There has been a growth in the number of healthcare professionals in the private sector compared to that of the public sector.

According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information’s (NCSI) annual report, the number of doctors in the private sector increased to 2,617 in 2021 from 2,557 in 2019.

At the same time, the report added that there has been a decline over the last three years in the number of doctors and nurses in the government sector, which includes health institutions under the Ministry of Health, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), the Diwan of Royal Court, the Royal Oman Police and the Petroleum Development Oman (PDO).