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 | |||||
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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 |