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Table 3 The officially recorded Health Workforce in Guinea Bissau, by category and regional deployment (2016)

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

S.A.B. Bissau

Other provinces

Total

No.

As % of total (%)

No.

As % of total (%)

No.

As % of grand total

Population

389 918

25

1 157 836

75

1 547 754

100

Specialised physicians

15

54

13

46

28

1

General practice physician

119

50

117

50

236

11

Other higher education personnel

128

80

33

20

161

7

Nurses

409

40

618

60

1027

47

Midwives

75

53

66

47

141

6

Technical staff

147

60

97

40

244

11

Auxiliary

39

74

14

26

53

2

Auxiliary nurses

50

45

61

55

111

5

Administrative personnel

58

78

16

22

74

3

Support staff

59

60

39

40

98

5

Grand Total

1099

51

1074

49

2173

100

  1. Source: DNRH (2016). Locally-recruited cadres not included in this count