Dr. Ahmed bin Salem Al-Mandhari, Director of the World Health Organization for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, praised the efforts of the Sultanate of Oman in the surveillance of respiratory infections. He noted that the Sultanate has established an accurate epidemiological surveillance system based on basic pillars of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other relevant authorities. This came during a press conference held today in conjunction with the Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Health, the sixth meeting of the Acute Respiratory Infection Surveillance Network for the Eastern Mediterranean and the Third Scientific Conference on Acute Respiratory Infection.