Algerian doctors established in several European countries expressed, during a virtual meeting co-chaired by the Secretary of State in charge of the National Community Abroad, Sofiane Chaïb, and the Minister of Health, Mohamed Seddik Aït Messaoudène, their full readiness to put their expertise at the service of developing the national health system. This was stated this Sunday in a communiqué from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Community Abroad, and African Affairs.
During this videoconference meeting, Mr. Chaïb and Mr. Aït Messaoudène recalled the sustained efforts of the State to ensure effective and efficient participation of Algerian skills abroad in the dynamics of renewal and national development, particularly in the health sector.
The two officials emphasized that “the government attaches particular importance to the enhancement of Algerian human capital wherever it is, and works to promote its contribution to the modernization of the country, especially in vital sectors such as health.” They also underlined the importance “of making this type of consultation permanent, in order to transform cooperation with the medical diaspora into a structured and lasting partnership.”
For their part, Algerian doctors abroad praised the political will of national authorities to strengthen relations with expatriate skills and to make them partners in the implementation of public policies. They “reiterated their willingness to contribute concretely to the development of the health system, notably through training, research, technology transfer, and participation in national projects to modernize the sector.”
Participants also stressed the importance of continuing these meetings, which allow direct exchanges with country officials and the proposal of practical avenues to support ongoing reforms in the health field. This initiative is part of regular meetings with members of the national community abroad, intended to encourage direct communication between sector leaders and Algerian experts living abroad. Through this approach, the authorities aim to strengthen ties between the scientific diaspora and national institutions, fostering regular dialogue on reforms, needs, and opportunities to improve the health system.
Thus, through this meeting with diaspora doctors, the authorities intend to strengthen cooperation bridges between Algeria and its skills abroad and to firmly embed this interaction in the national strategy for modernizing the health sector. The ministry emphasized that this initiative fits within the public authorities’ orientations aiming to fully involve the national community abroad in the dynamics of national renewal. It also announced the continuation of these periodic consultations with other categories of Algerian skills established abroad in various fields, to encourage their participation in the country’s development efforts.