10 March 2021 – On 8 March 2021, Dr Jean Jabbour, WHO Representative in Oman, visited HRH Dr Mona Al-Said, Assistant Vice-Chancellor, International Cooperation, at Sultan Qaboos University to discuss WHO's work in Oman and opportunities to share these success stories with other countries in the Region, with a focus on 3 areas of collaboration,...

20 December 2020 – Dr Jean Yaacoub Jabbour, WHO Representative in Oman, discussed bilateral relations and reviewed aspects of existing cooperation and efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic with Dr Seif Salim Al Abri, Director General for Disease Surveillance and Control at the Ministry of Health, at the WHO country office in Oman....

3 November 2020 – Representatives of the WHO country office in Oman attended a meeting with H.E the Wali of Al Seeb, H.E. Sheikh Ibrahim bin Yahya Al Rawahi. Dr Thamra Al Ghafri, Mr  Ahmed Al Baloshi and Ms Eiman Al Siyabi also attended. During the meeting they discussed the progress of Muscat's Healthy City initiative and the need to raise...

17 June 2020 - Oman has launched some of the most powerful technological solutions deployed to date in the Middle East to track the movement and spread of COVID-19 and ensure patient compliance with isolation measures, in an effort to contain the disease in the country. Named Tarassud Plus, the system is a combination of a mobile application...

2 April 2020, Muscat, Oman: H.E. Dr Ahmed Al-Saidi, Minister of Health of Oman, Dr Akjemal Magtymova WHO Representative, H.E. Dr Mohammed Al Hosni, Undersecretary of Health Affairs attending virtual meeting with Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari, WHO Regional Director with ministers of health From the onset of the outbreak alert, the WHO country office in...

Wearing a medical mask is one of the prevention measures to limit spread of coronavirus. However, wearing masks when not indicated may cause unnecessary cost, procurement burden and create a false sense of security that can lead to neglecting other essential measures, such as hand hygiene...