The Health Holding Company

The Health Holding Company (HHC; Arabic: شركة الصحة القابضة) is a Saudi government-owned holding company established by a Council of Ministers decision on 2 June 2022 to own, operate and develop the Kingdom's public health clusters (تجمعات صحية). Its purpose is to mobilise resources to raise the quality and efficiency of health services for citizens and residents, enabling the health system to deliver integrated care across all regions of Saudi Arabia under a modern, patient-centred model of care, while the Ministry of Health acts as regulator and supervisor of both public and private health institutions. The company sits at the centre of the Vision 2030 health-sector transformation. Its stated vision is "Advancing care to elevate health and wellbeing for all," and its mission is to "deliver an innovative and sustainable model of care for better quality of life, for all." HHC frames its role through four promises — to beneficiaries (putting their health first), to government (ensuring sustainable quality care), to employees (being the employer of choice) and to the nation (placing the Kingdom on the global healthcare map) — supported by values of empathy, passion for excellence, creative thinking, confident empowerment and teamwork. Operationally, HHC is organised around health clusters mapped to geographic regions. According to Arabic Wikipedia, the national holding company owns five companies divided geographically, covering the Northern, Eastern, Central, Southern and Western regions, each supervising integrated health clusters in its territory until those clusters become fully independent integrated care organisations. The clusters themselves are named after regions and cities, such as the Riyadh cluster and the Makkah cluster. HHC's journey began before its formal incorporation: the official website states that the company started its journey in 2016 through health-transformation workshops, and Arabic Wikipedia traces the holding-company idea to 2017 within Vision 2030, with the Ministry of Health reviewing the founding document of a national holding company in 2018 to operate its hospitals under the health-transformation project. The Council of Ministers approved the transfer of state assets, rights, obligations and financial and contractual rights related to Ministry of Health services to HHC or its subsidiaries on 23 August 2022. Nasser Al-Haqbani has served as Chief Executive Officer since 25 December 2022. The Board of Directors is chaired by the Minister of Health, Mr. Fahd bin Abdulrahman Al-Jalajel, and includes members with backgrounds in medicine, finance, law and management. The company's rollout has proceeded in phases. The first phase concluded at the end of 2023 with the launch of 20 health clusters serving beneficiaries across Saudi Arabia and the application of eight pathways of the modern care model: heart attack, stroke, early detection of breast cancer, early detection of colorectal cancer, major trauma, adult obesity, adult diabetes and palliative care. A first batch of clusters — Riyadh Second Health Cluster, Eastern Health Cluster and Qassim Health Cluster — was scheduled to transfer to HHC in mid-2024, but this was postponed; the transfer eventually took place in January 2026, involving more than 62,000 health and administrative employees, with an offer acceptance rate of 99.9% and fewer than 0.001% (48 employees) declining. Further clusters are to transfer in successive batches based on readiness. HHC also operates a digital layer of consumer-facing services, including the Sehhaty app, the Seha platform, the Anaa platform and the Unified Health File, available via web and mobile app stores. Through these assets and the cluster network, HHC is intended to become the operational backbone of Saudi public healthcare delivery, with the Ministry of Health retaining a regulatory and supervisory role.

The Health Holding Company (HHC) emerged from Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 health-sector transformation. According to the company's official website, HHC began its journey in 2016 through health-transformation workshops that discussed the transformation of the health system, before its formal establishment. Arabic Wikipedia traces the idea of a holding company to 2017, within Vision 2030, aimed at developing the health sector and improving services for citizens and residents. In 2018, the Ministry of Health reviewed the founding document of a national holding company intended to operate its hospitals under the health-transformation project. The company was formally established by a Council of Ministers decision on 2 June 2022. Its mandate is to mobilise all capabilities to enhance the quality and efficiency of health services provided to citizens, and to enable the health system to perform more effectively, with health clusters delivering integrated healthcare to beneficiaries in all regions of the Kingdom according to the modern healthcare model at its various levels, while the Ministry of Health acts as the regulator and supervisor of public and private health institutions. On 23 August 2022, the Council of Ministers approved the transfer of ownership of assets, the granting of rights, and the transfer of obligations and financial and contractual rights of the state related to the health services provided by the Ministry of Health to HHC or any of its subsidiaries. Nasser Al-Haqbani was appointed Chief Executive Officer on 25 December 2022. Structurally, HHC was divided into clusters for each region — the Riyadh cluster, the Makkah cluster and so on. Arabic Wikipedia states that the national holding company owns five companies divided geographically, supervising integrated health clusters in the Northern, Eastern, Central, Southern and Western regions until those clusters become fully independent and transform into integrated care organisations. The pre-transformation phase concluded at the end of 2023 with the launch of 20 health clusters serving beneficiaries across Saudi Arabia and the application of eight pathways of the modern care model: heart attack, stroke, early detection of breast cancer, early detection of colorectal cancer, major trauma, adult obesity, adult diabetes and palliative care. A first batch of clusters — Riyadh Second Health Cluster, Eastern Health Cluster and Qassim Health Cluster — was scheduled to transfer to the state-owned HHC in mid-2024, with all clusters to follow gradually in successive batches based on readiness over the following two years; this first transfer was postponed. In January 2026, the first batch of three health clusters — Riyadh Second, Eastern and Qassim — transferred to HHC. The transfer involved more than 62,000 health and administrative employees in the health clusters, with an offer acceptance rate of 99.9% and a decline rate of less than 0.001%, or 48 employees out of the total transfer requests. Further clusters are expected to transfer in subsequent batches as they become ready. Alongside the cluster network, HHC presents a digital service layer on its website, including the Sehhaty app, the Seha platform, the Anaa platform and the Unified Health File, each available via web and mobile app stores. The company's leadership includes a Board of Directors chaired by the Minister of Health, Mr. Fahd bin Abdulrahman Al-Jalajel, with members drawn from medicine, finance, law and management, reflecting the cross-sector nature of the transformation it is implementing.

• HHC begins its journey through health-transformation workshops before formal establishment.

• The idea of establishing the holding company emerges within Vision 2030 to develop the health sector.

• The Ministry of Health reviews the founding document of a national holding company to operate its hospitals under the health-transformation project.

• The Health Holding Company is established by a Council of Ministers decision.

• The Council of Ministers approves the transfer of health-related state assets, rights, obligations and financial and contractual rights to HHC or its subsidiaries.

• Nasser Al-Haqbani becomes Chief Executive Officer.

• The first phase concludes with 20 health clusters launched and eight modern care model pathways applied.

• The planned first transfer of health clusters to HHC is postponed.

• The first batch of three health clusters (Riyadh Second, Eastern, Qassim) transfers to HHC, involving more than 62,000 employees.

Government-owned holding company and operational backbone of Saudi Arabia's public health-sector transformation, owning and developing regional health clusters while the Ministry of Health regulates.

• Health clusters (تجمعات صحية)

  Regional integrated care organisations that deliver healthcare services across Saudi Arabia under the modern care model.

• Sehhaty app

  Consumer health app available via web and app stores.

• Seha platform

  Digital health platform available via web and app stores.

• Anaa platform

  Digital health platform available via web and app stores.

• Unified Health File

  Unified patient health record available via web and app stores.

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