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Table 3 Perceived staff needs at different service levels. NTP managers were asked to report perceived staff needs at different service levels. Staff needs at Health Facility level were evaluated both at current and at the 70% target case detection rates

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

  1. * Case Detection Rate for 2002, Ref 3.
  2. a No data available for the whole country; case detection rate for DOTS programmes
  3. §Federation