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A historic partnership.
The National Social Insurance Fund for salaried workers (CNAS National Social Security Fund) and the Pierre-et-Marie Curie Specialized Hospital Establishment (CPMC) sealed, this Tuesday, a historic partnership agreement to integrate liver transplants from living donors into social security benefits, during an official ceremony supervised by the Minister of Health, Mohamed Seddik Aït Messaoudène, and the Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security, Abdelhak Saïhi,
Mr. Aït Messaoudène affirmed, on this occasion, that “this convention constitutes a major step in the development of specialized medicine in Algeria, in particular in the field of liver transplantation from living donors”. He wanted to “thank and salute all the players in this sector for their remarkable scientific efforts, contributing to the construction of specialized national capacities”.
The minister also specified that this agreement “will significantly reduce patient transfers abroad, improve the quality of care within the country and optimize the use of advanced medical technologies.” He underlined that it is part of the State’s desire to “increase the quality of national medical care and to set up a structured program of liver transplantation from living donors, guaranteeing optimal monitoring of patients in this high-precision medical field”.
In addition, he noted “the capital importance of intersectoral cooperation in the field of health, through the establishment of contractual mechanisms between the CNAS and hospital establishments, allowing optimal use of resources and their orientation towards the most complex care, thus guaranteeing quality care on the national territory and limiting the use of treatment abroad”.
In this spirit, the minister praised “the decisive role of the CNAS alongside the Ministry of Health, thanks to its experience in financing health structures, making it an essential partner in public health”. He added that this cooperation has already enabled the implementation of several conventions in areas such as hemodialysis, kidney transplantation, care of pregnant women and cardiac surgery.
A first operation already carried out
For his part, the Minister of Labor, Abdelhak Saïhi, explained the direct implications of the program for the population, specifying that “formerly, 100 patients per year required transfer abroad for a liver transplant. Thanks to this program, we now only record five.”
The minister also highlighted the mobilization of local skills, maintaining that “we will use the expertise available in Algeria to strengthen our health sovereignty. He also underlined that the CPMC will become “a real reference in liver transplantation in Algeria”, thus contributing to the modernization of the national health system. In addition, Mr. Saïhi announced that the program will begin with five liver transplants per year, and that the first operation was already successfully carried out last week, marking the resumption of transplants after their suspension for several years. For his part, Professor Kamel Ben Tabak, head of the liver transplantation unit at CPMC, expressed his satisfaction with the resumption of this essential activity, emphasizing the importance of this collaboration to strengthen local capacities in organ transplantation.