Salalah: Dr Ahmed bin Salim al Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, praised the Sultanate of Oman's strategy on dealing with various infectious diseases.

In a statement to the Oman News Agency and Sultanate of Oman TV on the sidelines of the second Salalah Conference on Dermatology, Dr Al Mandhari said the cooperation between the private and public health institutions helped in implementing protective measures set by the WHO against the Covid-19 pandemic.

He said there is clear decline in cases after citizens and residents took the vaccines recognised by the World Health Organization, adding: "Everyone should strive to take the vaccines in order to protect lives."