From: The health workforce crisis in TB control: a report from high-burden countries
Country | CDR* | Perceived staff shortages | Comments | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Health facility | District | Provincial | Central | ||||
At current CDR | At 70% CDR | ||||||
Afghanistan | 19%a | No | 1009 | No | No | 17 | Poor distribution of staff, staff needed to run new facilities |
Bangladesh | 33% | No | No | No | No | 1 – 5 | |
Brazil | 84% | No | No | Yes | Capacity building of existing staff is a priority | ||
Cambodia | 52%a | No | No | No | No | No | Poor distribution and training of staff at district and central levels |
DR Congo | 52%a | No | No | No | 52 | >5 | Capacity building of existing staff a priority |
Ethiopia | 33%a | Yes | 5 (regional) | 2 | Lack of data, poor distribution and training | ||
Indonesia | 30%a | No | 3670 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Kenya | 49%a | No | No | No | No | 8 | Poor distribution of existing staff |
Myanmar | 73%a | Yes | 8981 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
Nigeria | 14% | No | No | No | 111 | 25 | Capacity building of existing staff is a priority |
Pakistan | 13% | No | 2981 | Yes | Yes | >6 | |
Philippines | 58%a | No | No | >3 | Yes | >10 | |
Russian Fed.§ | 34% | No | No | No | No | Approx. 48 | Not enough data available |
South Africa | 97% | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Lack of funds for recruiting new staff |
UR Tanzania | 43%a | No | No | >364 | >88 | >11 | Staff retention and deployment problems |
Uganda | 47%a | Yes | Yes | Yes (Zonal) | 4 | Inconsistent data provided | |
Viet Nam | 82%a | No | No | No | No | No | Poor training of existing staff at district and provincial levels |