Al Ghafri Thamra, Al Ajmi Fatma, Al Balushi Lamya, Kurup Padma Mohan, Al Ghamari Aysha, Al Balushi Zainab, Al Fahdi Fatma, Al Lawati Huda, Al Hashmi Salwa, Al Manji Asim, Al Sharji Abdallah
Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman.
Oman Med J. 2021 Jan 24;36(1):e216. doi: 10.5001/omj.2020.70. eCollection 2021 Jan.
As coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was pervading different parts of the world, little has been published regarding responses undertaken within primary health care (PHC) facilities in Arabian Gulf countries. This paper describes such responses from January to mid-April 2020 in PHC, including public health measures in Muscat, Oman.
This is a descriptive study showing the trends of the confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 and the undertaken responses to the evolving epidemiological scenario. These responses were described utilizing the World Health Organizations' building blocks for health care systems: Leadership and governance, Health workforce, Service delivery, Medical products and technologies, and health information management.
In mid-April 2020, cases of COVID-19 increased to 685 (particularly among non-nationals). As the cases were surging, the PHC responded by executing all guidelines and policies from the national medical and public health response committees and integrating innovative approaches. These included adapting comprehensive and multi-sectoral strategies, partnering with private establishments, and strengthening technology use (in tracking, testing, managing the cases, and data management).
Facilities in the Muscat governorate, with the support from national teams, seemed to continuously scale-up their preparedness and responses to meet the epidemiological expectations in the management of COVID-19.
随着冠状病毒病（COVID-19）在世界各地蔓延，关于阿拉伯海湾国家初级卫生保健（PHC）机构所采取应对措施的报道很少。本文描述了2020年1月至4月中旬初级卫生保健机构的此类应对措施，包括阿曼马斯喀特的公共卫生措施。
这是一项描述性研究，展示了COVID-19确诊阳性病例的趋势以及对不断演变的流行病学情况所采取的应对措施。这些应对措施是利用世界卫生组织卫生保健系统的组成部分来描述的：领导与治理、卫生人力、服务提供、医疗产品与技术以及卫生信息管理。
2020年4月中旬，COVID-19病例增至685例（特别是在非本国居民中）。随着病例激增，初级卫生保健机构通过执行国家医疗和公共卫生应对委员会的所有指导方针和政策并整合创新方法来做出回应。这些措施包括采用全面和多部门战略、与私营机构合作以及加强技术应用（在追踪、检测、管理病例和数据管理方面）。
在国家队的支持下，马斯喀特省的机构似乎在不断加强其准备工作和应对措施，以满足COVID-19管理中的流行病学预期。
