Table 7 Current and projected HRH supply by professional
Professionals | Current HRH (2013) | Production/year | Loss rate/year | Projected supply (2026) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number | Population ratio(/1 000) | ||||
Doctors | 41 746 | 0.65 | 3121 | − 3% drop out from medical students − 1% loss from death and retirement − 25% of registered doctors not involve in clinical practice | 62 779 |
Nurses | 158 317 | 2.45 | 10 000 | − 5% drop-out rate of nursing students − 4.44% loss from change job, death and retirement | 180 992 |
Pharmacists | 24 940 | 0.38 | 1700 | 2% loss from death and retirement | 38 905 |
Dentists | 10 506 | 0.16 | 826 | 1.5% loss from death and retirement | 18 675 |
PT | 4301 | 0.07 | 1155 | − 20% drop out rate of PT students − 2% loss from death and retirement − 5% not involve in PT services | 9736 |
TTM practitioners | 9224 | 0.14 | 1080 | 2% loss from death and retirement | 19 080 |
MT | 14 047 | 0.22 | 911 | 5% loss from death and retirement | 16 078 |