Palestinian Ministry of Health

Name

Palestinian Ministry of Health

Legal name

Ministry of Health of the State of Palestine (وزارة الصحة الفلسطينية)

Website

https://site.moh.ps

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Hospitals (622), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Public Administration (92)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health Policy, Planning & Governance (BPAIAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Systems Strengthening & Primary Care Development (HLAJAKAJ), Health Regulation, Licensing & Compliance (Public Health) (BPAIAJAN), Healthcare Licensing, Accreditation & Credentialing Boards (HLAJACAC)

Keywords

• Public healthcare services
• Government hospital network
• Primary healthcare centers
• Maternal and child health
• Health system reform

Headquarters

HQ city

Ramallah

HQ country

Palestinian Territories

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: Core operational funding from Palestinian government budget for healthcare services, hospital operations, and public health programs
2. International Donor Funding: Funding from international donors including World Bank (HSERP project), TIKA Turkish cooperation, and various international health development programs

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Palestinian Ministry of Health operates the public healthcare system of the State of Palestine, directly providing preventive, primary, emergency, surgical, maternal and child, dialysis, cardiac, and organ transplant services through 14 government hospitals and hundreds of primary healthcare centers across the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It also regulates the health sector, manages essential medicines policy, runs professional licensing examinations for clinicians, and implements internationally-funded health reform projects such as HSERP and PHSRP.

Product overview

The Palestinian Ministry of Health operates a comprehensive public health system consisting of 14 government hospitals (including the Palestinian Medical Complex in Ramallah as the flagship facility), multiple healthcare programs and projects including the Health System Efficiency and Resilience Project (HSERP), Palestinian Health System Reform Project (PHSRP), Early Childhood Development Project, and COVID-19 Emergency Response Project. The ministry provides essential services including the Muneef COVID-19 tracking application, essential medicines list, online services map, grievance redressal mechanism, and professional licensing examinations for healthcare workers across Palestine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Palestinian Health System Reform Project (PHSRP): A World Bank-funded project aimed at reforming and strengthening the Palestinian health system.
• Health System Efficiency and Resilience Project (HSERP)
• Early Childhood Development Project (ECD)
• COVID-19 Emergency Response Project
• Muneef Application (تطبيق منيع)

