Muscat – Oman is set to host a major international health conference – the third Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance – in Muscat from November 24 to 25.

A high-level meeting to oversee preparations was held on Sunday with H E Dr Hilal bin Ali al Sabti, Minister of Health, H E Dr Saud Hamoud al Habsi, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources, and Dr Hanan Balkhy, Assistant Director General for Antimicrobial Resistance in World Health Organization, at the Ministry of Health (MoH) headquarters.

The meeting discussed Oman’s level of preparedness to host the conference, besides the logistics support requirements.

Dr Jean Jabbour, WHO Representative in Oman, attended the meeting, alongside several senior MoH and WHO officials.