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Oman aims to strengthen adult immunization
A WHO Mission visited Oman from 12 to 23 April 2015 to assist in the adult immunization programme including the immunization of healthcare workers. The team met experts from the central level but also experts at the regional and local level as well as various specialty hospitals located in the capital area. These meetings with numerous...
Assessing hepatitis B in Oman
A WHO Mission took place from 22 to 26 March 2015 to assess the situation of Hepatitis B and C including the available services for people with Hepatitis B and C in Oman, review the development of a National Hepatitis Registry and identify strategies and interventions with the aim of elimination Hepatitis B in Oman. Universal childhood hepatitis B...
Oman hosts meeting to promote preconception care
A WHO Regional meeting on preconception care was held from 25 to 27 March 2015 to review the preconception health needs and national capacity for countries of this Region. Regional and international experts in preconception care, genetics and maternal health and child health participated in the regional consultation to guide the adaption of WHO...
Strengthening efforts to improve diet and increase physical activity
Two separate missions were held in March to address the issues of unhealthy diet and increase physical activity, key components of the WHO Regional Framework for Action to address Noncommunicable diseases. The first involved the visit of two WHO Regional experts from 16 to 18 March to assist the nationals in developing a plan of action on the...
Oman’s public health laboratory hosts regional training
The Central Public Health Laboratory (CPHL) hosted a WHO regional training workshop on external quality assurance (EQA) from 15 to 19 March 2015. The aim was to training laboratory personnel participating in the regional EQA programme so that they could establish their own bacteriology EQA programme. This training is a part of CPHL efforts to...
Improving national capacity for evidence-based policy-making
A two-member WHO Mission is scheduled to visit Oman from 15 to 18 March 2015 to assist in developing a 5-year plan on strengthening knowledge translation and evidence-informed policy making and conduct a national workshop on knowledge translation for senior and mid-level managers in the Ministry of Health. Oman has been a leader in several areas...
