Table 2 Number and percent of frontline health worker posts filled by sub-cadre, MoH and CHAM 2017
Cadre | Sub-cadre | Current staff | Establishment | Percentage of posts filled (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinical | Medical Officer/Specialist | 564 | 784 | 72 |
Clinical Officer/Technician | 1311 | 3956 | 33 | |
Medical Assistant | 1213 | 1739 | 70 | |
Nursing/Midwifery | Nursing/Midwifery Officer | 992 | 1498 | 66 |
Nurse Midwife Technician | 4467 | 12 701 | 35 | |
Community Midwifery Assistant | 209 | 208 | 100 | |
Pharmacy | Pharmacy Officer | 66 | 98 | 67 |
Pharmacy Technician | 159 | 832 | 19 | |
Pharmacy Assistant | 81 | 472 | 17 | |
Laboratory | Laboratory Officer | 94 | 83 | 113 |
Laboratory Technician | 351 | 821 | 43 | |
Laboratory Assistant | 116 | 610 | 19 | |
Education and Environmental Health | Education/Environmental Health Officer | 591 | 1081 | 55 |
Disease Control and Surveillance Assistant | 10 085 | 10 099 | 100 | |
Dental | Dental Officer | 31 | 104 | 30 |
Dental Therapist | 123 | 681 | 18 | |
Nutrition | Nutrition Officer | 36 | 63 | 57 |
Home Craft Worker | 470 | 1922 | 24 | |
Radiography | Radiographer | 75 | 137 | 55 |
Radiography Technician | 94 | 204 | 46 | |
| Â | Total | 21 128 | 38 093 | 55 |