Products and services

• Palestinian Medical Complex (مجمع فلسطين الطبي) Largest government hospital complex in Palestine, located in Ramallah, serving citizens from all Palestinian governorates with specialized medical services including cardiac surgery, pediatric care, emergency services, dialysis, and organ transplantation; records 142,000 emergency visits, 30,000+ admissions, 11,000+ surgeries annually and a 97%+ kidney transplant success rate.
• Palestinian Health System Reform Project (PHSRP) World Bank-funded reform and strengthening program for the Palestinian health system, addressing system-wide interventions and improvements.
• Health System Efficiency and Resilience Project (HSERP) Project focused on enhancing efficiency and resilience of the Palestinian health system through infrastructure improvements, capacity building, and environmental and social management frameworks.
• Early Childhood Development Project (ECD) Project (P168295) focused on improving early childhood development outcomes across Palestinian territories.
• COVID-19 Emergency Response Project Emergency response program for COVID-19 in West Bank and Gaza (P176403), funded by World Bank additional financing.
• Muneef Application (تطبيق منيع) Mobile application for COVID-19 tracking and surveillance in Palestine, providing digital tools for contact tracing and health monitoring for citizens.
• Government Hospitals Network (شبكة المشافي الحكومية) Network of 14 government hospitals across Palestine providing comprehensive healthcare services including emergency care, surgeries, maternity services, dialysis, and specialized treatments.
• Services Map (خارطة الخدمات) Online interactive map providing citizens with access to healthcare services locations and facilities across Palestine.
• Essential Medicines List (قوائم الأدوية الأساسية) Official national list of essential medicines maintained by the Ministry, available as a downloadable PDF document and used to govern subsidized medication provision.
• Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) (نظام الشكاوي) Complaints management system allowing citizens to submit grievances related to health services, with templates and procedures published on the Ministry website.
• Professional Licensing Examinations (امتحانات مزاولة المهنة) Licensing examinations for healthcare professionals including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, paramedics, dentists, physical therapists, nutritionists, medical analysts, and psychological counselors.
• Dental Internship Program Structured internship program for dental graduates, administered by the Ministry's Oral and Dental Health Unit with a 250 shekels registration fee per cycle, paid at health directorates.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97%+ kidney transplant success rate at Palestinian Medical Complex
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Swiss Medical DelegationsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2018Swiss medical teams specializing in plastic surgery visiting Jenin Hospital in partnership with Palestinian Child Relief Association.
• Italian Medical DelegationsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2018Italian medical teams specializing in cardiac surgery and gastrointestinal endoscopy visiting Palestinian hospitals in partnership with local organizations.
• Spanish Medical DelegationsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2018Spanish medical teams specializing in orthopedics visiting Rafidia Hospital for surgical procedures.
• Brazilian Medical DelegationsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2018Brazilian hand surgery team visiting Palestine Medical Complex in partnership with Palestinian Child Relief Association.
• Indian Medical DelegationsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2018Indian cardiac surgery team visiting Palestine Medical Complex for pediatric heart surgeries.
• Bank of JordanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBank of Jordan partnership with Fikr Palestine under sponsorship of Minister of Health for community health initiatives.
• Fikr Palestine (فكّر فلسطين)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural development organization partnering with Bank of Jordan under Minister of Health sponsorship for community health programs.
• Palestinian Child Relief Association (جمعية اغاثة اطفال فلسطين)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor NGO partner hosting international medical delegations including cardiac surgery, orthopedic, plastic surgery, hand surgery, dental, spine and neurology teams from various countries providing specialized treatments in Palestinian hospitals.
• Birzeit UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinister of Health discussing mutual cooperation with university delegation for healthcare development and training.
• Civil Society Organizations NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinister of Health strengthening partnership and cooperation with civil society organizations network for community health.
• Italian Government (Consul General)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinister of Health meeting with Italian Consul General to enhance cooperation and support for healthcare sector.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Augusta Victoria Hospital: Regional peer - East Jerusalem-based specialty hospital serving Palestinian patients with oncology, dialysis, and pediatric services; operates alongside the Ministry's network and is frequently used for complex referrals the Ministry cannot accommodate.
• King Hussein Cancer Center: Regional peer - Jordan-based specialized cancer center that receives referrals from Palestinian patients; comparable in delivering advanced specialty care to the same patient population and representing a regional referral pathway.
• UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency): Adjacent peer - provides primary healthcare services to Palestinian refugees in the same territories, operating parallel health infrastructure and serving overlapping populations; key complement and occasional partner for the Ministry.

Direct peers

• Jordanian Ministry of Health: Direct peer - fellow Arab World national health ministry operating public hospitals and primary care centers with similar population-scale delivery model and donor-funded modernization projects.
• Lebanese Ministry of Public Health: Direct peer - national health authority operating public hospital network and primary care delivery with comparable demographic and political-economic constraints in the Levant region.
• Iraqi Ministry of Health: Direct peer - national health ministry operating public hospital networks with similar post-conflict reconstruction challenges, donor dependency, and reform projects supported by international development partners.
• Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population: Direct peer - large-scale public health ministry operating thousands of hospitals and primary care units with comparable World Bank-funded reform programs and a dominant role in national healthcare delivery.

Regional players

• Israeli Ministry of Health: Regional peer - national health authority in the same geographic region operating public hospitals and health system governance; comparable in regulatory role but operates in a fundamentally different funding and stability context.

Broad incumbents

• Saudi Ministry of Health: Broad incumbent - large national health ministry operating hundreds of public hospitals and primary care centers across a much larger population, with comparable e-health modernization initiatives and similar government-funded healthcare delivery model.

Others

• World Health Organization (Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office): Adjacent ecosystem entity - provides technical guidance, coordination, and donor channeling for the Ministry's health system reform and emergency response projects; a key enabling partner rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/palestine-ministry-of-health

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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