GCC ministers discuss early health warning system

  • Date: 30-Jan-2021
  • Source: Times of Oman
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:Gulf
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GCC ministers discuss early health warning system

The Sultanate's delegation was headed by Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Saidi, Minister of Health with the presence of Dr. Mohammed bin Saif Al Hosni, MoH Undersecretary for Health Affairs and senior MoH officials.Muscat: The Sultanate, represented by the Ministry of Health (MoH) took part in the extraordinary virtual meeting of the ministers of health of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Thursday.In the meeting, discussions were held on the early health warning system guideline adopted by the Supreme Council for the GCC countries.Furthermore, the meeting highlighted the decision of the Supreme Council on establishing the Gulf Centre for Disease Prevention & Control, which will be under the umbrella of the Gulf Health Council for the GCC region.The Sultanate's delegation was headed by Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Saidi, Minister of Health with the presence of Dr. Mohammed bin Saif Al Hosni, MoH Undersecretary for Health Affairs and senior MoH officials.The meeting aimed to accelerate the implementation and follow-up of the decisions of the 41st session of the GCC Supreme Council (Sultan Qaboos and  Sheikh Sabah Summit) held at Al-Ula city, Saudi Arabia this month.The extraordinary meeting reviewed the contents of the closing statement of the Supreme Council, particularly the