tailieunhanh - báo cáo sinh học:" Health workforce development planning in the Sultanate of Oman: a case study"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về sinh học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học quốc tế đề tài : Health workforce development planning in the Sultanate of Oman: a case study | Human Resources for Health BioMed Central Open Access Case study Health workforce development planning in the Sultanate of Oman a case study Basu Ghosh Address Ministry of Health Sultanate of Oman Muscat Oman Email Basu Ghosh - professorghosh@ Published II June 2009 Received 14 January 2009 Human Resources for Health 2009 7 47 doi 1478-4491-7-47 Accepted 11 June 2009 This article is available from http content 7 1 47 2009 Ghosh licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Oman s recent experience in health workforce development may be viewed against the backdrop of the situation just three or four decades ago when it had just a few physicians and nurses mostly expatriate . All workforce categories in Oman have grown substantially over the last two decades. Increased self-reliance was achieved despite substantial growth in workforce stocks. Stocks of physicians and nurses grew significantly during 1985-2007. This development was the outcome of well-considered national policies and plans. This case outlines how Oman is continuing to turn around its excessive dependence on expatriate workforce through strategic workforce development planning. Case description The Sultanate s early development initiatives focused on building a strong health care infrastructure by importing workforce. However the policy-makers stressed national workforce development for a sustainable future. Beginning with the formulation of a strategic health workforce development plan in 1991 the stage was set for adopting workforce planning as an essential strategy for sustainable health development and workforce self-reliance. Oman continued to develop its educational infrastructure and