Muscat, April 18th 2010 - Oman's Ministry of Health has confirmed its endorsement for Oman Health, a strategic two-day healthcare summit taking place in Muscat on September 26th - 27th 2011. The summit is hosted by naseba, an international business information company.

Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Alsaidi, Minister of Health - Oman, stated: "The Oman Ministry of Health is proud to announce its support to Oman Health. This is a significant platform for healthcare in the Middle East. We look forward to welcome international healthcare leaders at this summit."

In line with the health ministry's vision to expand the local healthcare sector, the summit is themed 'Delivering the highest standards in healthcare'. Oman Health gathers up to 200 senior healthcare decision makers and local ministry representatives in an interactive business expansion and networking format. The summit will feature leading international names in healthcare and topical experts as speakers.

"The Sultanate of Oman experienced an amazing healthcare sector development in past decade. Due to this rapid growth country requires strengthening of the secondary and tertiary care activities along with resolving various inefficiencies through latest innovations in healthcare. Oman Healthcare Expansion summit is the only platform tackling these critical issues at this time" said Fabien Faure, naseba's Healthcare Series Director.

Oman Health's key focus will be on:

Quality driven healthcare systems - The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,and the United Arab Emirates - will face an unparalleled and unprecedented rise in demand for health care over the course of the next two decades and estimates that total health-care spending in the region will reach US$ 60 billion in 2025, up from US$ 12 billion today. No other region in the world faces such rapid growth in demand with the simultaneous need to realign its health-care systems to be able to treat the disorders of affluence.

Cardiovascular disease - Cardiovascular disease is leading cause of death in Oman. With dangerously high levels of hypertension, diabetes and obesity in the country's youthful population. Private hospitals will the raise spending on healthcare in the next ten years.

Infotech - Most governments in the Middle East are increasingly supporting the idea that information and communication technologies (ICT) can be made available to all citizens to truly improve their lives. Middle East's $74bn healthcare sector to grow 16 percent annually drives demand for new technology solutions.

Expansion and investment - Oman's Majan Development Company (MDC) is planning to develop a healthcare city near Muscat with an estimated investment of US$ 774 million to US $1.03 billion. The Gulf Cooperation Council countries comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is undergoing an unprecedented revolutionary change in its healthcare systems to emerge the world leader in providing state-of-art medical services at an affordable, easy to access manner. The World Bank estimates the total health care spending in GCC countries will reach US$60 billion in 2025 from its modest spending of US$12 billion currently.

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About the Ministry of Health of Oman
The Ministry of Health is the Sultanate's main agency responsible for provision, coordination and stewardship of the health sector. MOH is required to ensure overall development of the health sector per se and in relation to other key social sectors. In keeping with this role, MOH acts as the principal architect of health system design and takes responsibility for achieving inter-sectoral coordination. It develops policies and programmes for the health sector. It implements these in coordination with all other related ministries, health services institutions under the government as well as in the private sector. MOH also advocates to all other public systems to make policies favorable to the health sector, and to refrain from making policies, which may adversely affect the health of the people.

About naseba
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Press Release 2011