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. |
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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. |
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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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DIABETES
Diabetes is a lifelong (chronic) disease in which there are high levels of sugar in the blood.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas to control blood sugar. Diabetes can be caused by too little insulin, resistance to insulin, or both. To understand diabetes, it is important to first understand the normal process by which food is broken down and used by the body for energy. Several things happen when food is digested: A sugar called glucose enters the bloodstream. Glucose is a source of fuel for the body. An organ called the pancreas makes insulin. The role of insulin is to move glucose from the bloodstream into muscle, fat, and liver cells, where it can be used as fuel.
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