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Table 2 Evolution of the health workforce between 1996 and 2016, by categories

From: Can we halt health workforce deterioration in failed states? Insights from Guinea-Bissau on the nature, persistence and evolution of its HRH crisis

Category

1996

2007

2016

Physicians

165

104

264

Nurses

357

300

1027

Midwives

67

177

141

Technical staff

276

199

244

Support

417

642

98

Other (aux.)

1043

696

399

Total

2325

2118

2173

  1. Sources: PNDS I (1997), PNDS II (2008), DNRH (2016)
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