Health
From The Report: Oman 2016
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Oman’s health care sector has undergone rapid development since 1970, with average life expectancy boosted to 76.6 years and the number of hospitals growing to 67 in 2014. The private sector has also witnessed expansion, with the authorities particularly encouraging its participation in the provision of care for lifestyle-related diseases. Health Vision 2050 is the sultanate’s long-term sector strategy and aims to support an “efficient and responsive” health system for a healthy and productive population. The government is also looking to reduce the need for citizens to travel abroad for specialty care, with greater investments taking place in specialty care hospitals, representing a cost-effective and efficient use of public spending. This chapter contains an interview with Dr Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Obaid Al Saidi, Minister of Health.

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Overview

Opening up: Foreign expertise and investment flow in as the government works to expand coverage
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Oman’s health sector has undergone a significant expansion over the past four decades. Underpinned by a series of five-year development plans, there has been sizeable government investment in facilities and services. At the same time, the sultanate is keen to increase the private sector’s role in health care provision, particularly in the treatment of lifestyle-related diseases, which are on the rise as the population ages and grows richer. Oman has thus enlisted foreign medical expertise and…

Interview

Clear vision: OBG talks to Dr. Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Obaid Al Saidi, Minister of Health
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Interview:Dr. Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Obaid Al Saidi What interim criteria do you feel must be met to meet the long-term objectives outlined in the Oman Health Vision 2050? AHMED BIN MOHAMMED BIN OBAID AL SAIDI: Over the past few years the sultanate has witnessed a demographic and epidemiological transition. The population of Oman is getting older and the disease profile is showing a predominance of non-communicable diseases. Such a transition has necessitated a revision of the health system.…