Muscat governorate reviews efforts of healthcare sector employment governance committee

Muscat Sayyid Saud Hilal Al Busaidi, Governor of Muscat, met today with Dr. Fatima Mohammed Al Ajmi, CEO of the Oman Medical Specialty Board and Chairperson of the Healthcare Sector Employment Governance Committee, to discuss priority employment initiatives.

These include programs for hiring dentists, medical coders, and pharmacists, as well as an initiative to retrain certain graduates of healthcare academic institutions in adjacent fields. This involves upskilling them to meet labour market demands—such as retraining healthcare management graduates as medical coders.

The meeting aimed to strengthen cooperation between Muscat Governorate and the Healthcare Sector Employment Governance Committee, supporting initiatives that expand job opportunities and Omanization in the governorate’s healthcare sector, aligned with the objectives of Oman Vision 2040.

The session also introduced the committee’s role in assessing the demand for medical and healthcare professionals, determining workforce requirements, and developing initiatives to sustain employment rates and ensure sector stability.

Discussions highlighted flexible initiatives to leverage national competencies, such as the freelancing program, while emphasizing the need for coordination between government healthcare entities and private sector institutions.

This meeting reflects Muscat Governorate’s commitment to fostering integration among government bodies and advancing national initiatives in partnership with relevant stakeholders.