Table 3

Progress in Omanization in MoH during 1990–2007

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%

Source: Annual Health Information Report 2007, Ministry of Health

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