Table 2 Provincial disparity ranges (only extremes) of selected health professionals in the public sector (2010)
From: South Africa’s protracted struggle for equal distribution and equitable access – still not there
Professional category | Provincial disparity range (best and worst ratios) |
|---|---|
Medical practitioners | Western Cape 1:737 versus 1:5805 Limpopo |
Registered nurses | Free State 1:512 versus 1:1191 Gauteng |
Dentists | Western Cape 1:4854 versus 1: 42 496 Limpopo |
Pharmacists | Western Cape 1:3532 versus 1:15 812 Limpopo |
Physiotherapists | Western Cape 1:3 855 versus 1:39 704 Limpopo |
Occupational therapists | Western Cape 1:6301 versus 1:65 319 North West |
Dental therapists | Mpumalanga 1:54 810 versus 1:1 741 302 Western Cape |
Psychologists | Gauteng 1:3568 versus 1:53 328 Limpopo |