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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...
Strengthening medical device regulations
A WHO Mission took place from 1 to 12 March 2015 to assist in strengthening medical device regulations in Oman. During the two-week mission, a workshop was conducted to raise awareness on the importance of the regulation of medical advices. Regulation of medicine devices is concerned with enabling patient access to high quality, safe and...
Oman Hosted the WHO Leadership for Health Programme
Oman hosted the WHO Leadership for Health Programmes from 8 to 18 February 2015. This programme is an initiative of the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. It aims to strengthen the capacity of public health in countries of the Region. This 4-week-long intensive programme offered, in collaboration with the Harvard School of Public...
Ministry of Health educational institutions transitions to Bachelor level programmes
A WHO Mission visited Oman from 16 to 20 November 2015 to assist the faculty from the Ministry of Health’s educational institutions shift the educational paradigm from diploma to bachelor level. Meetings with the deans and faculty of seven multidisciplinary education programs and a 2 day workshop were held over the course of the 5 day mission. This...
