Table 2 Estimated number and ratio of health personnel in 2002
Categories of Human Resources | Number employed by Government | Number employed by NGOs & Private sector | Total number of human resources | Population per health worker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Doctors | 169 | 131 | 300 | 15290 |
Nurses | 406 | 200 | 606 | 7569 |
Other nursing personnel | 1655 | 1500 | 3155 | 1454 |
Pharmacists | 11 | - | 11 | 417000 |
Dispensing technicians | 124 | - | 124 | 36992 |
Environmental health officers | 168 | 36 | 204 | 22485 |
Endemic disease control assistant | 332 | - | 332 | 13816 |
Community health officers | 194 | 90 | 284 | 16151 |
Laboratory technicians | 28 | 12 | 40 | 114675 |
Radiographers | 4 | 8 | 12 | 382250 |
Sanitary Engineers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2293500 |
Health education officers | 4 | 1 | 5 | 917400 |
Other health workers | 294 | - | 294 | 15602 |