Six SOHAR tenants support the move
SOHAR Port and Freezone entered into an agreement with the Ministry of Health, together with the support of six SOHAR tenants, for equipping a regional molecular PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) laboratory in the North Al Batinah Governorate.
The laboratory is set to be operational by Q1-2021. The agreement to this effect was signed between Omar Bin Mahmood Al Mahrizi, CEO SOHAR Freezone & DCEO, SOHAR Port and Sultan Saif Al Sadi, Director General of Health Services in the North Al Batinah Governorate, in the presence of representatives from the senior management of the parties mentioned above.
The new laboratory will act as an alternative to Central Public Health Laboratories of the Ministry of Health (MOH) in the case of emergencies and comprises of a highly-qualified technical team of 12 employees, to meet the expected testing demands.
The PCR laboratory is a joint CSR project, in coordination with existing tenants at SOHAR Port, who will collectively support the development of the project. The tenants include OQ, Oiltanking Terminals, Sohar Power Company, C. Steinweg Oman, Majis Industrial Services and Sohar International Urea and Chemical Industries.
“The current situation has created the need for entities across all sectors, to join hands towards enhancing healthcare services, while simultaneously preventing and controlling sources of the infection as much as possible,” commented Mohsin Al Jabri, Executive Manager of Corporate Affairs, SOHAR.
“The agreement signed with SOHAR and its existing tenants is testimony to the success of partnerships between the public and private sectors,” noted Al Sadi.
