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Table 3 Percentage distribution of the facility-based health workforce by occupation, Assessment of Human Resources for Health

From: Assessment of human resources for health using cross-national comparison of facility surveys in six countries

 

Chad

Côte d'Ivoire

Jamaica

Mozambique

Sri Lanka

Zimbabwe

Physicians

6

13

10

5

26

7

Nurses

14

28

27

37

36

46

Midwives

6

7

11

4

11

19

Auxiliary nurses

41

22

33

3

1

--

Auxiliary midwives

3

2

5

5

1

--

Pharmacists

1

4

2

1

4

1

Physiotherapists

<1

<1

1

<1

2

1

Other health workers

29

23

11

45

19

26

  1. -- = no observations in survey sample
  2. Note: Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.