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From vertical programmes to holistic system: how Oman is improving child health outcomes

Group photo from the national training workshop on Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) for doctors and nurses, supported by WHO and the Ministry of Health in Oman.

29 July 2025, Muscat, Oman – Oman has been making advances in childhood health care for more than 20 years, steadily moving from disease-specific vertical programmes to a coordinated, multidisciplinary system. The strategy has led to remarkable progress in child health and offers a model for integrated care.

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Oman introduces a new laboratory to boost testing for poliovirus in the Region

13 February 2025, Muscat, Oman – The Ministry of Health of the Sultanate of Oman, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) partners, inaugurated a new poliovirus laboratory in Muscat today. The laboratory will focus on testing wastewater samples from Oman and other countries in the Region.

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From vertical programmes to holistic system: how Oman is improving child health outcomes
Oman introduces a new laboratory to boost testing for poliovirus in the Region

Events

Barka Health City and WHO sign memorandum of cooperation in Oman

A memorandum of cooperation was signed between Barka Health City and WHO in Oman on 28 February 2022 under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Isa bin Hamad Al-Azri, Governor...

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Vacancy Notice - Programme Assistant - (2200533)

Programme Assistant - (2200533) Grade: G5 Contractual Arrangement: Fixed-term appointment Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 2 Years To apply clink link below: https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2200533&lang=en Job Posting Jan 31, 2022, 2:54:37 PM Closing Date Feb 22, 2022, 2:59:00 AM Primary Location Oman-Muscat Organization EM_OMA WHO Representative's Office, Oman Schedule Full-time IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note...

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