Table 1 |
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Health workforce stock in the Sultanate, 1985–2007 |
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| Category |
Year |
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| 1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
2000 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
|
|
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| Physicians |
958 |
1441 |
2477 |
3258 |
4182 |
4579 |
4908 |
|
|
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| Dentists |
53 |
84 |
143 |
262 |
448 |
496 |
524 |
|
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| Pharmacists |
193 |
247 |
356 |
496 |
753 |
805 |
916 |
|
|
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| Nurses |
2288 |
4147 |
6036 |
7829 |
9277 |
9615 |
10 394 |
|
|
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| Physiotherapists |
44 |
50 |
69 |
150 |
161 |
198 |
232 |
|
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| Radiographers |
64 |
161 |
232 |
334 |
480 |
550 |
593 |
|
|
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| Lab. Technicians |
247 |
408 |
670 |
910 |
1169 |
1258 |
1331 |
|
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| Asst. pharmacists |
112 |
186 |
367 |
688 |
912 |
1028 |
1200 |
|
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Source: Annual Health Information Report 2007, Ministry of Health |
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Ghosh Human Resources for Health 2009 7:47 doi:10.1186/1478-4491-7-47 |
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