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Table 2 Overall nurse staffing by type of health facility, Namibia 2012

From: Applying the workload indicators of staffing need (WISN) method in Namibia: challenges and implications for human resources for health policy

Type of health facility

Number of health facilities

Current number of nurses

Required number of nurses

Gap/excess

% of requirement

Intermediate hospitals

5

1,621

1,500

121

108%

District hospitals

29

1,542

1,393

148

111%

Health centers

38

363

426

-63

85%

Clinics

278

693

903

-210

77%

Total

350

4,219

4,223

-4

100%