RIYADH: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has revealed that 91.1 percent of pharmacists and 60.1 percent nurses are Saudis while 93 percent of nationals are employed in other medical fields.
A total of 81 Saudis were appointed as dentists and 215 as pharmacists, while 613 were appointed in other fields, Hamad Al-Dowaila, deputy health minister for health affairs, said.
Speaking during a meeting in Riyadh on Thursday, he said all-out efforts were being made to increasing the number of qualified Saudis in the medical sector.
The executive committee of the Nationalization and Social Development Program in Al-Qasim is studying a number of sectors and fields that could be nationalized and which will contribute to increasing job opportunities for young people in the province.
91 percent of pharmacists are Saudis
91 percent of pharmacists are Saudis
