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Table 2 National stock of health workers by cadre as compared to Emergency Plan targets (2006 and 2009)

From: Rebuilding human resources for health: a case study from Liberia

Cadre

2006 Rapid Assessment

2009 Emergency Plan Target

2009 Census

2009 Emergency Plan Shortfall

2010 Emergency Plan Target

2010 Emergency Plan Shortfall*

Physician

168

210

90

120

215

125

Physician Assistant

273

496

286

210

507

221

Nurse (RN/LPN)

668

567

1393

-826

595

-798

Nurse Aide

1091

n/a

1589

n/a

n/a

n/a

Certified Midwife

297

659

412

247

708

296

Dentist

13

n/a

23

n/a

n/a

n/a

Laboratory Technician

149

159

137

22

163

26

Laboratory Assistant

156

378

239

139

387

148

X-Ray Technician

25

60

22

38

62

40

Pharmacist

31

73

46

27

74

28

  1. * Compared with the most recent data available: 2009 HR Census
  2. Sources: 2006 [5] and 2009 [13]