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The Impacts of COVID-19 on Oman’s National Health Security
Abdul Aziz Al Alawi1, Noor Sulastry Yurni Ahmad*2
1Department of Political Science, College of Economics and Political Science, Sultan Qaboos University,
Sultanate of Oman. Email: s121601@student.squ.edu.om | ORCID: 0000-0003-3813-6790
2Department of Political Science, College of Economics and Political Science, Sultan Qaboos University,
Sultanate of Oman. Email: n.ahmad@squ.edu.om | ORCID: 0000-0001-5009-2343
*Corresponding author
Journal of Policy & Governance, 01(02) (December 2021), 22-40. https://doi.org/10.33002/jpg010202
Received: 15 November 2021
Published: 15 December 2021
Reviewed: 30 November 2021
Accepted: 05 December 2021
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The COVID-19 has had a massive impact on the Oman national health security system, putting the officials and medical crews under sustained pressure and challenges to cope with this crisis. We need to improve the national health security system to achieve health equity and to protect us all from the threat of COVID-19 and future pandemics. This study addresses the impact of COVID-19 on Oman national health security system. The study focuses on three objectives to determine the relationship between COVID-19 and national health security in Oman, to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on national health security, and to identify the role of government in mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on national health security. The study applies a qualitative method approach and was conducted in two parts using questionnaire surveys and interviews. The study has found that, having a strong relationship between COVID-19 and national health security, the COVID-19 has had impacts on Oman national health security system and the role of the government in mitigating the impacts is very important. The purpose of the study is to generate recommendation to Oman national health security system to pave the way to a robust and resilient national health security system.
Keywords: Oman; COVID-19; Security; Oman national health security.
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