Professor Abdelhak Sayhi, Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security, chaired, on 15 October 2025 at the ministry's headquarters, an evaluation working session devoted to monitoring and assessing the activities and achievements of the National Office for Equipment and Accessories for Disabled People (ONAAPH), as part of a series of periodic meetings he holds with the bodies and institutions under the authority of his sector.
During this meeting, the Minister heard a comprehensive presentationby the Office's Director General, which addressed various aspects of management, particularly the production and distribution of orthopedic appliances, the mechanisms for the care of beneficiaries, and the standard of services offered to persons with disabilities.
After hearing the presentation, the Minister issued a series of instructions aimed at improving performance and raising the quality of public service, reaffirming that the care of this vulnerable category is an absolute priority for the State, in keeping with the directives of the President of the Republic, who attaches great importance to upholding the rights of persons with disabilities and to guaranteeing their access to quality services worthy of their dignity.
In this context, Professor Abdelhak Sayhi stressed the need to redouble efforts to improve services and care conditions, in order to respond to the specific needs of this category. He also called for the simplification of administrative procedures and for the provision of every facility to ensure that beneficiaries can obtain their services with ease and without delay.
The Minister stressed the importance of strengthening community-level activities and bringing services closer to citizens, in order to spare themthe inconvenience of travel, while continuing
the program to fit out and adapt the Office's facilities in accordance with the requirements of optimal care for persons with disabilities.
As a fundamental pillar of his directives, the Minister emphasized that digitalization is an irreversible strategic choice, calling for its adoption across all management and care pathways, as the most effective means of improving performance and accelerating the processing of files, while moving away from traditional modes of management,within the framework of building a modern digital administration that meets citizens' expectations.
He also stressed the importance of improving the quality of orthopedic appliances and of supplying them in accordance with the required technical standards, while developing the Office's capacities to guarantee an effective response to growing demand. In the same context, he insisted on the importance of collaborating with national start-ups that have demonstrated their competence, and of increasing the local integration rate with a view to achieving self-sufficiency in this vital field.
At the international level, the Minister called for the strengthening of bilateral cooperation with the Slovenian rehabilitation center,which is recognized for its expertise in the field of prostheses, particularly in the areas of training and skills transfer, thereby making it possible to supply alternative devices developed in accordance with international standards.
He also gave instructions for the preparation of a strategic plan for the period 2026–2030, aimed at promoting the public service, rationalizing management expenditure, and directing resources towards improving the care of persons with disabilities, drawing on digital transformation as an essential lever of development. At the close of the meeting, Mr. Abdelhak Sayhi confirmed that the services of the central administration will support the Office at every stage of the implementation of the 2026–2030 strategic plan, calling on senior staff to unite their efforts and to anchor the culture of public service, in order to guarantee quality of performance and an effective response to citizens' expectations.
