Jabir Al Sooti, CIC, CRCST
Senior Specialist, Infection Preventionist
Central Infection Control and Prevention Department, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ministry of Health, Oman
Jabir Al Sooti is a senior specialist infection preventionist at the Ministry of Health’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Oman. He currently serves as head of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Standards Section, where he leads the development and implementation of national IPC standards and best practices.
Previously, Al Sooti headed the Sterilization Section and the Environmental Hygiene Program of the department, advancing Oman’s national framework for health care facility safety and hygiene. He also serves as a national trainer and auditor for CSSD, Endoscopy, and Environmental Hygiene programs, ensuring consistent quality and compliance across the country’s health care system.
As a respected national resource speaker, Mr. Al Sooti contributes to the drafting of key IPC guidelines, policies, and procedures, and provides expert guidance to health care professionals on infection prevention and sterilization practices. His leadership continues to strengthen Oman’s infection prevention infrastructure and patient safety culture.
Oman is earning international attention for transforming hospital environmental hygiene into a national success story. Through the Clean Hospitals initiative, updated cleaning contracts, and workforce training, the Ministry of Health is showing how a unified approach to cleaning, auditing, and accountability can reduce infection risk and raise global standards in health care hygiene.
