Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2017

Infectious Diseases in Oman: A review and progress towards elimination and eradication

Salah T. Al Awaidy, Mohamed Farag

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 Over years great strides have been made in Oman towards control, elimination and eradication of major communicable diseases. This calls for a detailed review and study of the successful models in countries which have managed to these achievements. This is evident from the fact that the incidence and prevalence of many of the diseases have continued to remain low in the country including vaccine preventable diseases, ucellosis, leprosy, malaria, rabies, tuberculosis, trachoma, and dracunculiasis, in addition to prevention of mother–to–child transmission of HIV.

A particularly noteworthy behind the success was strong local political will, extended programme of immunization, surveillance network, inter–sectoral cooperative efforts for surveillance and well trained human resources as a result Oman have managed to reach and maintain remarkable success in evolving policies for control, elimination and eradication.

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Salah T. Al Awaidy, Mohamed Farag, Infectious Diseases in Oman: A review and progress towards elimination and eradication, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾7 | July‾2017

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