Temporary OMA Hospital for COVID-19 opens in Oman

Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Sa’eedi, Minister of Health on Sunday opened the Oman Medical Association (OMA) Temporary Hospital for COVID-19 treatment in Al Amerat in the Governorate of Muscat.

The hospital marks one of the efforts and initiatives lunched by the OMA to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 Pandemic.

In recognition of its social and humanitarian responsibility amid the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the OMA administration developed an action plan to contribute to educational awareness programmes for the community, in addition to an action plan to support health institutions by providing some medical equipment and personal protective equipment for the health workers.

The board also decided to contribute in preparing a field hospital or reserving a hospital for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.

Accordingly, OMA launched Mu'afa Initiative (Together for Oman) with the approval of the Ministry of Social Development and in coordination with the Ministry of Health.

From the very outset, approximately 40 health volunteers, mostly Omani cadres, volunteered. After two weeks, the number of volunteers reached 100. Planning began for preparing a field hospital, field maps, and a secondary plan was readied to proceed ahead if necessary.