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Expert from Aga Khan University visits Oman
As part of a regional study commissioned by the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean an expert from Aga Khan University visited Oman to review the integration of noncommunicable diseases in primary health care in Oman. This information obtained will be incorporated into the regional study which aims to provide a situation analysis of...
Regional training on causality assessment of adverse events following immunization
The Ministry of Health of Oman, in close collaboration with WHO, hosted a WHO regional training workshop on revised WHO methodology for causality assessment of adverse events following immunization in Muscat, Oman, on 23–26 June 2014. More than 20 participants from various countries throughout the Eastern Mediterranean Region were in Oman to...
Establishing a national health accounts system in Oman
In its efforts to improve health system performance the Ministry of Health of Oman is commited to establishing a national health accounting system. National health accounts (NHA) provide a systematic method to monitor the financial resource flows of a country’s health system. Two years ago, with WHO support, Oman embarked on initiating an NHA...
Strengthening governance in medicines
Muscat, 22 May 2014 – Four years ago, the Ministry of Health, Oman, in close collaboration with WHO, embarked on establishing a Good Governance for Medicines (GGM) programme to improve transparency and accountability within the pharmaceutical sector. Oman has since conducted a comprehensive assessment and a WHO mission was sent to Oman, from 19...
Oman hosts regional laboratory training on measles and rubella
Muscat, 22 May 2014 – The Ministry of Health of Oman hosted a WHO regional laboratory training workshop on measles and rubella virus detection, sequence and sequence analysis, from 11 to 14 May 2014. The purpose of the workshop was to update participants from 12 countries in the Region on laboratory issues related to measles elimination and to provide...
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital celebrates World Health Day 2014
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital hosted a health education open day on 23 April 2014 to celebrate World Health Day 2014 under the global theme “Vector-borne diseases”. WHO participated in the event, exhibiting publications available from the WHO Information Centre. World Health Day is held on 7 April each year and highlights an important theme. During...
