The National Company for the Unified Purchase of Medicines, Devices and Medical Supplies “NUPCO” concluded its participation in the Global Health Forum which was held in the city of Riyadh during the period from 10 to 12 September 2018 under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Health Dr. Tawfiq Bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah and in the presence of more than 10,000 participants from the field of health care And businessmen.

“NUPCO” was keen during its participation to highlight its services in the unified procurement and medical supply that it provides to government health agencies in the Kingdom. It also presented its strategic projects to raise the efficiency of government health spending.

Riyadh, March 2019: The National Company for the Unified Purchase of Medicines, Devices and Medical Supplies “NUPCO” held, on Tuesday, 5 March 2019, in Al-Khuzami Hall in Riyadh, its annual party, as part of its efforts to achieve communication with partners and relevant parties and publicize the company’s strategy to regulate the unified purchase in a way that contributes to By developing health care and improving the efficiency of government spending.

The ceremony was attended by representatives of Nubco’s strategic partners in a number of Saudi government agencies and universities, and a representative of the Ministry of Health also participated, and a number of representatives of relevant government agencies. Where the ceremony witnessed the signing of 5 agreements, including two agreements with the Ministry of Health and stipulated the allocation of budgets Procurement of medicines, devices and medical supplies in the Ministry of Health to NUPCO, transferring ownership of the main medical stores of the Ministry of Health to NUPCO, in addition to signing a memorandum of understanding to study a project to transfer medical supply and supply chains of medical services to the armed forces and hospitals of the Ministry of Defense to NUPCO, and an agreement to enhance Joint cooperation between the Expenditure Efficiency Center and NUPCO, and another agreement with the Security Forces Hospital to implement the online marketplace platform.

During the ceremony, Mr. Fahad Al-Shibl, CEO of NUPCO, delivered a speech in which he welcomed the guests of the ceremony, representatives of the participating entities, media and employees of the company, and expressed his happiness by signing agreements with the ministries of health, defense and interior, which confirms the state’s efforts to develop the health sector and enable government purchases to support the goals of Vision 2030. Also He praised the cooperation of the relevant authorities to activate partnerships to serve the health care sector and contribute to support the goals that Nubco seeks to achieve.

During the speech, Al-Shibl reviewed NUPCO’s strategy to develop a unified purchasing system for medicines, devices and medical supplies, to meet the need of health facilities with the latest medical products at competitive prices and to provide high-quality logistical services. Al Shibl pointed out to Nubco’s role as a valuable supply chain that provides the highest levels of quality and transparency in the management and supply of medical supplies for health facilities, and works with its partners to provide exceptional care for all according to a new approach based on the power of integrated technology and communication.

Al-Shibl affirmed that NUPCO works within a health system to improve the health care sector and enable local content and raise the efficiency of government spending in the health sector and its organization by establishing an advanced system of unified procurement management that helped health agencies provide their need for medicines, devices and medical supplies. Where NUPCO contributed during the past year only to providing 7,919 medical items with the participation of 47 government health agencies in which the share of national factories was 17.6%. He pointed out that NUPCO is based on an infrastructure with modern technologies that enhance digital transformation, automation and systems development to achieve business efficiency and meet current and future needs. NUPCO also depends on qualified national talents that manage all operational and administrative operations, after the percentage of localization of jobs in the company jumped from 70% in 2017 to 90% in 2018.

Al-Shibil highlighted the volume of projects and initiatives that Nubco is working on during the current year, which are the launch of the unified directory of medical items, and the smart contract management system to regulate the relationship between suppliers and health authorities, in addition to the service, my description and the e-market platform.

For his part, Mr. Sultan Al-Murshid, Director General of Marketing and Corporate Communication at NUPCO, pointed out the importance of such meetings that contribute to establishing cooperation with the relevant authorities and open new horizons for communication with media institutions, which contributes to enhancing the value of NUPCO within the media landscape as a national company concerned with the development of health care at the level of the Kingdom and works According to strategic partnerships to stimulate the national industry to enable local content and employ national cadres in a manner that supports the Vision 2030 and meets the aspirations of the state to enable government purchases and encourage additional investments that achieve the required economic diversity.

