Table 3 Investment plan density target implications
From: Never again? Challenges in transforming the health workforce landscape in post-Ebola West Africa
Country | Implications | Doctors | Nurses | Midwives | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberia | Current stock (2015) | 158 | 2445 | 952 | 3555 |
Total stock needed to reach target density (1.12 per 1000) in 2021 (% annual growth) | 274 (9.7%) | 4245 (9.7%) | 1653 (9.7%) | 6172 | |
Guinea | Current stock (2015) | 1111 | 1168 | 372 | 2651 |
Total stock needed to reach target density (0.78 per 1000) in 2024 (% annual growth) | 4567 (17%) | 4801 (17%) | 1529 (17%) | 10 897 | |
Sierra Leone | Current stock (2015) | 234 | 450 | 208 | 892 |
Required for target density (0.78 per 1000) in 2025 (% annual growth) | 1638 (21.5%) | 3151 (21.5%) | 1456 (21.5%) | 6245 | |
Required for target density (1.12 per 1000) by 2025 (% annual growth) | 2352 (26%) | 4524 (26%) | 2091 (26%) | 8967 |