Hall 4, Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre (OCEC)

20 - 22 September 2027 | 10:00 am - 20:00 pm

Hall 4, Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre (OCEC)

Dr. Abdullah Al Maniri

Public Health Consultant

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About the Speaker/Moderator

Dr. Abdullah Ali Nasser Al Maniri is a public health leader, researcher, and strategist with over two decades of experience shaping healthcare policy and practice in Oman and beyond. He holds a PhD in Epidemiology from the Karolinska Institute, a Master of Public Health from the University of Sydney, and a Bachelor of Health Sciences from Sultan Qaboos University. 

  As faculty at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, he taught and mentored graduate and undergraduate public health students, later serving as a visiting professor at the University of Bremen and Hasselt University. He has authored nearly 60 peer-reviewed publications and supervised and mentored many master's and doctoral theses. 

His public health impact is most visible in his leadership of Oman's national strategic research program on road safety, directing international collaborations across the United Kingdom, United States, Sweden, and Australia. At the Ministry of Health, he has driven major transformation initiatives, including organizational restructuring, the National Digital Health Strategy anf the health sector national five year plan ( 2026-2030). He also led strategic reengineering at the Omani Medical Specialty Board, training hundreds of physicians in research and data analysis. 

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Panel 5 - Shifting the Paradigm from Treatment to Prevention
Day 2 l 22 September 2026

Panel 5 - Shifting the Paradigm from Treatment to Prevention

Tuesday, Sep 22, 2026
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Asia/Muscat

Speaker/Moderator's Sessions (1)

Session
Day 2 l 22 September 2026
Panel 5 - Shifting the Paradigm from Treatment to Prevention
Tuesday, Sep 22, 2026
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Asia/Muscat
Panel
English

Panel 5 - Shifting the Paradigm from Treatment to Prevention

Non-Communicable Diseases pose the greatest public health challenge in Oman today, requiring a shift away from purely reactive clinical care. With lifestyle-related conditions driving national health burdens, hospitals alone cannot solve diseases born of poor nutrition and inactivity. This panel brings together Ministry officials, physicians, dietitian specialists, and fitness leaders to pioneer proactive preventive medicine. Together, stakeholders will explore how to write actionable "lifestyle prescriptions" and integrate wellness directly into daily community life. By uniting policy, nutrition, and exercise, the session aims to reduce disease burden and extend healthy life expectancy.
Speakers (4)
Dr. Ali Ahmad Ali
General Practitioner
Dr. Ali Irshad Al Lawati
Internal & Endocrinology Doctor
Moderator (1)
Dr. Abdullah Al Maniri
Public Health Consultant