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Review of measles elimination status, 2–6 March 2013
A WHO mission took place from 2 to 6 March 2013 to validate elimination of measles, rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in Oman. The mission held numerous meetings with Ministry of Health experts and paid some site visits including the Oman/Yemen borders in Dhofar Governorate. The mission noted that Oman meets the full criteria set by WHO for...
Meeting on new malaria diagnostic techniques
Recently the WHO Representative for Oman met with a consultant from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and a researcher from Sultan Qaboos University to discuss a collaborative project which aims to develop molecular techniques for the diagnosis of low level infection not detected by routine malaria screening. Low level of infection is an issue...
Violence and injury prevention training course, 2–6 March 2013
A 3-day training on the WHO Teach violence and injury prevention (Teach-VIP) course was held from 2 to 4 March 2013. Teach-VIP is a comprehensive injury prevention and control curriculum which provides a broad overview of the fundamentals of injury prevention. This training of master trainers focused on guiding each trainee on how to develop a...
Review of mental health plan, 2–6 March 2013
A one-week WHO mission to review the progress of integrating mental health in primary and establish quality assurance indicators for mental health services in primary health care health care took place from 2 to 6 March 2013. The mission recognized Ministry of Health commitment towards the integration of mental health in primary health care. The...
Review of national nutrition policy and strategy, 2–6 February 2013
A one-week WHO mission to review the national nutrition policy and strategy took place from 2 to 6 February 2013. The team facilitated a 2-day national workshop with key stakeholders from different ministries to identify the appropriate nutrition interventions for Oman. It was noted that all the stakeholders are taking efforts to address food and...
Second national course on public health emergency management, 2–6 February 2013
Dr Salim Al Waheibi, Director General of Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Oman, presents certificates to participants at the second national course on public health emergency managementA 5-day was held from 2 to 6 February 2013. This course covered the technical, managerial and policy aspects in the management of public health emergencies with...
