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Table 3 Progress in Omanization in MoH during 1990–2007

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

Category

Percentage Omani by end of year

 

1990

1995

2000

2005

2007

Physicians

8.7%

12.8%

18.7%

27.3%

29.0%

Dentists

25.0%

16.9%

30.2%

41.1%

42.0%

Pharmacists

21.2%

12.7%

28.2%

48.7%

54.0%

Nurses

11.6%

14.5%

35.9%

59.2%

64.0%

Physiotherapists

18.8%

62.5%

71.7%

64.2%

68.0%

Radiographers

13.8%

28.4%

47.0%

59.6%

60.0%

Lab. Technicians

19.5%

31.0%

36.9%

51.7%

55.0%

Asst. Pharmacists

9.4%

26.1%

50.5%

69.3%

67.0%

Overall

51.9%

50.1%

53.5%

65.8%

68.0%

  1. Source: Annual Health Information Report 2007, Ministry of Health