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Accelerating HIV treatment in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region and UNAIDS Middle East and North Africa regions
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...
Sixteenth intercountry meeting of directors of poliovirus laboratories
The Sixteenth intercountry meeting of directors of poliovirus laboratories in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region was held in Oman from 18 to 21 November 2013. During the meeting, participants reviewed the performance of the poliovirus laboratories from various countries in the Region and identified strategies for improvement. The Ministry of...
Development of a core curriculum for allied health professionals
A WHO mission to assist the national team in developing the core curriculum for allied health professionals took place during the first week of November 2013. Currently the Ministry of Health offers degrees for allied health professionals such as nursing, medical laboratory, medical imaging, physiotherapy, oral and dental health, pharmacy, and...
Strengthening registration of traditional and complementary medicines
A WHO mission to strengthen the registration system for traditional and complementary medicines took place from 10 to 14 November 2013. During the mission an assessment of the registration system and current set-up of the Central Quality Control Laboratory was carried out based on the requirements of WHO good practices for quality control in...
Review of the injury surveillance system, 10–14 November
A WHO mission to review the injury surveillance system took place from 10 to 14 November 2013. The mission concurred with the Ministry of Health that due to the heavy burden of injuries in Oman, there is an urgent need to establish a robust injury surveillance system and a trauma registry. It also recognized the usefulness of embedding such a...
Child health review
A 3-member WHO in-depth review of the child health programme was conducted in January 2014. The team recognized the remarkable progress Oman has made in reducing mortality and morbidity of children under the age of 5 years and encouraged the Ministry of Health to further reduce child mortality by sustaining achievements for the post-neonatal...
