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Demographic data of patients travelling from public hospitals for medical treatment abroad: outbound medical tourism in the Sultanate of Oman
No full textIntroduction Medical tourism is a rapidly evolving global trend, with patients from high-income countries increasingly seeking affordable, quality care in middle-income nations. Despite its growing prevalence, there is a lack of systematic, population-level research on the demographics and disease profiles of individuals seeking treatment abroad, particularly within the Gulf Cooperation Council region. We address this gap by examining the age-specific and sex-specific patterns and disease burden among Omani patients who receive medical treatment abroad, with particular emphasis on chronic and non-communicable diseases.Methods We analysed the Department of Treatment Abroad database, maintained by the Ministry of Health in Oman, comprising records of 2364 patients referred from public hospitals for medical treatment abroad during the period 2022–2023. The analysis included 1428 patients who received treatment abroad, excluding 936 patients who obtained care within local hospitals. The analysis focused on identifying demographic patterns, disease classifications and preferred treatment destinations.Results Of the 1428 patients treated abroad, predominantly male, 46.4% were children (0–17 years), including 11% who were infants (0–1 year), and 10% were aged 60 years or older. Most children had ophthalmological, haematological, neurological and orthopaedic conditions, while epilepsy was prevalent among young people and adults. Liver cirrhosis was the most common diagnosis for middle-aged and older-adult males. Parkinson’s disease and prostate cancer were the most common diseases in older adults. Liver transplant ranked the topmost medical procedure for treatment abroad, followed by bone marrow transplant, penetrating keratoplasty surgery and retinoblastoma. India was the primary destination for treatment abroad (82%), followed by Turkey (14%), Thailand (0.9%) and the UAE (0.8%).Conclusions Our study highlights the need for targeted health policy interventions in Oman that address financial and systemic barriers driving outbound medical travel. Strengthening local healthcare for chronic and non-communicable diseases, especially for children, is crucial to reduce reliance on medical tourism and ensure equitable care
HISTORIOGRAFI AL-QUR’AN AKBAR GAGASAN KH. MUNTAHA AL-HAFIDZ DI PONDOK PESANTREN AL-ASY’ARIYYAH TAHUN 1991-1994
No full textPenelitian tentang terciptanya al-Qur’an Akbar membahas mengenai al-Qur’an yang berbentuk raksasa yang terdapat di Pondok Pesantren Tahfidzul Qur’an Al-Asy’ariyyah Kalibeber, Wonosobo yang digagas oleh KH. Muntaha al-Hafidz. Adapun mengenai tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengungkap sejarah pembuatan al-Qur’an Akbar, memperkenalkan al-Qur’an Akbar kepada khalayak umum, dan mengungkap prestasi lokal daerah Kabupaten Wonosobo.Penelitian ini adalah penelitian mengenai sejarah penulisan al-Qur’an akbar. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode sejarah yaitu Pemilihan Topik, Heuristik, Kritik, Interpretasi, dan Historiografi. Data yang digunakan dalam mengungkap fakta sejarah berupa data primer seperti arsip, foto, wawancara dengan para saksi sejarah selama proses penulisan al-Qur’an akbar, serta didukung oleh daftar pustaka dan beberapa penelitain terdahulu yang relevan. Hasil penelitian ini menjelaskan mengenai proses pembuatan al-Qur’an akbar di Pondok Pesantren Tahfidzul Qur’an Al-Asy’ariyyah Kalibeber, Wonosobo yang digasas oleh seorang ulama yang kharismatik yaitu KH. Muntaha al-Hafidz. Alasan beliau ingin menggagas al-Qur’an akbar dikarenakan ingin melanjutkan tradisi sang kakeh yaitu KH. Abdurrahim bahwasanya dahulu beliau sempat menulis al-Qur’an dengan tanganya sendiri selama perjalanan menunaikan ibadah haji. Namun sangat disayangkan sekali al-Qur’an tersebut dihancurkan oleh tentara Belanda yang pada saat itu mengepung pondok dan membakar perpustakaan. Proses pembuatan al-Qur’an akbar gagasan KH. Muntaha ini memakan waktu 3 tahun yaitu dari tahun 1991-1994. Kemudian pembuatan al-Qur’an akbar ini mendapat dukungan penuh dari pemerintahan yang pada saat itu di pimpin oleh Presiden Soeharto.
Kata Kunci: Al-Quran Akbar; Historis; KH. Muntaha al-Hafid
Al-Qawā’id Al-Fiqhiyyah dalam Persepektif Hukum Islam
No full textAs can be seen from the title, this article is trying to disclose al-qawā'id al-fiqhiyyah (legal maxims) as a means to ease the process of legal finding in Islamic law. By using both linguistic and legal approaches, Muslim jurists, at the outset were trying to build certain legal thinking framework which can be used as a basis for creating law for new cases whose solution cannot be found directly in the primary sources of Islamic law. It is here that those legal foundations then being developed as legal maxims used commonly by all disciples of each school of law. Although the Sunnī jurists are not unanimous concerning the role of qawā'id al-fiqhiyyah as a source of law, they all seem to realize the importance of the maxim in giving the solution toward many new legal problems arose in everyday life. Thus, we see that all four schools of Islamic law accepted the legal maxims as an argument in the process of law-making, especially in the new cases left unanswered by Qur'ān and Sunnah
KRITIK IBN WARRAQ ATAS ORIENTALISME EDWARD SAID: PERDEBATAN EPISTEMOLOGIS MENGENAI ‘TIMUR DAN BARAT’
No full textThis article tries to describe Ibn Warraq's critique onEdward Said's monumental work, "Orientalism (1979)" in four main areas; Said anti-Western; misunderstanding on Western culture; orientalism and imperialism; and the relationship of Western music with the Eastern world. Based on critical study approach to the two monumental works of thesetwo intellectual figures, the results of the study show that even Said has never "responded" to Warraq's criticism directly, but Said's views and thoughts after his publication of the work "Orientalism", had become a kind of "defense" and "weapons", which counterattacked to his critics. Said's thesis against Warraq's anti-thesis, which later led to synthesis, and likewise the circulation of theory and theoretical criticism, has made a very significant contributionto the development of science. Through a very serious academic debate between Warraq and Said, the perspectives of scientists and people in generalhave become clearer
Dataset for Authoring Multimedia Artefacts (AMA) in the Context of Initial English Language Teacher Education (IELTE)
No full textThe current dataset originated from my Southampton University Doctoral thesis entitled "An Exploratory Study of the Pedagogical Perspective of Authoring Multimedia Artefacts (AMA) in the Context of Initial English Language Teacher Education (IELTE) in Oman". The data draw from several research methods, which included structured questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, and learner journal entries.</span
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