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Table 10 Patient:staff ratios based on data from selected WHO visits to active sites, 2003

From: Estimating health workforce needs for antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings

Site

Current no. of patients on ART

MDs

 

Nurses

Counsellors

Pharmacists/Pharmacy technicians

  

N

Pts/MD

Pts/MD or CO

N

Pts/nurse

N

Pts/counsellor

N.

Pts/Ph per pharmacist/PT

Africa

          

1

1100

0.2*

5500

5500

12.8

86

40

27.5

1

1100

2

1073

3

358

153

4

268

1

1073

2

537

3**

1,050

14.4

122

22

55

32

12

87

-

N/A

4

1000

3

333

333

3

333

-

N/A

-

N/A

5

833

2

417

417

5

167

-

N/A

1

833

6

704

1

704

117

4

176

2

352

1

704

7

1073

3

358

153

4

268

1

1073

2

537

8

562

1

562

562

11

52

1.28

439

1.84

305

9***

250

0.64

1953

977

-

N/A

1

250

1

250

10

105

1

105

105

10

10

10

10

1

105

11+

65

0.96

226

11

-

N/A

1

65

-

N/A

Asia

          

1

1510

1.5

1007

1007

3.3

458

0

N/A

0.9

1678

2

935

4.3

217

217

2

468

2

468

1

935

2

800

1

800

533

1.5

533

1

800

-

N/A

  1. *High number of nurses reported who do eligibility assessment and follow-up
  2. *60% of time dedicated to ART-related activities
  3. ***20% of time dedicated to ART-related activities
  4. +30% of time dedicated to ART-related activities
  5. "-": not noted, N/A: not applicable