Table 3 District health workforce both public and private health facilitiesa
Cadre | Required position | Current staff total | Percentage filled position |
|---|---|---|---|
Clinical/facility-based practitioners | |||
 Medical officer/specialist | 11 | 2 | 18.2% |
 Dentist | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Pharmacist | 2 | 0 | 0% |
 Clinical officer/ technician | 113 | 20 | 17.7% |
 Pharmacy technician | 20 | 5 | 25% |
 Nursing officer registered nurse | 38 | 21 | 55.3% |
 Nurse midwife technician | 322 | 69 | 21.4% |
 Medical assistant | 51 | 23 | 45.1% |
 Mental health staff - clinical | 0 | 0 | None |
 Mental health staff - nursing | 2 | 0 | 0% |
 Community midwife assistant | 6 | 12 | 200% |
 Pharmacy assistant | 10 | 2 | 20% |
 Lab officer | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Lab technician | 21 | 6 | 28.6% |
 Lab assistant | 15 | 1 | 6.7% |
 Dental therapist | 17 | 3 | 17.6% |
 Radiographer | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
 Radiographer technician | 4 | 2 | 50% |
 Home craft worker | 48 | 13 | 27.1% |
Public/community health practitioners | |||
 Nutrition staff | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Education/Environmental health officer | 24 | 9 | 37.5% |
 Health surveillance assistants | 250 | 217 | 86.8% |
Other category | |||
 Missing | 0 | 1 | Not specified |
 Not included | 676 | 445 | 65.8% |
Total | 1636 | 901 | 55.1% |