Oman Health Exhibition & Conference is an international annual event that showcases the continued development of the health and medical sector in Oman, the industry’s market potential, and emerging opportunities. It provides a platform for medical professionals, traders, manufacturers, suppliers, service providers and stakeholders of the healthcare and medical industry to explore new opportunities,…
Food and Hospitality Oman (FHO) is the Sultanate of Oman’s largest international business event for the food and hospitality sectors.Now in its 16th edition, FHO is organised under the patronage of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Wealth, and Water Resources to highlight the food and hospitality industry's evolving business dynamics, showcase new products and services, facilitate trade, and…
Oman Health Exhibition & Conference (OHEC) is the Sultanate of Oman’s largest event for healthcare and medical industry held in partnership with Oman Ministry of Health. OHEC provides a conducive platform for businesses to interact with business customers and end consumers from the healthcare, medical tourism, hospital, and medical infrastructure industry. The 3-day exhibition and conference…
Oman has successfully stabilised public finances by implementing cost-saving measures and reforms while benefiting from higher oil prices. Additionally, the government is focusing on enhancing oversight and consolidating public sector entities to enhance efficiencies, improve the business environment and attract greater foreign direct investment over the long term. As a result, Oman’s sover
The introduction of the mandatory health insurance law in March 2019 is expected to have major effects on care provision in Oman. New regulations now require private sector employers to provide coverage for their expatriate staff, as well as for their spouses and children. This comes as the government takes prudent steps to tighten its budget and looks to shift the cost burden of provision…
Rising health care costs, ageing populations and changing lifestyles in emerging economies are stoking demand for medical technology (medtech) solutions. These entail not just smart devices that remotely monitor and transmit biometric data, but any instance of technology that helps to deliver health services. These initiatives are happening everywhere, but there are significant differences…
While still largely dependent on oil and gas revenue, a strong commitment to diversification – beginning in earnest in 2014 – has seen Oman’s non-oil sector record an average real GDP growth rate of 7% since the turn of the century. The country’s strategic position near established global trade routes and a history of political neutrality is opening up opportunities for Oman in transport,
The implementation of mandatory health insurance in March 2019 is expected to have major effects on care provision in Oman. New regulations now require private sector employers to provide coverage for their expatriate staff, as well as their spouses and children. This comes as the government takes prudent steps to tighten its budget and looks to shift the cost burden of provision, which has been…
Oman boasts a universal health care system, which offers free primary health care to Omanis and subsidised care for the foreign population of the sultanate. Over the past four decades greater access to medical facilities and doctors has greatly improved the lifespan of Omani citizens, who have seen their life expectancies increase from 49.3 years in 1970 to roughly 76 years in 2016. However,…
Efforts are under way in Oman to construct a number of new hospitals and health centres to help meet the growing demands being placed on the national health care system. In 2015 nearly 326,000 patients received treatment and around 102,000 surgical operations were performed in Oman, which has a population of roughly 4.5m, according to government data. GROWING THE SYSTEM: In a statement issued…
