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01-01-2019

 

Oman News Agency

Muscat, The National Bioethics Committee met at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) today under the chair of Dr. Ali bin Saud al-Bimani, SQU Vice Chancellor.

The fourth meeting discussed the documents prepared by the Committee during the previous period and the procedures made by the concerned bodies towards such documents, as well as the appropriate mechanism to benefit from them by these bodies.

The meeting also discussed the developments of the second international conference to be held in February 2020. It was agreed to be entitled "Emerging Ethical and Legislative Issues in Biomedical and Scientific Research," which includes a range of themes related to the existing legislative aspect of medical practices, research and innovations, as well as non-legislative means of organization.

The meeting also discussed the proposals made regarding the ninth intellectual forum organized annually by the Committee, as well as discussing the Committee's annual plan for 2019, including the completion of ethical documents related to genetic materials and scientific experiments on animals and plants.