GHS Index 2021
6-pillar pandemic preparedness · NTI/Johns Hopkins
WHO IHR-SPAR
15 IHR core capacities · self-assessment, latest year
Disease burden — longitudinal
WHO TB Programme + GHO + UN MMEIG
Recent outbreaks in Oman
0 WHO DON events
SAHA-selected governorates (3)
From the SAHA Pillar 1 PPF report (IMACS, 2026) — evidence matrix per governorate.
OM-MA
Muscat
مسقط
Priority sub-areas
Baushar · As-Seeb · Amerat · Mutrah · PoE Muscat International Airport
Climate hazards
Extreme heat; significant NO₂ deterioration 2005–2021; flooding; Q-water risk 4.1–4.3.
Priority diseases
Dengue (PRIMARY — 2022 outbreak: Baushar 79.9%, As-Seeb 14.8%, Amerat 3.6%, Mutrah 1.8%)Cardiorespiratory (dust)WASH-relatedNCD
Vulnerability ranking
Most densely populated governorate; primary dengue transmission point in Oman.
Health infrastructure
Royal Hospital (tertiary), Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, extensive MoH primary care; advanced digital-health programme; PHC list missing (OM-001).
Refugees / displaced
None significant; large migrant-worker population.
Open data gaps
OM-001 PHC list (CRITICAL) · OM-004 migrant-worker channels
PPF note: 2022 dengue: 169 confirmed DENV-2 cases mid-Mar to mid-Apr; 55.1% hospitalisation; vector breeding in 18.5% of 565 inspected sites (Al Balushi et al., 2023).
dengueNO2PoE
OM-BS
Al Batinah North
شمال الباطنة
Priority sub-areas
Liwa · Shinas · Sohar · Rustaq · Al Awabi
Climate hazards
Highest river-flood risk in Oman (ThinkHazard); +40 to +60 mm rainfall projection 2041–2070; cyclone exposure; Sohar industrial PM / dust.
Priority diseases
NCD + injuries from floods / cyclonesWASH-relatedCardiorespiratoryTB cluster (genomic study)Brucellosis (pastoral northern)
Vulnerability ranking
Dual cyclone / flood exposure layered with water stress.
Health infrastructure
MoH-managed; large migrant-worker communities (substandard housing vulnerable to cyclones); PHC list missing.
Refugees / displaced
None significant.
Open data gaps
OM-001 PHC list
PPF note: Cyclone Shaheen (3 Oct 2021) made landfall at Al Suwayq; 14.5 in rainfall in single event vs 3–4 in annual average; 14 fatalities; ~$500M damage (Al-Manji et al., 2022).
cycloneTBdustflooding
OM-ZU
Dhofar
ظفار
Priority sub-areas
Muqshin · Salalah · Thumrait (north) · pastoral / Bedouin zones
Climate hazards
Khareef monsoon (Jun–Aug surplus); extreme drought severity 4.7–5 (highest in Oman); −60 to −80 mm rainfall projection 2041–2070; cyclone exposure (Mekunu 2018); 50-year return-period flood zones.
Priority diseases
Brucellosis (PRIMARY pastoral)WASH from floodsNCD / injuries from cyclonesCardiorespiratory (dust interior)Dengue (risk area)
Vulnerability ranking
Most complex climate profile in Oman — north-south climate divide.
Health infrastructure
Sultan Qaboos Hospital Salalah (referral); rural health centres in mountainous khareef zone; PHC list missing.
Refugees / displaced
None significant.
Open data gaps
OM-001 PHC list
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