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In-depth review of women’s health, 1–12 December 2012
A two-week WHO mission to provide technical support to the Ministry of Health Oman in the area of women’s health took place from 1 to 12 December 2012. The mission reviewed current health programmes concerned with women’s health using a lifecycle approach. The team noted that Oman has developed an impressive and comprehensive set of policies for...
World Health Day 2012 art competition
Three students from Oman were winners of the World Health Day 2012 art competition, the theme of which was "Ageing and health". Dr Jihane Tawilah, WHO Representative in Oman, distributed prizes and certificates of appreciation to the art competition winners in a ceremony held at the Ministry of Health premises in the presence of Dr Ali bin Jaffar bin...
Strengthening the HIV voluntary counselling and testing system, Oman, 4–24 May 2012
A WHO follow-up mission to strengthen the HIV voluntary counselling and testing system took place in Oman from 4 to 24 May 2012. The objectives of the mission were to finalize the strategic framework to improve uptake of client-initiated and provider-initiated HIV voluntary counselling and testing, develop draft Standard Operating Procedures for...
Capacity-building plan and monitoring framework for people living with HIV, 19–23 May 2012
A one-week WHO mission from 19 to 23 May 2012 was conducted to provide technical support to the Ministry of Health of Oman to facilitate a training workshop for nongovernmental organizations and people living with HIV (PLHIV). The workshop addressed the root causes of stigma and discrimination in Oman's national context and developed a team of...
Capacity-building for people living with HIV, 14 to 25 April 2012
A two-week WHO consultancy from 14 to 25 April 2012 provided technical support to the Ministry of Health of Oman in developing the protocol and agenda of focus group discussions to address HIV-related stigma and discrimination in Oman's national context. The mission facilitated strategic planning for the capacity-building workshop on people...
First international conference in pharmacy education in the era of globalization, 24 to 26 January 2012
The first international conference in pharmacy education in the era of globalization was organized by the University of Nizwa, Oman, from 24 to 26 January 2012. The conference was attended by the WHO Regional Adviser for Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies from the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean who delivered a...
