Healthcare system to get a major boost in Oman

Healthcare system to get a major boost in Oman

Sultan Qaboos Hospital Project will .ater to the needs of citizens and residents in Dhofar

Salalah: In a major infrastructure push to healthcare in Oman, the Ministry of Health took stock of the upcoming 700-bed Sultan Qaboos Hospital in Salalah and also signed two agreements with Oman Liquefied Natural Gas (Oman LNG) company’s Development Foundation.

Being built at a cost of OMR138 million, 33 per cent of the hospital project and 75 per cent of the hospital building structure are already complete.

Sultan Qaboos Hospital Project is one of the promising projects in the Sultanate’s health sector that will cater to the needs of citizens and residents in the Dhofar Governorate.

His Highness Sayyid Marwan bin Turki Al Said, Governor of Dhofar paid a field visit to the project site on Tuesday in the presence of Dr. Hilal bin Ali Al Sabti, Minister of Health, to see the work progress, scheduled for completion in 2024.

During the visit, Dhofar Governor praised the method of execution of the project which has made great strides in structural work in accordance with the approved technical and medical standards.

He said the project would enhance the health sector, mainly in the wilayats of Dhofar Governorate and in the Sultanate of