Dubai: Sohar Recovery Centre project has won the ‘Best Quality Recovery Award’ for a standard project that offers advanced services in the field of treatment and rehabilitation of addicts of drugs and psychotropic substances. The award was announced at the 5th Middle East and North Africa Public-Private Partnership Forum (5th PPP Forum 2025) held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

According to Oman News Agency, the Sohar Recovery Centre project is part of a public-private partnership programme overseen by the Ministry of Finance. The initiative aims to encourage private sector investment in infrastructure projects and public services by providing innovative services and achieving sustainable growth.

In February 2025, the Ministry of Health signed an agreement with Salwa Healthcare company to operate, expand, and run the new recovery centre in the Wilayat of Sohar. This agreement, concluded in coordination with the Ministry of Finance, aims to upgrade the facility into a centre of excellence that offers top-quality treatment and rehabilitation services to addicts of drugs and psychotropic substances.

The agreement also affirms the company’s commitment to operate the units of the centre, which, in its first phase, provides 30 rehabilitation beds and a 25-bed detoxification unit.