H.E. Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed al-Saidi, Minister of Health received recently at his office a health delegation from the kingdom of Morocco, currently visiting the Sultanate.

The meeting was attended by H.E. Dr. Sultan bin Yarub Al-Busaidi, Advisor of the Ministry of Health for Health Affairs along with the WHO representative to the Sultanate.

The meeting addressed the ways of cooperation between the Sultanate and the Moroccan Kingdom in the health field, especially the Sultanates' experience in ear healthcare.

The visit of the health delegation aimed to brief on the National Ear Healthcare Program, especially the Neonatal Hearing Screening Program in the health institutions in order to benefit from the experience of the medical staff of this program, which initiated in the Sultanate on 2000.

The delegation visited also number of health institutions, such as Al-Nahda Hospital, Koula Hospital, school Health Department, Directorate General of Primary Health Care, as well as other institutions related to ear health care.