برنامج صعوبات التعلم فی سلطنة عمان: دراسة تقویمیة Learning Difficulty Program at Sultanate of Oman: Evaluation study

Sultanate of Oman: building a dental workforce

BACKGROUND A medium- and long-term perspective is required in human resource development to ensure that future needs and demands for oral healthcare are met by the most appropriate health professionals. This paper presents a case study of the Sultanate of Oman, one of the Gulf States with a current population of 3.8 million, which has initiated dental training through the creation of a dental c...

The prevalence and causes of blindness in the Sultanate of Oman: the Oman Eye Study (OES).

AIMS To estimate the magnitude and the causes of blindness through a community based nationwide survey in Oman. This was conducted in 1996-7. METHODS A stratified cluster random sampling procedure was used to select 12 400 people. The WHO/PBD standardised survey methodology was used, with suitable adaptation. The major causes of blindness were identified among those found blind. RESULTS A t...

Molecular Study of Sheep Malignant Theileriosis at Barka Region in the Sultanate of Oman

BACKGROUND We used the PCR technique based on the abovementioned primer pair and sequencing to demonstrate the Theileria infection in the sheep samples collected from Sultanate of Oman. METHODS According to the frame work of "integrated control of ticks and tick borne diseases in globalized world managed by EU-ICTTD-3 project, the samples from blood, liver, spleen, lymph node and lung were se...

Country Progress Report Sultanate of Oman

Type 2 diabetes in the sultanate of Oman.

During the past four decades, Oman has undergone a rapid socioe-conomic and epidemiological transition leading to a substantial reduction in the prevalence of various communicable diseases, including vaccine-preventable diseases. Health care planning together with the commitment of policy makers has been a critical factor in this reduction. However, with rapid social and economic growth, lifest...