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Table 5 Cost of aggregate HRH requirements, gaps and inefficient distribution in Ghana by regions

From: The cost of health workforce gaps and inequitable distribution in the Ghana Health Service: an analysis towards evidence-based health workforce planning and management

Region

Total expected cost

Total current cost

Cost of inefficient staff distribution

Total cost of shortage

Proportion of inefficiency to current cost (%)

(GH¢)

US$

(GH¢)

US$

(GH¢)

US$

(GH¢)

US$

Ashanti

307,673,077

68,069,265

184,695,059

40,861,739

53,274,031

11,786,290

176,252,049

38,993,816

29

Brong Ahafo

232,105,773

51,350,835

114,796,453

25,397,445

23,396,508

5,176,219

140,705,828

31,129,608

20

Central

182,776,572

40,437,295

116,987,137

25,882,110

31,458,889

6,959,931

97,248,323

21,515,116

27

Eastern

322,420,490

71,331,967

146,622,828

32,438,679

23,017,244

5,092,311

198,814,906

43,985,599

16

Greater Accra

216,834,126

47,972,152

211,487,566

46,789,285

79,539,377

17,597,207

84,885,937

18,780,075

38

Northern

290,656,714

64,304,583

217,152,425

48,042,572

78,038,383

17,265,129

151,542,672

33,527,140

36

Upper East

148,811,404

32,922,877

92,074,647

20,370,497

24,167,133

5,346,711

80,903,890

17,899,091

26

Upper West

171,496,126

37,941,621

69,139,832

15,296,423

18,871,455

4,175,101

121,227,749

26,820,298

27

Volta

235,851,965

52,179,638

127,988,154

28,315,963

29,751,003

6,582,080

137,614,814

30,445,755

23

Western

249,720,225

55,247,837

143,387,300

31,722,854

39,540,309

8,747,856

145,873,235

32,272,840

28

National

2,358,346,472

521,758,069

1,424,331,400

315,117,566

401,054,332

88,728,835

1,335,069,404

295,369,337

28