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Building national capacity in food safety
Two national workshops on food safety were held during the first week of December 2013: a two-day workshop to raise awareness of food safety for food safety experts from numerous sectors and a 3-day training of master trainers from the Ministry of Health on food safety and surveillance of foodborne diseases. WHO experts from the Regional Office, Cairo...
Development of malaria diagnosis guidelines
A WHO mission is scheduled to visit Oman from 27 to 31 October 2013 to provide support to nationals in updating the malaria diagnosis guidelines. Early and accurate diagnosis of malaria is important for both malaria surveillance and management of the disease. Oman is seen as a model in the Region in its efforts in malaria elimination. However,...
Subregional training on diagnosis and detection of novel coronavirus, 24–26 June 2013
The Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Oman, hosted the WHO subregional training on the use of real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technique for diagnosis and detection of novel coronavirus from 24 to 26 June 2013. WHO organized this training in close collaboration with Oman, due to the importance of ensuring quality...
Review of surveillance functions at points of entry
A WHO mission to review the surveillance functions at points-of-entry as required under the International Health Regulations (IHR) took place from 1 to 4 July 2013. As part of the assessment the team reviewed the national disease surveillance system points-of-entry surveillance, as well as the event-based surveillance system. In addition, they...
World Health Day 2013
The Ministry of Health launched World Health Day 2013 in Salalah in close collaboration with the World Health Organization. The WHO Representative and two WHO staff travelled to Salalah to participate in the festivities which included a launch ceremony and an exhibition. The Ministry of Health took the opportunity during the week-long event to...
Addressing noncommunicable diseases (NCDS) in Oman
A one-day workshop on the prevention and management of noncommunicable diseases was conducted by the Directorate General of Health Affairs, Ministry of Health on 14 March 2013. The workshop was the first in a series of continuing professional development workshops planned by the directorate for the year 2013. The WHO Representative for Oman...