It is noteworthy that the National Company for the Unified Purchase of Medicines, Devices and Medical Supplies “NUPCO” was established with the aim of providing medicines, devices and medical supplies through a unified procurement system for the benefit of government health sectors, in addition to transportation and storage operations of high quality and efficiency, and is wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund.

On the sidelines of the GITEX Technology Exhibition 2018, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the National Company for the Unified Purchase of Medicines, Devices and Medical Supplies (NOBCO) and Saudi Telecom Company (STC) to take advantage of blockchain technologies in the health supply and catering sector with the aim of using the latest technologies to drive innovation in providing technical solutions. The agreement was signed by NUPCO by Mr. Al Amin Al Hazmi, Executive Vice President, and from Saudi Telecom, Mr. Riyad Bin Saeed Moawad, Vice President for Government and Corporate Sector Sales.

The agreement aims at cooperation between the two parties to bring blockchain technology in relation to the modern innovations that this technology provides in managing the supply chain and warehouse and creating a new and unified digital market for the provision of medicines and medical supplies for health and pharmaceutical facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in addition to monitoring systems using Smart Contract technology Provided by the blockchain platform.

For his part, Al-Hazmi stressed that Nubco seeks to take advantage of modern technologies to achieve its strategic goals in supporting government health agencies and raise the efficiency of the health supply and provision sector in the Kingdom as one of the main pillars to improve health services in line with Vision 2030, as Nubco specializes in medical supply and supply chain services in The governmental health sector, which was established to achieve sustainable development and the participation of health sectors in developing the level of services and raising their efficiency in the health sector. He added: “We are always looking to adopt new technologies. Where “Block Chain technology” is one of the promising technologies that will help in developing government and private transactions, “noting that Block Chain technology has the ability to address many challenges facing various sectors, the most important of which is the health sector, stressing that the partnership with the Saudi Telecom Company Horizons open to provide creative and specialized solutions in various fields because of the company’s high expertise and national cadres.

Mr. Riyad Moawad also explained that this partnership is of great importance due to the presence of different solutions in the field of communications and information technology at Saudi Telecom Company, which accelerates the launch of various services, in addition to being a pioneer in the field of technologies and blockchain, and has ready and applied solutions. Stressing that the Saudi Telecom Company will work to build, develop and innovate modern technology solutions for the country’s sectors, in order to help implement “Block Chain” technology that will chart the future of digital transformation in the Kingdom, indicating that the company seeks to be the leader in transferring this global technology to the Saudi market.

With the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia adopting modern technologies, which contribute to raising the pace of digital transformation through the use of modern technologies to provide efficiency and effectiveness in all transactions, Saudi Telecom has taken serious steps to adopt blockchain technology, and has worked to transfer knowledge to the Kingdom through many of the Specialized agreements and meetings in this field.

This agreement comes from Nubco’s duties and responsibilities to enhance its contribution to raising the efficiency of the national economy and improving the productive and organizational efficiency of public health services and adaptation to international economic developments, in addition to benefiting from the application of blockchain technology in its extensive operations in the health supply and provision sector in the Kingdom, which was recently launched Within the new strategy of NUPCO, which included a number of technical initiatives to raise the efficiency of the health supply and supply sector and provide effective solutions to its clients from government health agencies.

It is worth mentioning that the National Company for the Unified Purchase of Medicines, Devices and Medical Supplies “NUPCO” was established with the aim of providing medicines, devices and medical supplies through a unified procurement system for the benefit of government health sectors, in addition to transportation and storage operations of high quality and efficiency, and that the company is wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund.

The National Company for the Unified Purchase of Medicines, Medical Devices and Supplies “NUPCO” and the Saudi Society for Drug Education “Dawa” signed a strategic partnership agreement aimed at developing ways of cooperation in the field of training and drug education programs and participation in awareness and education and implementation of programs and initiatives.

This partnership comes to harness and exchange information, expertise, research, and medical consultations with the capabilities and human cadres owned by both parties.

Nubco was represented at the signing ceremony of the agreement, His Excellency Engineer / Fahd Bin Muhammad Al-Shibl, CEO.