The Royal Hospital

16th April 2011: The Royal Hospital welcomes the appointment of Dr. Seif Al Abri as its Dy. Director General (Medical). Dr. Seif is Senior Consultant in Infectious Diseases and has been functioning as Director of Medicine. He is well respected as a clinician and leader in the medical profession, and is sure to take the Royal Hospital to great heights. The Hospital Staff wish Dr. Seif all the best in his new role.

 

New Under Secretaries: The Director General and Staff of the Royal Hospital congratulate the newly appointed Under Secretaries at the Ministry of Health. By Royal Decree No. 44/2011 issued on 23 March 2011, Dr. Ali bin Talib bin Ali Al Hina'ei has been been appointed as Under Secretary for Planning Affairs, while Dr. Darwish bin Saif bin Said Al Maharbi has been appointed as Under Secretary for Administrative and Financial Affairs. The Royal Hospital welcomes Their Excellencies and wishes them a long and successful tenure in office.

Congratulations to Mr. Abdul Rehaman Al Tauqi, Director General of Information Technology, Ministry of Health on the Al Shifa Healthcare Information Management System being awarded the first place in the ‘Advancing Knowledge Management in Government’ category at the 2010 United Nations Public Service Awards.

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Infant Mortality has reduced from 118 per 1,000 live births in the seventies to nine per 1,000 live births at present, informed Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Saidi, Minister of Health yesterday at the opening of the first Omani Immunisation Week.

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What is 2009 H1N1 (swine flu)?

2009 H1N1 (sometimes called “swine flu”) is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. This new virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. This virus is spreading from person-to-person worldwide, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread. On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) signaled that a pandemic of 2009 H1N1 flu was underway. 

 

Why is 2009 H1N1 virus sometimes called “swine flu”?

This virus was originally referred to as “swine flu” because laboratory testing showed that many of the genes in this new virus were very similar to influenza viruses that normally occur in pigs (swine) in North America.

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