The WHO Oman country office hosted a videoconference for a regional disability consultation in 23 October 2013. The consultation brought together regional and global experts to discuss a WHO regional action plan based on the evidence in the World report on disability and in line with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the...

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he Ministry of Health of Oman received a team from the Islamic Republic of Iran from 27 to 31 October 2013. The Iranian team learned about the various health promotion activities in Oman, particularly the healthy city approach in addressing noncommunicable disease prevention. As part of their visit, the team visited Nizwa to learn about the...

The Government of the Sultanate of Oman hosted the Sixtieth Session of the Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean (RC60) which took place from Sunday 27 October to Wednesday 30 October 2013. Several resolutions were passed during the meeting. Recognizing the importance of universal health coverage, the meeting called on all countries of...

The 2013 WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic reported that the number of people covered by national anti-tobacco campaigns reached 3 billion people globally and bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship covered almost 400 million people. Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable deaths globally; the report summarizes the...

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) are jointly campaigning for a new initiative to accelerate HIV testing and treatment coverage in a region where only 15% of the estimated people in need of treatment are receiving it, making it the region with the lowest HIV treatment coverage in the...