Salah T. Al Awaidy

Dr Salah T. Al Awaidy is a Communicable Diseases Adviser in Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman. He is a medical doctor and holds a Masters in Epidemiology. He is currently the adviser on Communicable Disease Surveillance, Elimination and Eradication of Communicable Diseases of Public Health Importance, EPI, vaccine supply chain system and IHR.
He was the Director of Communicable Disease Surveillance and Control at between 1997-2011, IHR national focal point and was a member in several of the professional committees namely: Strategic Advisory Group on Immunization, WHO Geneva; Strategic Advisor Group on Vaccine and Store Management Training Courses, WHO Geneva; Strategic TB Advisory Board; and member of the GAVI Independent Review Committee. He also currently serves as IHR Emergency Committee on Polio and MERS-CoV.
He works closely with the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office of the World Health Organization; he is a regional member of many Infectious Diseases Advisory Committees and has been involved in research related to vaccine preventable diseases and surveillance both locally, regionally and globally.