Sunday 15 / June / 2025
Muscat: The Ministry of Health on Sunday celebrated the graduation of the 2nd and 3rd batches of the Health Assistants Programme.
The programme support the Health Ministry’s strategy on consolidating the national health workforce and achieving Oman Vision 2040 goals for the health sector.
The programme seeks to raise the efficiency of competencies in health sector and enable them to promote healthcare services in Oman.
The second and third batches of the Health Assistants Programme included more than 100 male and female graduates.
The programme constitutes a link in national initiatives implemented by the Ministry of Health to meet the health system’s need for technical support personnel.
The three-month programme included knowledge acquisition, skills in basic nursing, first aid, patient care and handling of medical devices, in addition to practical training at primary and secondary healthcare institutions.
The graduation ceremony was held under the auspices of Dr. Badria Mohsen Al Rashdi, Director General of Health Services at the Ministry of Health, and attended by department heads, programme supervisors and health and training personnel.
