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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...
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...
