NIZWA: Students of Oman College of Health Sciences in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate recently organised an exhibition entitled “My Health in a Day”. The exhibition was held in cooperation with the Department of Health Education and Psychological Counselling and the Internal Medicine Clinic at Nizwa hospital, the First Aid Department at the Oman Nursing Association, and the General Directorate of Health Services.
The exhibition was attended by Salim al Busaidy, Director of the Primary Care Department at the Directorate General of Health Services, heads of departments from the General Directorate of Health Services in Al Dakhiliyah and its employees, some health groups from Nizwa Hospital, teachers, students and various community groups.
The exhibition aimed to educate the community about various health issues. It included various corners such as the mental health corner, lactation corner, pregnancy and post-pregnancy corner, first aid corner, genetic diseases corner, haematology corner, premarital examination corner, and AIDS corner.
The Oman College of Health Sciences students in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate from the second, third and fourth years participated in the exhibition.
Zeinah bint Mubarak al Haramli, Associate Dean at the Oman College of Health Sciences in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate, said: “My Health in a Day exhibition is an initiative of the college to serve the community. We selected several educational topics so that the exhibition is diverse to achieve the greatest possible benefit to increase awareness in society. We targeted students from schools by sending invitations to attend through the General Directorate of Education in Al Dakhiliyah. Many visitors visited the exhibition, and we achieved our desired goal of holding the exhibition.”
Fawzia bint Khamis al Yarobi, Head of the Health Education and Psychological Counselling Department at Nizwa Hospital, said: “The exhibition represents an opportunity for us as those in charge of raising awareness about the issue of genetic blood diseases. The exhibition contributes to community participation and the presence of a large segment of society that we can guide and educate them on the importance of conducting tests, especially premarital examinations.”
Asma bint Mohammad al Sulaimani, the supervisor of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Program at the Disease Control and Surveillance Department at the Directorate General of Health Services, said: “Our participation aims to educate the community, especially students, on the importance of early detection of the virus and raising awareness of the ways to prevent contracting the viruses.”
