Health Ministry holds meeting on National Risk Register

Muscat: The first meeting of the National Risk Register was held today. It meeting was organized by the Ministry of Health, represented by Centre for Emergency Management.

The meeting aims to enhance emergency and health risk management. It also reviewed risk mitigation procedures and examined risk management mechanisms and methodologies in line with global standards.

In his opening remarks, Dr. Mohammed Saif Al Busaidi, Director of the Centre for Emergency Management at the Ministry of Health, stated, "This strategic project represents a significant step toward building an integrated national system for monitoring, analyzing, and assessing health risks."

The meeting featured several visual presentations on risk management, environmental hazards, risks related to zoonotic and plant diseases, human infectious disease risks, and cybersecurity threats.

The session was attended by Dr. Said Harib Al Lamki, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health for Health Affairs and head of the health sector in the National Risk Register, along with representatives from health and academic institutions.