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The Royal Hospital, established in December 1987, is a large, tertiary, acute-care hospital, which provides state-of-the-art services in the specialties and sub-specialties of medicine, surgery, paediatrics, obstetric & gynaecology, oncology and laboratory medicine. Read More...

The CPE department organizes a variety of programs to address the learning needs of doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care staff, so as to enhance their performance standards and quality of care. Read More...

The earlier Antenatal Clinic was refurbished, and the OBG tertiary care clinics, which were are Wattaya, were transferred back to the Royal Hospital on 10 Feb 2009. The following specialized clinics are now conducted in this facility: early pregnancy, fertility, referral gynaecology Read More...

The Royal Hospital has been recognized by the WHO and UNICEF as a model "Baby Friendly Hospital". The Hospital celebrates the Breast Feeding Week annually with lectures, poster exhibitions and prizes for BFHI promotional activities done throughout the year. Read More...

The new Breast Imaging Suite at the Royal Hospital was inaugurated on 10^th March 2010 by the Director General Dr. Ghazi bin Omar Al Zubaidi. This suite includes the following state-of-art equipment to cater to the most complex requirements of mammography, ultrasound and biopsy of the breast. Read More...

27th July 2010: The stem cell support unit is in its final stages of commissioning. The room changes have been completed, equipment installed and we are awaiting delivery of certain reagents and preservative materials to begin stem cell harvesting and storage said Dr. Muhanna Al Muslahi, Senior Consultant Haematologist & Head of the Directorate of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the Royal Hospital.

3rd May 2010: The Directorate General of the Royal Hospital is very pleased to hear of His Majesty's decree today appointing Dr. Mohammed bin Seif bin Sultan Al Hosni as Undersecretary for Health Affairs. The Royal Hospital wishes His Excellency great success in implementing the objectives of the Ministry of Health.

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.

H.E. Dr. Ahmed Al Saidi, the Minister of Health visited the Royal Hospital on 12th April 2010 at 7.30 am for a meeting with all Directors. H.E. The Minister was accorded a standing ovation and warm welcome by all present. His Excellency stated that he had ‘grown’ at the Royal Hospital, and so thought it fit to choose it as the first Hospital to visit officially.

The following were the proceedings of this hour-long meeting:

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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