Strategic Planning for Establishing an Arab Health Organization

This era is characterized by complexities of its structures and institutions and the large number and complexity of factors affecting its various activities, as well as the multiplicity of regional leagues and alliances. All those factors clarify inevitably the urgent need for Arab joint cooperation in all fields, including the health. They also force to consider the strategic planning as a means to deal with these complexities, and as a scientific way to reach the goals to achieve the advancement of health services provided to citizens across the Arab world. There is no doubt that planning is needed in all organizations, but its need is reflected clearly in big organizations and institutions of various kinds which seeks through the planning for a development process leading to benefits and interest to the state and individuals, and even more evident in the planning at the State level or at a group of States. The importance of this research topic arises from difficult challenges in the health area witnessed in the Arab world that need a comprehensive vision and an integrated strategic plan according to scientific and systematic way to reach specific and clear targets. The joint work will contribute in the intensification of efforts, maximization of the benefits, integration of resources, market expansion, convergence and integration, ensuring needed funds, and the emphasis on the identity. This research is concerned with the aspects of Arab joint cooperation in the medical field. It aims to expose the scientific, human and institutional resources enjoyed by the Arab world, and to clarify the obstacles that prevent achievement of that joint cooperation. It cares to take advantage of the ingredients and the positives that already exist and meet the challenges and disadvantages facing the joint Arab actions. It focuses on strategic planning for the establishment of a proposed Arab Health Organization to support, lead and supervise Arab medical joint projects, and to work for the progress of medical practical and research works in all the Arab countries, and to adopt strategic planning as an access for such venerable targets.