Oman’s Health Ministry drafts 10th five-year plan

  • Date: 25-Jan-2021
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:Oman
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Oman’s Health Ministry drafts 10th five-year plan

Oman's Health Ministry has embarked on drafting the health sector's 10th Five Year Plan, with a variety of new projects and expanded programmes to be implemented during the years of the plan, depending on general economic circumstances.The Ministry of Health has four referral hospitals offering tertiary healthcare to the Sultanate's population. They are the Royal Hospital, Khoula Hospital, Al Nahda Hospital and Al Masarra Hospital, which have a total number of 1,639 beds, with occupancy standing at 70.7%, said Dr. Ahmed.He added that the nine referral hospitals in Muscat Governorate have a total of 23,178 beds, with occupancy standing at 56.2%, said the minister, noting that Sohar Hospital has the highest occupancy rate in the Sultanate (79.6%).In his statement, the minister said that the number of employees at the Ministry by the end of 2019 stood at more than 39,400 and that Omanisation at the Ministry stands at 72% in medical and paramedical categories.The Ministry of Health increased the number of accident and emergency units to four, said the minister, adding that steps are underway to set up accident and emergency units at the hospitals of Izki and Yanqul, the minister explained.Dr Ahmed pointed out that, by the end of