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the sports, education, labor, and health sectors. Efforts should be invested in (1) engaging transportation, local government, environment, trade, and media sectors and eliciting their support for implementation and (2) increasing the interest of emerging stakeholders from the health sector (Program for Health Assurance and Purchasing, Health Holding Company, and health clusters in figure 10.4) for implementing interventions that reduce the contribution of physical inactivity to the development of NCDs. Biological risk factors are considered as a group of factors. One power-interest matrix was created for the biological factors, instead of creating four similar matrixes (figure 10.5). Although efforts to modify the biological risk factors fall mostly under health sector responsibilities, some nonhealth stakeholders could contribute more to it by (1) providing prevention activities through their subsystems of the health sector and (2) participating in the organization of screening activities at workplaces and schools. Efforts should be invested in eliciting financial and private sector support for developing and implementing the master plan.
FIGURE 10.4
Stakeholders influencing and participating in the promotion of physical activity in Saudi Arabia
Low
Power and influence
High
Meet their needs • HiAP • MOF • MEWA • MOD • MOC • MOI • MOINV • MOM • COM
• MOT • MOMRA • MEP • SHC • CCHI • PHAP • CBAHI • Saudi Aramco • Sports clubs
Keep them informed • CITC • Saudi Broadcasting • UNDP Authority • KACND • King Faisal • UNICEF Foundation • King Khalid Foundation • Local media Low
Work closely with champions • PHA • MOH • MOE • MOS • MHRSD • GASTAT
• Health clusters • Health Holding Company • Non-MOH government health care facilities
Engage with key players • Private health care facilities • Universities and schools • CSOs • WB • WHO • Health Council of GCC Interest
High
Source: Original figure for this publication. Note: CBAHI = Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institutions. CCHI = Council of Cooperative Health Insurance. CITC = Communication and Information Technology Commission. COM = Council of Ministers. CSOs = civil society organizations. GASTAT = General Authority for Statistics. GCC = Gulf Cooperation Council. HiAP = Health in All Policies Committee. KACND = King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue. MEP = Ministry of Economy and Planning. MEWA = Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture. MHRSD = Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development. MOC = Ministry of Culture. MOD = Ministry of Defense. MOE = Ministry of Education. MOF = Ministry of Finance. MOH = Ministry of Health. MOI = Ministry of Interior. MOINV = Ministry of Investment. MOM = Ministry of Media. MOMRA = Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing. MOS = Ministry of Sports. MOT = Ministry of Transportation. PHA = Public Health Authority. PHAP = Program for Health Assurance and Purchasing. SHC = Saudi Health Council. UNDP = United Nations Development Programme. UNICEF = United Nations Children’s Fund. WB = World Bank. WHO = World Health Organization.
