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Medical waste management, 30 June–4 July 2012
A one-week WHO mission from 30 June to 4 July 2012was conducted to provide technical support to the Ministry of Health of Oman in conducting an in-depth review of the current situation of medical waste management. The mission proposed a framework for the medical waste management programme at central and regional levels, including the...
Advanced nursing practice programme, 14–18 April 2012
14–18 April 2012 – A one-week WHO consultancy from 14 to 18 April 2012 will be conducted in Oman to provide technical support to the Ministry of Health in guiding the development of advanced nursing practice. The role, scope of practice, educational preparation, service delivery structure, practice environment and legal framework will be...
Workshop on the evaluation of the Nizwa healthy lifestyle project, 12 -13 February 2012
On 12 February 2012, a one-day workshop on the evaluation of the Nizwa health lifestyle project was held in Nizwa, Oman. The workshop was attended by the Director General of Health Affairs, directors of willayat health services and programme directors from both Sultan Qaboos University Hospital and WHO. The workshop concluded that the project had...
WHO and Ministry of Health discussed closer ties, 3–7 January 2012
Oman hosted the 37th session of the 72nd Conference of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Health Ministers under the theme 'Combating Non-Communicable diseases' from 3 to 7 January 2012. During the conference all expressed appreciation of Dr Hussein Al Gezairy, WHO former Regional Director for his 30 years of serving human health in WHO. Dr...
WHO multi-professional patient safety curriculum guide in the Region, 11-12 March 2012
High-level officials attending the multi-professional patient safety curriculum guide conference from 11 to 12 MarchThe multiprofessional patient safety curriculum guide aims to strengthen the commitment of Member States to patient safety education. The curriculum guide lays the foundation for capacity-building in essential patient safety...
Health system development course 17–21 December 2011
A health system development course, developed jointly by WHO and the Ministry of Health of Oman, was held from 17 to 21 December 2011 in Oman. The course aimed to raise the knowledge, skills and competence of senior managers and planners in health systems development to enable them to play a major role in the setting of new national health policy...
