Royal Decree sets up Oman College of Health Sciences

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos on Wednesday issued a Royal Decree, No 18/2018, establishing Oman College of Health Sciences and a Higher Health Specialisations Institute.

ARTICLE (1) states that a university college for health sciences shall be established and named “Oman College of Health Sciences”.

It also states that a higher institute for health specialisations shall be established and named “Higher Institute of Health Specialisations.” The college and the institute shall affiliate (belong) to the Ministry of Health and that the bylaw attached to this decree shall be applied to both.

ARTICLE (2) states that both Oman College of Health Sciences and the Higher Institute for Health Specialisations shall have their own legal identity and financial and administrative autonomy. Both shall have their headquarters in Muscat and that they may open branches in other governorates after the approval of the Education Council.

ARTICLE (3) stipulates that the specialisations, allocations, assets, rights and files (registers) of the Institute of Health Sciences, Oman Assistant Pharmacy (Assistant Pharmacists) Institute, Oman Public Health Institute, Oman Nursing Institute, Oman Health Information Management Institute and nursing institutes belonging to the Ministry of Health in governorates shall be transferred to Oman College for Health Sciences. Nursing institutes belonging to the Ministry of Health in governorates shall act as branches for the new college (Oman College for Health Sciences).