MINSK, 6 October (BelTA) - Belarus hopes to expand cooperation with Oman in healthcare, Belarusian Healthcare Minister Aleksandr Khodzhayev told the media following the talks between Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and Sultan Haitham bin Tarik Al Said of Oman and the ceremony to bilateral documents on 6 October, BelTA has learned.
A memorandum of understanding on the exchange of scientific, medical, and research experience was signed between N.N. Alexandrov National Cancer Center of Belarus and Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Center.
The healthcare minister described this document as fundamental for cooperation in oncology and promising for the further expansion of collaboration in other areas of healthcare. “I think this is only the beginning. In oncology, we have world-class achievements. In the future, we will be able to expand this [cooperation with Oman] to our other areas of focus,” he said.
Aleksandr Khodzhayev emphasized that there is interest from Oman in developing long-term medical cooperation with Belarus. This is confirmed by the repeated visits to Minsk by Minister of Health of the Sultanate of Oman Dr. Hilal bin Ali Al Sabti. Being a doctor himself, he personally gained experience at the organ transplant center, visited and highly appreciated the level of medical care and rehabilitation at the National Clinical Medical Center of the Belarus President Administration, and got familiar with the achievements of domestic specialists in oncology and cardiology, as well as the capabilities of pharmaceutical production. “We were able to showcase our scientific achievements, our world-class accomplishments, which are universally recognized today. We can use this in terms of exporting services and attracting investments,” Aleksandr Khodzhayev said.
During the visit of the Omani health minister in the summer of 2025, the parties signed a memorandum of understanding in the field of healthcare that opened up opportunities for deeper and closer cooperation between the two countries in various areas of healthcare, such as treatment, educational and pharmaceutics.
As we can see, the follow-up was not long in coming. Already in the autumn of this year, the parties took the next step by signing a specialized memorandum of understanding on the exchange of experience in cancer treatment. This demonstrates the consistency in implementing the agreements reached at the highest level and a sustained interest in developing cooperation.
One of the reasons why bilateral cooperation in medicine appears promising is that healthcare is among Oman's national priorities, as outlined in Oman Vision 2040, the country's comprehensive development strategic plan. In this field, it is planned to increase the number of medical specialties and specialized institutes and universities to train medical personnel and to introduce advanced international practices in medical centers and laboratories.
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