Only 28% of pharmacists in Saudi Arabia are Saudi Arabians
Only 28% of 29,000 pharmacists working in the Kingdom are Saudi Arabian nationals, according to the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, which has said that more than 900 Saudi Arabians, who have obtained bachelor's degrees in pharmacology, are currently seeking jobs. “Of the total number of pharmacists Saudis represent 8,200 or 28.44% while expats account for 20,800 or 71.56%,” Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper reported, quoting commission sources. The SCFHS said the number of Saudi Arabian pharmacists would increase 149% during the next five years (2018-22). “By that time we’ll have 12,377 pharmacists including women,” it added. The commission expected 6,668 female pharmacists and 5,509 male pharmacists to graduate from Saudi Arabian universities by the year 2022. The commission projected the number of Saudi Arabian pharmacists would jump 222% by the year 2027, with their total number reaching 26,600 or 74% of the total pharmacists in the country. “At the same time the number of non-Saudi pharmacists will decrease by 54% to reach 9,440 or 26% in the year 2027 when the number of total pharmacists will cross 36,000,” the report said. In order to achieve self-sufficiency in pharmacists by 2027, the Kingdom should bring down the number of foreign pharmacists by 6.7% annually during the next 10 years, the commission said.
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