About OHealth
حول OHealth — منصة عمان للذكاء الصحي
An open-data health intelligence platform built on Oman's National Open Data Portal
National Open Data Portal
البوابة الوطنية للبيانات المفتوحة
Oman's open government data ecosystem includes multiple platforms that make official statistics freely available to the public. The National Open Data Portal (opendata.gov.om) serves as the central hub, while the NCSI Data Portal (data.gov.om) publishes detailed statistical datasets covering health, population, economy, and more. Together, these platforms support Oman's commitment to transparency, good governance, and Vision 2040.
How OHealth uses open data: All data used in OHealth comes from government entities that are registered publishers on the National Open Data Portal (opendata.gov.om), published under the Open Government License — Sultanate of Oman:
Ministry of Health (وزارة الصحة) — 3 datasets on portal
- Healthcare services data in health institutions — bed counts, discharge volumes, occupancy rates, and mean length of stay for 98+ hospitals
- Disease surveillance and notifiable infectious diseases — 28 notifiable diseases (Groups A, B, C) with trend analysis 2023–2025
- Deaths by cause of disease by governorate — mortality patterns across 11 governorates by 9 disease categories
National Centre for Statistics and Information — NCSI (المركز الوطني للإحصاء والمعلومات) — 3 datasets on portal
- Population by governorate (Omani and expatriate) — per-capita health indicators and equity scores, 2023–2025
- Vital statistics (births, deaths, fertility rates, life expectancy) — population health indicators 2016–2025
- Population projections (2026–2040) — hospital bed demand and workforce forecasting
OHealth demonstrates the power of Oman's open government data in enabling evidence-based health planning.
OHealth يُظهر قوة البيانات الحكومية المفتوحة في سلطنة عمان في تمكين التخطيط الصحي المبني على الأدلة
Project Overview
نظرة عامة على المشروع
OHealth (Oman Health) is an open-data health intelligence platform for the Sultanate of Oman. Built on open government data published by the Ministry of Health and the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) — both registered publishers on the National Open Data Portal (opendata.gov.om) — it transforms 6 official datasets into interactive visualizations and predictive insights that support evidence-based health planning.
The platform addresses four critical questions: How are health resources distributed across governorates? Which hospitals are approaching capacity limits? How equitable is healthcare access? And what disease trends demand attention?
Vision 2040 Alignment
التوافق مع رؤية عمان 2040
OHealth directly aligns with رؤية عمان 2040 (Oman Vision 2040), specifically the “Health” priority area which calls for a world-class health system. The platform supports data-driven decision making for:
- Equitable distribution of health resources across all governorates
- Proactive capacity planning to prevent overcrowding
- Early detection of disease trends for public health preparedness
- Transparent use of open government data for accountability
Oman's Health Achievements
إنجازات عمان الصحية — رؤية عمان ٢٠٤٠
In line with Oman Vision 2040 (رؤية عمان ٢٠٤٠), the Sultanate has made remarkable strides in healthcare. These achievements, documented through open data, are a testament to the nation's investment in its people.
75.1 → 78.6
Life expectancy grew in just 4 years
ارتفع متوسط العمر المتوقع خلال ٤ سنوات فقط
7.4 / 1,000
Infant mortality — among best in region
وفيات الرضع — من أفضل المعدلات في المنطقة
99.97%
Births attended by specialists
ولادات بإشراف متخصصين
98
Hospitals serving 5.36M people
مستشفى تخدم ٥.٣٦ مليون شخص
These achievements, documented through open data, are a testament to the Sultanate's investment in its people.
هذه الإنجازات، الموثقة عبر البيانات المفتوحة، شاهدة على استثمار السلطنة في شعبها
Data Provenance
مصادر البيانات لكل ميزة
Every feature in OHealth traces back to a specific government data source. All sources are published by entities registered on the National Open Data Portal (opendata.gov.om) under the Open Government License — Sultanate of Oman.
| Platform Feature | Dataset on opendata.gov.om | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Governorate health infrastructure (hospitals, beds, health centres, pharmacies) | Healthcare services data in health institutions | Ministry of Health |
| Health workforce trends (doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists per 10K) | Healthcare services data in health institutions | Ministry of Health |
| Infectious disease cases (28 diseases, Groups A/B/C, 2023-2025) | Disease surveillance and notifiable infectious diseases | Ministry of Health |
| Mortality by disease category (9 categories, by governorate) | Deaths by cause of disease by governorate | Ministry of Health |
| Population by governorate (Omani/expatriate, density, 2023-2025) | Population by governorate (Omani and expatriate) | NCSI |
| Vital statistics trends (life expectancy, fertility, infant mortality) | Vital statistics (births, deaths, fertility rates, life expectancy) | NCSI |
| Capacity forecasting (projected bed demand 2026–2040) | Population projections (2026–2040) | NCSI |
| Equity scores & derived insights | Derived — computed from the above datasets using documented methodology | |
Methodology
المنهجية
Capacity Projections
Hospital occupancy is projected forward assuming constant bed supply with demand growing at the governorate-level population growth rate. A compound growth model estimates when each facility will reach the 85% critical occupancy threshold.
Equity Scoring
A composite equity score (0-100) from five dimensions: bed availability per capita, hospital density (proxy for physician access), health centre density, pharmacy and clinic access, and system stress (inverse occupancy). Each dimension is min-max normalized across all 11 governorates, then averaged.
Disease Surveillance
Three-year trends (2023-2025) for notifiable infectious diseases classified by Oman's MOH into Groups A, B, and C. YoY percentage changes highlight emerging threats and successful control measures.
Data Sources
مصادر البيانات
OHealth uses open government data published by entities registered on the National Open Data Portal (opendata.gov.om). Primary data from NCSI (registered publisher) via the NCSI Data Portal (data.gov.om), complemented by the NCSI Statistical Yearbook and Ministry of Health (registered publisher) reports. All sources are licensed under the Open Government License — Sultanate of Oman.
Note: Death data by governorate excludes Royal Hospital and Khoula Hospital (national referral centres counted separately).
Acknowledgments
شكر وتقدير
This platform was developed for the Open Data Lab Oman Competition 2026, an initiative by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MTCIT) promoting innovative use of publicly available government datasets.
National Open Data Portal
NCSI
Ministry of Health
MTCIT
Team
الفريق
MedResearch Academy
أكاديمية البحث الطبي
Dedicated to leveraging data science and technology to improve healthcare delivery in Oman and the region.
www.medresearch-academy.omTechnology
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