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Table 2 Health workforce stocks in Ministry of Health, 1985–2007

From: Health workforce development planning in the Sultanate of Oman: a case study

Category

Year

Growth*

 

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2006

2007

 

Physicians

638

994

1800

2253

2981

3252

3459

5.4

Dentists

23

40

77

106

168

179

190

8.3

Pharmacists

22

33

63

78

154

178

196

8.9

Nurses

1947

3512

5128

6619

7909

8143

8680

4.5

Physiotherapists

24

32

56

120

123

145

151

6.3

Radiographers

76

123

183

268

401

458

488

6.4

Lab. technicians

206

323

513

707

873

936

1000

4.9

Asst. pharmacists

114

160

345

479

690

776

840

7.4

  1. *MoH stock in 2007 relative to stock in 1985 (times).
  2. Source: Annual Health Information Report 2007, Ministry of Health