing challenges facing Libya’s healthcare sector, including poor infrastructure, shortages of resources, lack of trained personnel, and the absence of a national framework to deliver services fairly and efficiently. Discussions highlighted the urgent need for an integrated system capable of meeting the basic health needs of all Libyans.
Participants shared insights from successful healthcare models implemented in other countries and presented national strategies tailored to Libya’s unique circumstances. These strategies focused on improving healthcare governance, enhancing workforce training, ensuring fair distribution of services, and establishing more efficient financing mechanisms.
The forum concluded with a call to transform the ideas and recommendations into actionable policies. Attendees emphasized the need for collaboration between legislative, executive, and private sector actors to ensure reforms are effectively implemented on the ground.
