Oman: cancer treatment, research center to open in July

Muscat: The state-of-the-art Cancer Research and Treatment Center (CTRC) will open in Oman in July this year. Dr Mansour bin Saif Al Mandhari, chairman of the operational committee of the Sultan Qaboos Integrated Center for Cancer Treatment and Research, said the CTRC was established by order of the late Sultan Qaboos.

The center is expected to receive around 80% of cancer patients in the Sultanate over the next three years, making the Sultan Qaboos Integrated Center for Cancer Treatment and Research the largest provider of cancer treatment services in the Sultanate.

Al Mandhari said the center includes diagnostic, therapeutic and academic specialties, including radiology, interventional radiology, radiotherapy, genetics, specialized surgery, laparoscopic surgery, oncology for all types of solid tumors and integrated medical and research laboratories.

In addition to basic services for oncology patients, the center will also have specialized nursing staff and a pharmacy equipped with the latest technologies to provide psychological care, rehabilitation and nutrition to cancer patients, in addition to support services.

The first phase of operations will include outpatient clinics, a day care unit, a radiology and nuclear medicine unit, an internal and external pharmacy, medical laboratories, research laboratories, and an operations and medical unit. endoscopy. The second phase will include the opening of inpatient departments, operating theaters and associated wards.

It should be noted that the center has passed two main stages to obtain recognition from the International Commission on Accreditation of American Health Organizations (JCI).

The center has been classified in terms of structural security as a center of excellence in the Middle East, and the committee will continue to assess the center until the accreditation stages are completed.