Table 1 Voluntary leavers: example of direct wastage in selected countries, 1999
From: Wastage in the health workforce: some perspectives from African countries
Categories | Ghana | Lesotho | Namibia | Malawi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total leavers | % voluntary | Total leavers | % voluntary | Total leavers | % voluntary | Total leavers | % voluntary | |
Nurses | 744 | 58.7% | NA | NA | 47 | 78% | 43 | 23% |
Doctors | 315 | 84.4% | NA | NA | 16 | 93.8% | 18 | 83.3% |
Others/All | - | - | 50 | 62% | - | - | 17 | 76.5% |