The following links concern public health in Oman. This page will be updated regularly so please visit often. Suggest additional resources or tell us if a link is broken. Please write us at: phaw-admin@aub.edu.lb

Audio Visual Materials

• MoH Al Shifa Health Information System - Oman (omanportal, 2011)
  

​Books and Publications

• Eldis - Oman
  
• Omani National Drug Policy Survey, October 2003. 2004. Oman.
  
• Proceedings of the International Conference on Oral Health in the Eastern Mediterranean and the African Regions - Oral health in Oman (WHO)
  
• PreventionWeb - Policy, Plans & Statements -  Oman
  
• UNICEF - Gender equality profiles from the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) - Oman 
  
• World Bank - Open Knowledge Repository (you can choose countries and topics) - Oman
  

Centers, Organizations and Institutes

• Child Rights International Network (CRIN) - Oman
  
• Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety - Oman
  
• HIV InSite - Middle East and North Africa (Center for HIV Information (CHI), University of California, UCSF Medical Center) - Oman
  
• InterWATER - Oman
  
• International Diabetes Federation (IDF) - Middle East & North Africa - Oman
  
• Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor - Oman
  
• Omani Ministry of Education
  
• Omani Ministry of Health
  
• ‎Oman Pharmaceutical Society (Facebook page) (Oman)
  
• Psychology Resources Around the World - (Midle East / Africa - contains information on Arab countries in Africa) -  Oman
  
• Stop FGM Middle East - FGM in the Middle East - Oman
  
• UNESCO International Bureau of Education - Oman
  
• UNESCWA Population Information Network (POPIN) - Oman
  
• UNFPA - Oman
  
• UNICEF -  Oman
  
• UNISDR (United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction) - Oman
  
• United States Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs -  Oman
  

WHO Collaborating Centers

• WHO Collaborating Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Training - Oman 
  

Conferences and meetings

• 7th International Conference on Health Issues in Arab Communities, 1-7 March 2015 (Muscat, Oman)
  
• International Conference on Food Security in the Arab Countries: New Challenges and Opportunities in the Context of Price Volatility, 2-4 March 2010 (Muscat, Oman)
  

Data and Statistics

• Childinfo (UNICEF)
  
• Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MISC):  Round 5 (2012-2014): Survey results from participating countries will be available starting from the end of 2013., Round 4 (2009-2011) & Round 1 (1995): Done in Oman
  
• Profile of Oman
  
• DataFinder, Population Reference Bureau - Oman
  
• Data Wizard (Devinfo) - Oman (the database allows for  choosing countries and indicators to generate statistics)
  
• Eastern Mediterranean Regional Health System Observatory (WHO EMRO) - Oman
  
• Environmental and public health workers density (per 1000 population) - Middle East and North Africa (Quandl Financial & Economic Data) - Oman
  
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -  Oman
  
• Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation - IHME) - Country profiles - Oman
  
• Global Data Sources: Global Database on Iodine Deficiency - Oman (WHO), Global Health Expenditure Database - Oman (WHO) (choose "Eastern Mediterranean Region", then "Oman" from the list to the left and click "Refresh data"), Global Health Observatory - Oman (WHO), Global Health Fact - Oman (Kaiser Foundation), Global Database on Anaemia - Oman (WHO), Global Database on Vitamin A Deficiency - Oman (WHO)
  
• Global Road Satety Partnership - Middle East and North Africa - Oman 
  
• HPV Information Centre -  Oman
  
• Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: Global Burden of Disease: Oman
  
• International Labor Organization (ILO): Natlex, Normlex - Oman
  
• Medical Devices (WHO) - Oman
  
• MDGs Indicators (UN) - Oman
  
• National Health Expenditures (WHO) - Oman
  
• NationMaster.com - Oman
  
• Noncommunicable Diseases Country Profiles 2011 (WHO) - Oman
  
• PreventionWeb - Disaster Data & Statistics - Oman
  
• Profile of Oman (WHO) 
  
• Quandl Financial & Economic Data - Oman (check different topics to the right)
  
• Regional Health Observatory (click on "Oman" on the left navigation)
  
• Social Watch- Extended Data - Oman
  
• Social Progress Imperative - Social Progress Index - Oman (click "By Component" for different themes)
  
• Step-wise Surveillance System (STEPS):
  
• country reports, data books, fact sheets, journal articles, presentations or posters -  Oman 
  
• Chronic diseases and health promotion- Impact of chronic diseas Middle East/ Africa -  Oman
  
• The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC): Health, Education
  
• The Tobacco Atlas - Oman (click on "Topics" for different themes)
  
• Tobacco Country Profile (WHO) - Oman
  
• UNESCO education country profile - Oman
  
• UNICEF statistics (variety of topics) - Oman
  
• World Bank Data, Development Statistics - Oman
  
• World Health Organization data and statistics on Road injury - Oman
  
• WHO UNICEF review of national immunization coverage, 1980-2013 - Oman
  
• WHO vaccine-preventable diseases: monitoring system. 2015 global summary -  Oman
  

Health systems

• Oman - WHO Country Cooperation Strategy (2010-2015)
  

Laws & Regulations:

• Tobacco Labelling Resource Center: Ministerial Decision No. 12/2012 Adopting the Gulf Technical Regulation No. 246/2011 of Labeling of Tobacco Product Packs (Arabic) (English) (2012); GCC Standards Organization Labelling of Tobacco Product Packages (Arabic) (English) (2011); GCC Standards Organization Approved Picture Warnings (2011)  - Oman
  

Maps

• GINI index/ Middle East: Oman
  

Programs and Initiatives/Projects

• AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (WHO EMRO) -  Oman
  
• Disease Control Priorities Project - Middle East and North Africa - Oman
  
• National Aids Prevention Program (NAP) - Oman
  
• Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SafeWork) - Oman
  
• Reliefweb -  Oman
  
• Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) - WHO EMRO: Oman