We welcomed five experts from Oman, from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources and Sultan Qaboos University. This two week mission is supported by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), focusing on building and strengthening technical capacity to prevent and respond to outbreaks of viral diseases in Oman, Nov 21-Dec 1.

Academic discussion with Dean of School of International Health, uTokyo

Scientific collaboration discussion with Prof Ceyvayir Coban and Prof Ken Ishii at Institute of Medical Science, uTokyo

Discussion with Deputy Director General and Experts at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan

Discussion with Director and Experts of the Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine

Discussion with Experts at the National Institute of Animal Health on zoonotic diseases and AMR

Discussion with Shimadzu Corporation and AdvanSentinel Inc on infectious disease surveillance in waste water

Experts from Oman

Ministry of Health, Oman
Director General for Diseases Surveillance and Control, Dr. Amal Al Maani

Ministry of Health, Oman
Director of Central Public Health Laboratories, Dr. Hanan Al Kindi

Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Directorate of Agricultural and Livestock Research, Oman
Senior Veterinary Health Specialists, Animals Health Department, Dr. Salim Al Makhladi

Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Directorate of Agricultural and Livestock Research, Oman
Head of the Department of Pathology and Histology Research, Dr. Mohsin Al Abdawani

College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Senior consultant, Dr. Zakariya Al Muharrmi

Site Visitations:

●　School of International Health, Graduate School of Medicine
Dean, Prof. Masahiro Umezaki

●　Institute of Medical Science, the University of Tokyo
Prof. Ceyvayir Coban, Prof. Ken Ishii

●　National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID)
Deputy Director General, Dr. Tetsuro Matano
Director, Center for Surveilance Immunization and Epidemiologic Research, Dr. Motoi Suzuki
Director, Center for Emergency Prepardness and Response, Dr Tomoya Saito
Director, Department of Veterinary Science, Dr. Ken Maeda
Next Surveillance Unit, Center for Surveillance, Immunization and Epidemiologic Research, Dr. Taro Kamigaki
Director, Division of International Cooperation, Dr. Ryusuke Matsuoka
Special visitation: Dr Hussein Ali, Senior Researcher, Department of Virology II

●　National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM)
NCGM President, Dr. Norihiro Kokudo
Director, Department of Infectious Diseases, AMR Clinical Reference Center, Disease Control and Prevention Center, Dr Norio Ohmagari
Director, Vaccination Support Center, Dr. Ujie Mugen
Chief, Infection Control Team, Dr. Shinichiro Morioka
Director, AMR Clinical Reference Center, Dr. Nobuaki Matsunaga
Senior Researcher, AMR Clinical Reference Center, Dr. Masahiro Ishikane
Staff, AMR Clinical Reference Center, Dr. Yutaro Akiyama
Access post by NCGM on Oman MOH Scientific Visit

●　Tokyo University of Agricultural & Technology
Associate Professor, Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Research, Dr. Tsutomu Omatsu
Department of Veterinary Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Dr Satoshi Inoue

●　National Institute of Animal Health
Leader, Epidemiology Unit, Dr. Takehisa Yamamoto
Deputy Leader, Enteric Pathogen Group, Division of Zoonosis Research, Dr Sota Kobayashi

●　Shimadzu Corporation
Executive Officer, Dr. Masamitsu Shikata

●　AdvanSentinel Inc.
Director, Research Development, Dr.Ryo Iwamoto