AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHealth System Efficiency: Oman’s Health Ministry is targeting waste and stronger financial management to protect service quality and make better use of healthcare resources. Global Health: Oman has been elected vice-chair of the WHO working group negotiating the Pandemic Agreement, giving the country a role in international preparedness efforts. Patient Care: Oman’s healthy life expectancy has reached 68.2 years, while local teams have performed more than 300 corneal transplants since 2023, bringing the treatment fully into the country. Medicine Security: Oman is advancing local pharmaceutical and radiopharmaceutical production, with a target of meeting 30% of medicine needs through domestic supply within a decade. The country has also cut prices for 290 medicines by an average of 22.4%. Specialist Skills: A national programme has trained healthcare staff in advanced radionuclide therapies for cancer, including treatment planning, radiation safety and patient care.
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