Rachel Brenner-Shalem appointed Deputy Director General for Strategic and Economic Planning

The Ministry of Health announces the appointment of Rachel Burner-Shalem as Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Health for Strategic and Economic Planning. She will replace Aeleth Greenbaum-Arizon.

Rachel Berner-Shalem, 43, has worked for the Ministry of Health and the Office of Strategic and Economic Planning for nine years. For the past two years, she has been the head of the senior department of human resources planning in the health system. Previously, she headed the direction of health economics and served as Deputy Head of the Office.

In recent years, Burner-Shalem has led the Ministry of Health’s personnel planning system, including work to double the number of medical students in Israel and increase the number of repatriate doctors.

In addition, Brenner-Shalem led efforts to increase the number of highly qualified doctors in the peripheral areas of the country, including through the establishment of Ilanot, Kochavei ha Refua (Stars of Medicine), Ofakim, and medical education programs in all hospitals.

Moshe Bar-Siman-Tov, Director General of the Ministry of Health:

“We attach great importance to the strategic planning of the health system, including increasing the number of doctors in Israel and our commitment to ensuring equal access to health care in all areas of the country, both in the periphery and in the center.

In recent years, Rachel Burner-Shalem has made an important contribution to the increase in the number of medical students in Israel, as well as to the implementation of a profound strategic transformation aimed at improving the Israeli healthcare system, which is one of the best in the world.

The Ministry of Health’s ability to cope with the many challenges of recent years rests on its main advantage: human capital, including senior officials in the ministry. They play a key role in our ability to fulfill our mission, especially in the face of the unique challenges of recent years.

I thank Ayelet Greenbaum-Arizon, who has led the Office of Strategic and Economic Planning with confidence and success in recent years, and wish her great success.

Rachel Burner-Shalem, commenting on the termination of her previous position and her new appointment, noted:

“I am honoured to continue working for the public good and to serve the Israeli public and health system in my new role.

I am grateful to the CEO for trusting me and to Aeleth Greenbaum-Arizon, who has been a mentor to me. It is an honor to be her successor.

I will lead an Office that focuses on long-term planning and preparing the health system for a future of opportunity and opportunity.

I intend to carry out this task professionally and in close cooperation